Maria Pinto Closes Her Doors
February 15, 2010
Maria Pinto’s Spring 2010 collection
This economy has claimed the careers of too many Chicago fashion designers and boutiques, and now Maria Pinto has announced she is among them. Since 2008, the designer seemed to be rising to the top on the hem of her custom creations for Michelle Obama, but the crippling slip in the luxury market proved too difficult to overcome. Having also designed garments for Oprah and the uniforms for the 2016 Chicago Olympic bid, Maria made quite a name for herself in Chicago and elsewhere, but on Saturday, she told the Sun-Times she has terminated the Maria Pinto label and is closing her West Loop boutique.
In a statement to the Sun-Times, Maria said: ‘‘After 20 years of pursuing my greatest passion and striving to build a successful high-end fashion business, the time has come for a new chapter in my life. I am confident that the ‘Maria Pinto’ name will not go away, but will merely take a break, before emerging in a new form. I plan on using the next several months to explore different avenues and opportunities for business, as economic conditions improve.”
We look forward to seeing what that new form will be, and we hope we see it soon.
By Meghan Turner
Images courtesy of Maria Pinto
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