Liz Claiborne news stories on Newser

Dow Off 25 Amid Poor Earnings

Nick McMaster — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:33:30 CST

Stocks ended mixed today as the earnings season got off to a poor start. Alcoa’s $1.2 billion loss after yesterday’s close set the stage for a fifth consecutive down day for the Dow, the Wall Street Journal reports, with the index off 25.41 to close at 8,448....

Liz Claiborne CEO Flies Coach to Cut Costs

Kevin Spak — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:47:41 CST

Like most CEOs, William McComb is a jet-setter, flying 200,000 miles a year, give or take. But unlike most CEOs, he does it in the cheap seats, flying exclusively on commercial jets, and almost always in coach. “Every penny counts,” he reasons, given that his company, Liz Claiborne, has...

Mizrahi Giving Liz Claiborne a Makeover

Rebecca Smith Hurd — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:59:41 CDT

Designer Isaac Mizrahi recently previewed his Liz Claiborne line of women's wear, an extreme makeover that could make or break the company, the Wall Street Journal reports. The brand, which generated almost half of the company's $3.1 billion in sales and more than half of its profits in 2000,...

Liz Claiborne Dead at 78

Peter Fearon — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:03:26 CDT

Designer Liz Claiborne, whose styles aimed at career women revolutionized everyday fashion sense in America and brought feminine new looks to the workplace, is dead at 78. She was the first woman founder of a Fortune 500 company. Claiborne died Tuesday in New York, after a lengthy battle with bone...

Designer's Pals Rally to Keep Label Alive

Sarah Seltzer — Mon, 07 May 2007 09:17:28 CDT

Narciso Rodriguez, the designer of sexy minimalist frocks like Carolyn Bessette Kennedy's wedding dress, is one of the darlings of the close-knit fashion community. And it's a good thing: When Rodriguez faced bankruptcy last fall, instead of shuttering his studio he called Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Anna Wintour and Jessica...