Her old company is bankrupt, she's knee-deep in messy litigation, and she has lost the rights to her own name. But Los Angeles designer Carole Little is preparing a return to the fashion scene.
Little and her longtime business partner and ex-husband, Leonard Rabinowitz, are planning a September launch of a design studio to sell Little's creative talent to apparel manufacturers. Called Studio CL, the stripped-down venture marks the pair's first project since their clothing company collapsed last year under a pile of debt after an ill-fated merger.
The implosion of that entity--Chorus Line Corp.--has triggered a spate of lawsuits, with Little and Rabinowitz, investors, financiers and former employees all claiming they were victims. But the most noticeable casualty for consumers is the Carole Little trademark itself. The line of better women's sportswear and career apparel hasn't been produced since last fall, and the label now is owned by creditors who have yet to find a buyer to make them whole.
Little concedes that prospects appear slim for working out a financial deal to regain control of her namesake brand. But if the Studio CL concept proves successful, her signature fashions may soon be back on retail racks, even though the labels will not bear her moniker.
Her old company is bankrupt, she's knee-deep in messy litigation, and she has lost the rights to her own name. But Los Angeles designer Carole Little is preparing a return to the fashion scene.
Little and her longtime business partner and ex-husband, Leonard Rabinowitz, are planning a September launch of a design studio to sell Little's creative talent to apparel manufacturers. Called Studio CL, the stripped-down venture marks the pair's first project since their clothing company collapsed last year under a pile of debt after an ill-fated merger.
The implosion of that entity--Chorus Line Corp.--has triggered a spate of lawsuits, with Little and Rabinowitz, investors, financiers and former employees all claiming they were victims. But the most noticeable casualty for consumers is the Carole Little trademark itself. The line of better women's sportswear and career apparel hasn't been produced since last fall, and the label now is owned by creditors who have yet to find a buyer to make them whole.
Little concedes that prospects appear slim for working out a financial deal to regain control of her namesake brand. But if the Studio CL concept proves successful, her signature fashions may soon be back on retail racks, even though the labels will not bear her moniker.
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