1966: Born in Manhattan .

1970:  Is an early fan of Florence Eiseman dresses and Danskin separates, showing an early appreciation for clean, American style.

1980: Loves looking at photos of her mom's sixties-style pregnancies, assumes hers will be equally as chic.

1982:  Gets straight A's in school, but is most proud of her Fiorucci jeans collection and her red Ralph Lauren cowboy boots.

1984:  Matriculates at Brown University .  Quickly becomes aware that Providence is not the style Mecca of the Eastern Seaboard.  Is quoted in Brown Daily Herald regarding a new Benetton boutique, "it's great for when you need that essential sweater.

1988: Graduates from Brown with a degree in comparative literature.  Returns to New York as quickly as possible.

1988: Joins fashion staff of Vogue magazine, where she learns that fabric and cut are everything

1993: With two partners, starts a contemporary sportswear line.

1996: Marries Jeffrey Lange and finds that all of her friends are starting to get pregnant.  Spends a year listening to them complain that they can't find any good maternity clothes.

1997: Opens Liz Lange Maternity to provide her friends and others with stylish, well-made maternity clothes.  Business explodes as celebrities and ordinary women learn that they can actually look great when they're pregnant.

1998: Gets pregnant. Fine-tunes collection on herself.  Gus is born in October.

1999: Launches catalog and website so women who don't live in New York can also look great when they're pregnant.

2000: Gets pregnant again because she misses wearing maternity clothes.  Opens bigger, better store on Madison Avenue in New York .  Opens second store in Beverly Hills .  Daughter Alice is born in November.

2001: Finally move into real corporate office space. Spends lots of time working on new and exciting projects.  Signs exclusive deal with Nike.

2002: Opens third store on Long Island .  Designs maternity line for Target.

2003: She wrote the book!  Random House publishes Liz's book, "Liz Lange's Maternity Style: How to look fabulous during the most fashion-challenged Time."  Now woman everywhere can have the Liz Lange look.

2004: Collaborates with Nikon on a limited edition Liz Lange Camera.

2005: Check out my new monthly column in Prevention Magazine.  In it, I provide lots of tips on how to look and feel like a stylish mom-to-be during all nine months of pregnancy.

2006: The 4th trimester concept is born.  Because the old saying, nine months on nine months off is pretty true, these post-partum pieces are here to save the day - they're sexy slimming and perfect for that in between time before you're back to the real you.