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Birth
Liz Claiborne was born in Belgium. -
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Liz Claiborne and Company
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Harper Bazaar
Her sketch won a contest, which was sponsered by Harper Bazaar's magazine. -
Sportswear
From 1950-1955, Claiborne designed sportswear to let women wear something easy and soft. -
Seventh Avenue
With the Harper Bazaar Award and her sketching ability, she started to work on Seventh Avenue in New York City's garment district as a design assistant and a model. -
Marriage
Liz Claiborne and her second husband, Art Ortenberg, got married. -
Jonathon Logan
From 1960-1965, Claiborne worked at Jonathon Logan as the principal designer for Youth Guild, the junior dress division. -
Fortune 500
She was listed in the Fortune 500, and it was the first company founded by a women to be listed. -
Signature Scent
The company introduced its signature scent. -
CEO
Claiborne was elected CEO and chairman of the board. -
Philanthropy
Liz Claiborne retired and focused on philanthropy with her husband and made the Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg Foundation. -
Annual Sales
Annual sales were more than $1.4 billion after Liz Claiborne and husband retired. -
Cancer
Liz Claiborne found out that she had a rare form of cancer that affected the lining of her abdomen. -
Award
Claiborne won the humanitarian award for environmental work at the American Fashion Awards helping to fight the ivory trade in Africa. -
Death
Liz Claiborne died because of cancer. -
JC Penney
The Liz Claiborne brand was added to JC Penney.
