Liz Claiborne

About Liz Claiborne

Birth Day: March 31, 1929
Birth Place: Belgium

Liz Claiborne

Liz Claiborne was born on March 31, 1929 in Belgium. Famous as the first woman to head a Fortune 500 company, Claiborne founded the Liz Claiborne Inc. women's clothing business, which grossed over twenty million dollars in its first two years of existence. By 1981, the company had sold more than one billion dollars worth of merchandise.
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Does Liz Claiborne Dead or Alive?

As per our current Database, Liz Claiborne has been died on Jun 26, 2007 (age 78).

🎂 Liz Claiborne - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

When Liz Claiborne die, Liz Claiborne was 78 years old.

Popular As Liz Claiborne
Occupation Entrepreneur
Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born March 31, 1929 (Belgium)
Birthday March 31
Town/City Belgium
Nationality Belgium

🌙 Zodiac

Liz Claiborne’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Liz Claiborne was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.

About

Famous as the first woman to head a Fortune 500 company, Claiborne founded the Liz Claiborne Inc. women's clothing Business, which grossed over twenty million dollars in its first two years of existence. By 1981, the company had sold more than one billion dollars worth of merchandise.

Before Fame

At age twenty, she won Harper's Bazaar's Jacques Heim National Design Contest and subsequently worked as a Manhattan Garment District-based Artist for Tina Leser's sportswear company and for a number of other fashion houses and designers.

Trivia

In her retirement, she financially supported numerous environmental foundations and funded PBS's Nature series.

Family Life

Born in Brussels, Belgium, to an American family with Louisiana roots, she spent a large portion of her youth in Maryland, U.S.A. Her brief first marriage produced a son; her second marriage, to Arthur Ortenberg, lasted from 1957 until her death of cancer in 2007.

Associated With

She and Coco Chanel are both major names in the women's fashion world.

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