Claiborne, Liz

Claiborne, Liz (Elisabeth Claiborne Ortenberg)

(1929– ) fashion designer, business executive; born in Brussels, Belgium. She was raised in New Orleans, returning to Europe to study art instead of finishing high school. After 25 years as a New York designer she founded her own firm (1976), which she built into a billion-dollar-a-year business, first designing stylish, moderately priced sportswear that freed working women from plain, dark suits, then expanding into menswear, accessories, and perfume. She retired from active management in 1989.

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Liz Claiborne, under the agreement with J.C Penney, has agreed to sell the domestic and international trademark rights for the Liz Claiborne, Claiborne, Liz, Liz & Co, Concepts by Claiborne, LC, Elisabeth, LizGolf, LizSport, Liz Claiborne New York (LCNY) and Lizwear brands and agreed to sell the trademark rights for the US and Puerto Rico for the Monet brand.

Liz Claiborne to generate USD328m cash proceeds

The company will acquire the worldwide rights and intellectual property for the entire Liz Claiborne brand portfolio, including Liz Claiborne, Claiborne, Liz, Liz & Co, Concepts by Claiborne, LC, Elizabeth, LizGolf, LizSport, Liz Claiborne New York (LCNY) and Lizwear brands.