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[[double line]] WORKING TOGETHER by Anne Anable Hardly a day goes by without our reading of two-income families and increasing numbers of wives who continue to work most of their lives. Now that the situation is the norm, rather than the exception, it must've crossed many couples' minds to wonder what it would be like to be in business together. Fashion and merchandising are particularly conducive to such an arrangement. For couples who have worked together from periods of time ranging from 14 years to 'forever' find it a great idea. Jane and Jack Lipman DRIZZLE [[image - black & white photograph of Jack and Jane Lipman]] When shortly after they were married in 1970, Jack Lipman suggested Jane come to work for him, she hesitated for the first and last time. Would being together con- [[line]] [[image - line drawing of mountains in the distance arising from a tiled floor; in foreground, a long stemmed rose and two different styles of women's dress pumps]] At fine stores everywhere PANCALDI 41 E. 57th Street, New York, New York 10022 [[/advertisement]] [[End page]] [[start page]] [[double line]] stantly be a good thing? she wondered. He said, "If I want to be with you the rest of the time, what makes you think I can't stand you from 9 to 5?" In all the time that has passed, Jack Lipman president of Drizzle, raincoat manufacturer, has only fired Jane Lipman, vp in charge of merchandising, once. (He rehired her the following week.) "I must've really contradicted him that time," said Jane, who can't recall the details. She's come to believe a husband should want his wife to work for him. If you are an asset, why should you work for anyone else? is how she looks at it. The only negative aspect she can think of is that there is no way she could call in sick with a pretend head cold. On the other hand, when their son Brian, 9 1/2, is actually sick, she can take the time off to be with him. Such flexibility is very special, she points out. Then too, there's something very pleasant about getting an unexpected hug at some quiet moment in a business day. "Now and then, he asked me out to lunch," she added. Twice a year they go to Europe together, although recently Jane went abroad with Drizzle designer and personal friend, Carol Cohen. "You never have to be jealous of your husband's business trips when you work together, because you can always go along if you want to." She sees Jack as a complement to the two sides of her nature – part women's lib and part nurturer. The nurturing side extends to Jack's two children from his first marriage whom they see often. Every year the business has been growing, partly because the Lipmans believe they are doing what they do best – making raincoats. Helene and Alan Fortunoff FORTUNOFF Helene Fortunoff married into a family business. Her husband Alan's mother and father work together in the store the [[line]] [[advertisement]] [[image - black & white photograph of a blonde woman in stylish sportswear and an athletic wristband poses dramatically]] BEGIN A ROMANCE WITH... DALTON SPORT [[/advertisement]]
