After founding her pioneering, eponymous company that made her a breakout fashion star in 1976, style icon Liz Claiborne, seeking to draw inspiration from the beach, bought a home in Saltaire on ...

1. Know when to reconfigure. When McComb arrived at Liz Claiborne, there were dozens of brands under the company’s umbrella. By the time he was through executing his vision, there were only three.

Liz Claiborne and her husband, Art Ortenberg, live for nearly half of each year in a house set at water's edge in the Swan Valley. Ever since they retired from the fashion business in 1989, they ...

Teen apparel retailer American Apparel Llc has named the former head of handbag retailer Liz Claiborne Inc as chairman of its new board of directors, according to a letter to the company's ...

Liz Claiborne Inc founded in 1976 was once the largest women's retailer in the country. Her brand ruled the 70's, 80's, and 90's. In fact, it took only 10 years to make it into the Fortune 500.

Arthur Ortenberg, husband of the late fashion designer Liz Claiborne, looks at the plaque honoring her during ceremonies for New York's Fashion Walk of Fame at New York's Bryant Park Grill in 2008.

J.C. Penney In the late 1980’s I would go into Dayton’s Department Store in Minneapolis, Minnesota and marvel at how much acreage was devoted to the Liz Claiborne apparel. Macy’s, May ...

Liz Claiborne was once the largest women's brand on the market. The woman herself was not only a fashion pioneer, but a pioneering business executive. It took the eponymous brand less than 10 ...

Even after losing more money last year than any other U.S. clothing retailer, Liz Claiborne Inc. could still be a bargain in a takeover. The $1.3 billion owner of the Kate Spade brand will return ...

Shares of clothing company Liz Claiborne Inc. jumped 13 percent Friday after The Wall Street Journal reported that the company has been considering going private.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its rating on Liz Claiborne Inc.'s credit Friday, saying the company has reduced debt and improved its operations since agreeing to divest several of its ...