Carole Little supplied wardrobe for "Remington Steele" from its second season until its fifth and final season. Here are a few facts about the designer.
1. Ms. Little is a west coast designer whose clothes were "for women intent on scaling the corporate ladder," according to a 1982 People Magazine interview .
2. Ms. Little's Saint Tropez-West line of clothes were "sleek, sexy and all mix-and-matchable." They were also affordable.
3. Ms. Little's career began when she...
"...landed her first big job at Jasper Bros., a junior sportswear house in California. But she wasn't happy designing miniskirts for teenagers. 'Everyone had forgotten about women like me who wanted quality clothes but couldn't afford $150 for a pair of wool gabardine pants.'"
4. Though Ms. Little's line of clothes still exists, it has been sold to another company and has changed its design vision.
5. Saint Tropez-West of the 1980s is exactly the line of clothing that Remington Steele's chic private detective Laura Holt would wear if she were real. Laura is ambitious, lives on the west coast, runs her own business and must account for every penny.
Vintage Carole Little
The Carole Little- Laura Holt partnership works well for us today with timeless ensembles for our sartorial inspiration.
Further Reading
- People Magazine, November 22, 1982: Carole Little's 9-to-5 Threads Help Working Women Dress for Success
- The Milwaukee Journal October 2, 1985: Little Studies Fashion's Big Picture
- March 5,1987: Carole Little Keeps Designing All in the Family
