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Beautifully Designed Pure Linen Classic Liz Claiborne Clergy CollarFully Lined(2) Flapped Chest Pockets (6) Button ClosureLiz Claiborne, in full Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne, (born March 31, 1929, Brussels, Belgium—died June 26, 2007, New York, New York, U.S.), an American fashion designer who revolutionized the women’s apparel industry in the U.S. as the head designer and co-founder (with her husband, Arthur Ortenberg, and partners, Leonard Boxer and Jerome Chazen) in 1976 of the company that bears her name. At a time when career women were looking for an alternative to suits, her line of casual, comfortable, and colorful sportswear separates allowed customers to mix and match elements of their wardrobes (jackets, pants, skirts, sweaters, and blouses). Claiborne offered her collection at realistic prices, and her company executives persuaded retailers to merchandise all the related pieces of a collection together. Her designs were meant to be more functional than trendsetting.In 1986 the sales of Liz Claiborne, Inc., reached $5.6 million, and the firm broke into the Fortune 500 list of the largest industrial companies in the U.S., the first on that list to be headed by a woman. The following year Claiborne was elected chairman of the board and CEO, but in 1989 she and her husband retired from active management in the fashion concern. Thereafter Claiborne stayed busy initiating environmental conservation projects handled by the charitable foundation she started.