- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Elisabeth Claiborne
Liz Claiborne
1976 - 1989
Fabric & Apparel
b. 1929
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1929 - 2007 |
| Birthplace | Belgium |
| Race | White |
| Father | Executive, Low-/Mid-Level |
Founded in 1976, Liz Claiborne joined the Fortune 500 list of the largest industrial companies only a decade later, one of the youngest companies ever to achieve this mark. In 1987, Liz Claiborne had sales in excess of $1 billion. All this success was a result of Claiborne’s vision to design and manufacture clothes for professional women.