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Do not sell my personal information. Cookie Settings Accept. Manage consent. Claiborne and her husband retired from active management of the company in in order to pursue environmental and charity work.
The Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg Foundation was established in to provide support for protection of the wilderness. Claiborne was elected to the National Sales Hall of Fame in , and she received an honorary received without meeting the normal requirements doctorate degree from the Rhode Island School of Design the same year. The company continued its growth by purchasing other clothing companies such as Lucky Brand Dungarees and Laundry.
In , after receiving complaints from Muslims, the company was forced to recall eight thousand pairs of jeans with verses from the Koran the holy book of the Islam faith printed on them. The company also received some criticism over the release of a perfume called Mambo, which was seen as an attempt to cash in on the growing Hispanic population of the United States.
Liz Claiborne and her husband remain active in a number of charities and avoid the public eye as much as possible. At the American Fashion Awards presented by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Claiborne was honored for her environmental work, particularly in helping to fight the killing of African elephants for their ivory tusks. Fashion Bounce Back?
Steele, Valerie. Women of Fashion, Twentieth Century Designers. New York: Rizzoli International, Toggle navigation. Starts her own company Claiborne saw a need for more comfortable professional clothes for working women. Computer analysis of sales and traveling consultants provided the company with constant feedback, making it possible to quickly fill or reduce merchandise orders. The majority of merchandise was manufactured in the Far East with an overseas staff to monitor quality control.
The company's success was partly due to what Ortenberg described as an "exploding market" of millions of baby-boomer women who during the s were graduating from college and graduate schools to enter the professions. Encouraged by Claiborne's merchandise selection, women were becoming more confident about dressing for work and selected clothing that was appropriate for work and reflected their personalities. Also in Claiborne, who was company president, became chairman of the board and chief executive officer.
Until she retired in , Claiborne remained the creative force behind the company's success and advised its design teams. She always emphasized fit, color, comfort, and good value as the company's goals. In spring the company opened its first retail stores, and by spring it had approximately 45 stores. However, by early the company began to feel the effects of a growing popularity of discount stores compared to department stores in their decreasing sales.
Claiborne and her husband retired from active management of the company in to pursue their environmental and philanthropic interests. During the next 5-years, she worked across different companies designing dresses and tailored clothing. She also worked under Omar Kiam, a renowned Hollywood costume who later morphed into a Fashion designer.
While working with Jonathan Logan, she saw the emerging need for more comfortable clothes for working women. The clothes she visualized were a mix and match kind of clothing that could be softer and easier to wear. A sharp departure from the trending, as of then, blouses, bow ties, and tailored business suits sold across different stores. She broached the idea with her employer, who could hear none of it. The company officially launched on January 19, , heavily focusing on producing affordable and stylish business attire for women.
To give her clothes an upper edge, she used superior quality materials, provided a more diverse color selection, ensured they had a comfortable, body-hugging construction, and paired them with clean silhouettes. She also had a collection stocked in sections dedicated only to her line.
Her collection prominently featured low-maintenance clothes that were color-coordinated and easy to match. This, plus the fact that her clothes were in a designated section, made it easier for consumers to pull a business class look without hopping from store to store. Unlike her competitors, her collection featured a wide range of clothing including, shirts, sweaters, jackets, and pants, all designed to meet the needs of a working 20th-century woman.
Most of them were joining the workforce after graduation from college. Leonard Boxer was in charge of production while Liz served as company Designer and President. Her fashionably designed clothes were appropriate, comfortable, and met the growing need that had been overlooked for so long.
To better understand her customers, Liz often posed as a salesperson to get feedback from her clients. She also insisted that department stores dedicate a section that would only stock the Liz collection alongside everything else her company sold. Fast forward to the present day, and it is this very strategy that companies and manufacturers are using to push their products. This was a year to the mother company, Liz Claiborne Inc. Nina continued working for the company before later resigning and starting her own company in early To remain competitive and expand the reach of her collection, she hired traveling fashion consultants.
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