Belgian-born fashion designer Liz Claiborne, founder of the fashion house named after her, passed away yesterday from cancer after suffering with it for years. Liz Claiborne Inc went public in 1981 and the company was soon listed as a Fortune 500 company in in 1985. Liz Claiborne’s fashion line was well suited for the growing number of women entering the work force in the ’70’s and ’80’s. She was 78.
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