CLAIBORNE MEN'S GENUINE PIG SUEDE LEATHER JACKET/SHIRT

CLAIBORNE MEN'S GENUINE PIG SUEDE LEATHER JACKET/SHIRT TAILORING Shoulders 22" Armpits 25.5" Sleeves 26" Length 31" Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne (March 31, 1929 – June 26, 2007) was an American fashion designer and businesswoman. Her success was built upon stylish yet affordable apparel for career women featuring colorfully tailored separates that could be mixed and matched. Claiborne is best known for co-founding Liz Claiborne Inc., which in 1986 became the first company founded by a woman to make the Fortune 500 list. Claiborne was the first woman to become chair and CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Claiborne was born in Brussels to American parents. She came from a prominent Louisiana family with an ancestor, William C. C. Claiborne, who served as Louisiana's first governor after statehood, during the War of 1812 In 1949, Claiborne won the Jacques Heim National Design Contest (sponsored by Harper's Bazaar) and then moved to Manhattan where she worked for years in the Garment District on Seventh Avenue, as a sketch artist at Tina Leser, the sportswear producer. She also worked for the former Hollywood costume designer-turned-fashion designer, Omar Kiam. She worked as a designer for the Dan Keller and Youth Group Inc. fashion label. Awards 90 - National Business Hall of Fame, sponsored by Junior Achievement 91 - National Sales Hall of Fame 91 - Honorary Doctorate from the Rhode Island School of Design. 93 - Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement