Liz Claiborne creating for working women died · 2007-06-29 14:36
Fashion designer Liz Claiborne died Wednesday in New York after suffering from cancer for many years. She was 78.
Every woman who entered the corporate workforce in the 1970s and 1980s probably had a Liz Claiborne hanging in her closet. A jacket, shirt, trousers and skirt ??“ her tailored, coordinated pieces were the linchpin of what made a professional wardrobe work for millions of American women.
The designer, who founded Liz Claiborne Inc. in 1976, created collections that were accessible in style and price for the majority of working women who wanted to be taken seriously in a corporate, male-dominated office ??“ but still wanted to look feminine and chic, San Jose Mercury News informs.
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