About This Video
Title
Project of the Fashion Industries Oral History Series: Liz Claiborne
Description
Liz Claiborne was born Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne in Brussels, Belgium, on March 31, 1929. She worked in the New York City fashion industry for 25 years before launching her own company in 1976. In 1986, Liz Claiborne, Inc. became the first company founded by a woman to make the Fortune 500 list. She was also the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
Contributor
Publisher
FIT Special Collections and College Archives
Date Created
1990-07-10
Date Issued
2020
Length
1:59:36
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