Fashion Icon Liz Claiborne Dies

[Aileen]

Elisabeth "Liz" Claiborne died Tuesday (June 26) at the New York Presbyterian Hospital after suffering from cancer for a number of years. She died at the age of 78. Liz revolutionized the way working women put together their wardrobes instead of buying normal navy blue suit with a tie, she designed sporty-styled dress in classy colors.

She was born March 31, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. She moved to New York in the 1940s to pursue a career in fashion. Claiborne founded the Liz Claiborne Foundation in 1981 to serve as a center for charitable activities, focusing on ending domestic violence, and promoting economic self-sufficiency for women and positive development for girls.

In losing Liz Claiborne, we have lost one great designer-stylist of our time who revolutionized the fashion industry 30 years ago.

[Jackie]

In losing Liz Claiborne, we have lost an inspirational woman who revolutionized the fashion industry 30 years ago. Her commitment to style and design is ever present in our thinking and the way women work. We will remember Liz for her vision, her entrepreneurial spirit and her enduring compassion and generosity.