For Maria Lopez, her 10 years at St. John were filled with designer looks and celebrity clients.

She helped clothe actress Angelina Jolie, who was briefly the face of St. John in beautifully crafted magazine ads, and Lopez worked with Hillary Clinton when Clinton was the first lady.

But after a...

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