Carole Little, a Los Angeles fashion designer whose sportswear found an eager audience
among working women looking for affordable style, died on Sept. 19 at her home in San Diego. She was 80. In 1974, Ms. Little and her future husband, Leonard Rabinowitz, started California Fashion
Industries with $20,000. The company lost $250,000 in its first year. A trip to France turned out to be an eye-opener.
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