Women's Shirt Dress Long DressBelgian-born Liz Claiborne revolutionized fashion for the modern working woman. She designed stylish, moderately priced, and comfortable clothing that freed professional women from the conventional black tailored suit. Strong-willed with great entrepreneurial spirit, and the co-founder of a Fortune 500 company, Liz Claiborne is considered by many to be a design visionary, and she continues to be an inspirational figureAnne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne was born to privileged American parents in Brussels on March 31st, 1929. She was directly descended from the first governor of Louisiana, William C. C. Claiborne. She was taught to sew, appreciate art, and how to project herself onto the outside world. Immersion in her environment helped her develop an accurate sense of beautyAmerica during the 1980s faced economic and cultural changes, and women entered the workforce in large numbers. Liz Claiborne predicted this great change in American society. She anticipated the need of working women and knew how to respond to them. That is the reason why her clothes were so popular. Being a busy and active woman herself, she was concerned with the practical aspect of clothing. She didn’t want to dress glamorous creatures, focusing instead on women who weren’t perfect and who did not have the luxury of time to spend on appearance. Claiborne wanted them to look intelligent, strong, and feminineClaiborne’s impact on fashion was tremendous and shaped today’s women