Liz Claiborne

Liz Claiborne Changes Its Name!

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 01.04.2012

After 36 years, Liz Claiborne is changing its name. The style stalwart will be known as Fifth & Pacific Cos. Inc., starting in May. Back in Octo...

PICS: First Lady's Most Affordable Fashions

The Huffington Post | Emily Singer | Posted 10.09.2011

Everyone loves a good deal -- even Michelle Obama. We know she's a fan of J.Crew and regularly wears pieces by Talbots, but what other affordable, mas...

Want to Boost the U.S. Economy? Get Serious About Tourism

William L. McComb | Posted 09.28.2011

William L. McComb

We all depend on the purchasing power of tourists. So the question is: What's the best way to grow tourism in the U.S., a country with wonders from sea to shining sea?

Liz Claiborne CEO Bill McComb Talks the JC Penney Launch

Alison Brower | Posted 05.25.2011

Alison Brower

Earlier this month, under the leadership of CEO Bill McComb, Liz Claiborne Inc. debuted its flagship brand's latest collection. Stylewise, the line he...

Michelle Obama Repeats Liz Claiborne Dress: Which Way Is Best? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

When Michelle Obama addressed military families at San Diego's Camp Pendleton on Sunday, her black and white dress by Liz Claiborne made the perfect ...

When a Girl Dies

Madeline Wheeler | Posted 05.25.2011

Madeline Wheeler

Should we be expected to acknowledge the 579 girls and young women murdered annually in America? I think so.

Rewarding Failure - The Board of Directors

Art Ortenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Art Ortenberg

"Money For Nothing," by John Gillespie and David Zweig, subtitle: "How the Failure of Corporate Boards is Ruining American Business and Costing Us Tri...

Liz Claiborne: The Legend, The Woman, The Designer

Art Ortenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Art Ortenberg

It may sound naïve, but Liz designed a virtuous, rational company. But very few companies today, if any, consider "virtue" a virtue.

Liz Claiborne: The Legend, The Woman, The Company

Art Ortenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Art Ortenberg

Liz Claiborne was a woman who had readied herself to be a designer of infallible taste and skill. She was that rarity among designers, a person who had an unshakable vision of the product that would bear her name

Liz Claiborne, the Legend, the Woman -- the Cancer Victim

Art Ortenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Art Ortenberg

The world knew my wife as a uniquely talented designer, a founder of a great fashion company, a beautiful, gracious, accomplished artisan. But the world knew little of her nine years as a cancer patient.

Flying Coach: Geithner Part Of Growing Bigwig Trend

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 05.25.2011

It all started with the Big Three Detroit automakers, when they took corporate jets to Washington to plead for a taxpayer bailout. But now, as pro...

500K Jobs Lost In January

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Layoffs are spiking as the recession rips through the country, with retailers, banks, factories and others cutting costs ever deepe...

Mizrahi Leaves Target For Liz Claiborne

New York Times | Eric Wilson, Michael Barbaro | Posted 05.25.2011

Isaac Mizrahi, the cheap-chic designer who helped create the image of Target as a style destination, defected from the retailer on Tuesday to a more a...