Liz Lange is the creative director and CEO of Figue, and the founder of Liz Lange Maternity, which introduced form-fitting designer pregnancy wear in 1998.
13 Facts About Liz Lange
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Liz Lange attended college at Brown University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in comparative literature in 1988.
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From 1989 through 1993, Liz Lange worked as a staff writer at Vogue, where she developed an interest in fashion.
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In 1998, after contacting friends she believed would be interested in the clothing, Liz Lange opened an 800 square foot store in Manhattan's midtown.
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Liz Lange quickly outgrew the space and moved to Madison Avenue in 2000.
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Liz Lange later opened flagship stores in Beverly Hills, and in Greenville, on Long Island in New York.
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The collection sold out quickly, and inspired Lange to create an exclusive women's wear line for the network, Completely Me by Liz Lange, which was introduced in 2010.
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Liz Lange wrote Liz Lange's Maternity Style: How to Look Fabulous During the Most Fashion-Challenged Time, published in 2003.
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Liz Lange remains involved as the creative director and "the face" of the brand.
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Liz Lange is the CEO and creative director of Figue, a dress brand she acquired in December 2020.
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Liz Lange is the star of the Sony podcast, The Just Enough Family.
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Liz Lange underwent a hysterectomy, radiation treatment, and chemotherapy and spoke publicly about her illness with publications including People and USA Today.
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Liz Lange has two children, Gus and Alice, and lives in Manhattan and in East Hampton, at the Grey Gardens estate.