Liz Lange
Founder & President of Liz Lange Maternity
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Liz Lange, founder and President of Liz Lange Maternity, is a fashion and retail pioneer. Armed with the philosophy that women should look and feel beautiful during pregnancy, she has single-handedly revolutionized maternity style and society's perception of pregnant women, in nine short years. Today, the high-end Liz Lange Maternity Collection is sold at Liz's three Liz Lange Maternity boutiques, the Liz Lange e-commerce web site and via a national and international wholesale business. In late 2007, Lange sold a majority stake in Liz Lange Maternity to private-equity fund Bluestar Alliance. The partnership is expected to enable the label to expand into new categories like accessories, jewelry, and personal-care products, as well as clothing for women who are not pregnant.
Lange's achievements and swift expansion drew the attention of major retailers in pursuit of licensing relationships. In 2001, Nike approached Lange to create the Liz Lange for Nike line of maternity active wear to be sold in both Lange's boutiques and through Nike's retail channels. To this day, Lange is the only fashion designer that Nike has ever asked to design licensed product for them. In 2002, Lange began a design partnership with the Target Corporation. She designs the Liz Lange for Target line, the only maternity product sold in all Target stores in the United States.
Liz Lange's accomplishments have been highly praised by the business community. Her work has been covered by Fortune, Entrepreneur magazine, Women's Wear Daily, the Harvard Business Review and Crain's New York, who named her to their 2006 "40 under 40" list. She is a member of many prestigious business organizations including c200 (The Committee of 200) and CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America). Liz Lange frequently appears on television in shows such as Bravo's Top Design for which she was a guest judge, and commentates on maternity fashion for programs like Access Hollywood and CNN.
In 2003, Lange wrote "Liz Lange's Maternity Style: How to Look Fabulous During the Most Fashion-Challenged Time". The book provides advice on everything from color choice to accessories, casual Fridays to holiday parties, active wear to weekend staples - all building from a carefully selected wardrobe focused on mixing and matching, sensibility and style.
At the podium, Lange is engaging and energetic as she shares the remarkable story of her journey as an entrepreneur and as a woman challenging the assumptions and accepted wisdom of the market segment she correctly recognized as under served. While speaking frankly and sharing anecdotes, Lange explores how she has ultimately has been successful not just in business but in helping pregnant women of all shapes, sizes and budgets feel as empowered and attractive as the celebrities who wear her high-end apparel. With great warmth and insight, Lange demonstrates the traits necessary to successfully tackle any labor of love.
At A Glance: Charity and community involvement play a key role in Lange's business acumen. She currently sits on the Champions for Children Committee for Safe Horizon, a foundation whose mission is to provide support, prevent violence and promote justice for victims of crime and abuse. She is a board member of Fertile Hope, a charity dedicated to providing education about fertility issues to women coping with cancer. In the past, she was a board member of Baby Buggy, Jessica and Jerry Seinfeld's organization, that helps to bring gently used baby gear to families in need. She often chairs charity events in her hometown of New York City, including Baby Buggy Gala, The Maternity Center Association's Gala and the American Museum of Natural History annual Family party. Additionally, Liz works with the Clothes Off Our Back foundation, the Elizabeth Glaser AIDS foundation and sits on CFDA's Fashion Targets Breast Cancer committee.
Liz Lange lives in New York City with her husband, Jeffrey Lange, and their children Gus and Alice.
Interested in booking Liz Lange to speak at your next event?
Lange's achievements and swift expansion drew the attention of major retailers in pursuit of licensing relationships. In 2001, Nike approached Lange to create the Liz Lange for Nike line of maternity active wear to be sold in both Lange's boutiques and through Nike's retail channels. To this day, Lange is the only fashion designer that Nike has ever asked to design licensed product for them. In 2002, Lange began a design partnership with the Target Corporation. She designs the Liz Lange for Target line, the only maternity product sold in all Target stores in the United States.
Liz Lange's accomplishments have been highly praised by the business community. Her work has been covered by Fortune, Entrepreneur magazine, Women's Wear Daily, the Harvard Business Review and Crain's New York, who named her to their 2006 "40 under 40" list. She is a member of many prestigious business organizations including c200 (The Committee of 200) and CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America). Liz Lange frequently appears on television in shows such as Bravo's Top Design for which she was a guest judge, and commentates on maternity fashion for programs like Access Hollywood and CNN.
In 2003, Lange wrote "Liz Lange's Maternity Style: How to Look Fabulous During the Most Fashion-Challenged Time". The book provides advice on everything from color choice to accessories, casual Fridays to holiday parties, active wear to weekend staples - all building from a carefully selected wardrobe focused on mixing and matching, sensibility and style.
At the podium, Lange is engaging and energetic as she shares the remarkable story of her journey as an entrepreneur and as a woman challenging the assumptions and accepted wisdom of the market segment she correctly recognized as under served. While speaking frankly and sharing anecdotes, Lange explores how she has ultimately has been successful not just in business but in helping pregnant women of all shapes, sizes and budgets feel as empowered and attractive as the celebrities who wear her high-end apparel. With great warmth and insight, Lange demonstrates the traits necessary to successfully tackle any labor of love.
At A Glance: Charity and community involvement play a key role in Lange's business acumen. She currently sits on the Champions for Children Committee for Safe Horizon, a foundation whose mission is to provide support, prevent violence and promote justice for victims of crime and abuse. She is a board member of Fertile Hope, a charity dedicated to providing education about fertility issues to women coping with cancer. In the past, she was a board member of Baby Buggy, Jessica and Jerry Seinfeld's organization, that helps to bring gently used baby gear to families in need. She often chairs charity events in her hometown of New York City, including Baby Buggy Gala, The Maternity Center Association's Gala and the American Museum of Natural History annual Family party. Additionally, Liz works with the Clothes Off Our Back foundation, the Elizabeth Glaser AIDS foundation and sits on CFDA's Fashion Targets Breast Cancer committee.
Liz Lange lives in New York City with her husband, Jeffrey Lange, and their children Gus and Alice.
Interested in booking Liz Lange to speak at your next event?
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