how did liz claiborne got her start on the fasshion industry?

Answer 1

"Rather than finishing high school, she went to Europe to study art. She worked in New York City as a designer for 25 years before starting her own design company, Liz Claiborne Inc., in 1976."

From http://www.bookrags.com/biography/liz-claiborne/

"When she was 21 years old her sketch for a woman's coat won a Jacques Heim design competition sponsored by Harper's Bazaar magazine. With this award and her sketching ability, Claiborne began working on Seventh Avenue in New York City's garment district as a design assistant and a model."

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