Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | March 31, 1929 |
Birth Place | Belgium |
Age | 91 YEARS OLD |
Died On | Jun 26, 2007 (age 78) |
Birth Sign | Aries |
Net worth: $1.2 billion (2024)
Liz Claiborne, a renowned entrepreneur hailing from Belgium, has established quite a successful career for herself. Her net worth is estimated to reach an impressive $1.2 billion by the year 2024. With her exceptional business acumen and innovative ideas, Claiborne has made a significant impact in various industries. Through her work, she has not only achieved financial success but has also become an inspiration for aspiring entrepreneurs. Liz Claiborne's entrepreneurial journey serves as a testament to the power of determination, creativity, and hard work in achieving remarkable accomplishments.
About
Famous as the first woman to head a Fortune 500 company, Claiborne founded the Liz Claiborne Inc. women's clothing Business, which grossed over twenty million dollars in its first two years of existence. By 1981, the company had sold more than one billion dollars worth of merchandise.
Before Fame
At age twenty, she won Harper's Bazaar's Jacques Heim National Design Contest and subsequently worked as a Manhattan Garment District-based Artist for Tina Leser's sportswear company and for a number of other fashion houses and designers.
Trivia
In her retirement, she financially supported numerous environmental foundations and funded PBS's Nature series.
Family Life
Born in Brussels, Belgium, to an American family with Louisiana roots, she spent a large portion of her youth in Maryland, U.S.A. Her brief first marriage produced a son; her second marriage, to Arthur Ortenberg, lasted from 1957 until her death of cancer in 2007.
Associated With
She and Coco Chanel are both major names in the women's fashion world.