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Brand profile
Liz Claiborne
Liz Claiborne is a 1976-founded American women's workwear label, now sold as a J.C. Penney private brand at mass-market prices.
New York CityOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Liz Claiborne
Built for the working woman's closet
Founded in 1976 on affordable mix-and-match separates — blouses, blazers, ponte and straight-leg pants — meant to be recombined rather than bought as looks.
Now a J.C. Penney house label
The trademark was sold to J.C. Penney in 2011 for roughly $268 million; the original company became Kate Spade & Company, and the name lives on as a private brand.
Mass-market pricing, no runway
Expect dresses, denim, knitwear and tops at low-to-mid prices, with no shows or designer collaborations behind the collections.
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Brand facts
Liz Claiborne is a women's apparel label founded in New York in 1976 by designer Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg, built on affordable mix-and-match separates for working women. The original public company sold the trademark to J.C. Penney in November 2011 for roughly $268 million and renamed itself, eventually becoming Kate Spade & Company. The label now operates as a J.C. Penney private brand, offering blouses, blazers, ponte and straight-leg pants, dresses, denim and knitwear at mass-market prices, with no runway presence or designer collaborations.
- Founded
- 1976
- Origin
- New York City, United States
- Made in
- Asia, China, Vietnam
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Urban prep / Ivy, Quiet luxury