Designer Maria Pinto Closes Shop, Files for Bankruptcy

In late 2008 and throughout most of last year, fashion designer Maria Pinto had seemingly reached the pinnacle of her career. She was designing clothes for Michelle Obama‘s high-profile outings, joining the Council of Fashion Designers of America, crafting the uniforms for Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bid, and if that’s weren’t enough, she was even dressing Oprah. Unfortunately, despite all those positives, the realities of the economy always get the last word and Pinto has announced that she