Fashion designer Liz Claiborne, whose styles became a cornerstone of career women's wardrobes in the 1970s and 1980s, has died, the company she founded said Wednesday. She was 78.

Style Liz Claiborne selling off or shuttering clothing lines Published: Aug. 26, 2008, 10:00 p.m. By Kim Crow, The Plain Dealer ...

“They say they heard Liz Claiborne was on the Oprah Winfrey show and she said some of the company profits go to a satanic cult,” said the official, who asked not to be identified.

She sold handbags and jewelry, as well as casual clothing. In 1999, Olsen and her partners sold the line to Liz Clairborne, and Olsen remained with the company, as the store’s creative director.

This is such a loss for the fashion world.” In January 1976, Claiborne launched her own company, Liz Claiborne Inc.; her husband, Arthur Ortenberg, was the company’s secretary and treasurer.

NEW YORK – Liz Claiborne, the designer of career clothes for professional women entering the work force en masse beginning in the 1970s, died Tuesday in Manhattan. She was 78. Her death, at N… ...

Still, Liz Claiborne came through. It was the late ’80s, and she had expanded her line to include casual wear, more dresses and petite sizing.

Liz Claiborne announced today that it has reached an agreement in principle with Haggar Clothing, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Haggar Corp, to license dress pants, casual pants, and shorts under ...