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NOT YOUR TYPICAL GUY Vince DiGiorgio
VINCE DIGIORGIO
BY JOSEPHINE DIGIORGIO
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At some point we all run into someone, that is a little more than meets the eye. Someone that is less conventional than most people you see.
Meet Vincent DiGiorgio, not your typical guy walking down the street. He is someone who dresses to the nines every day, regardless of the global pandemic that is amongst us. He fights the convention of dressing down, just because everything is closed. Believing, pandemic or not, “you don’t need to look like a shlub.”
Vince consistently inspires family, friends and everyone he interacts with both at home, work, church and in the community. He has an intense love of family. His loyalty, guidance and hard work ethic are evident in all he does. His favorite thing to do with free time is spending it with family, especially his kids Brianna and Sandro. Watching them become adults , pursuing their interests/dreams and achieving their goals is the greatest joy for him. But where did his story begin?
Leaving his native Sicily when he was just a boy, Vincent chose the path of being in the custom clothing business, just like his father and grandfather before him. Starting his own custom tailoring business at the age of 18.
He is a third generation custom tailor. He owns ONE Custom Clothier on Monroe Avenue in Brighton and he has served the Rochester area for over 33 years.
However, the family roots of dressing well and working hard began generations ago in his native
Sicily. Vince’s passion for creating garments were definitely inspired by his family heritage. Beyond the advice/counsel, he provides guidance on current trends, classic styling and is an absolute expert in garment fit.
Besides work and family, the most important part of his life is his personal beliefs and paying it forward. He is a faithful Man of God and a Eucharistic Minister at St. Rita’s Church. He serves the church regularly. It is not uncommon to find Vince taking time out of his weekend to help those that need guidance and support. He even does Bible studies at his home. It is truly refreshing to see someone practice what they preach.
Vince also believes in giving back to the community. As COVID19 made its way into Rochester, he was committed to help “Spread the Love , Not the Virus”. He procured thousands of medical grade masks through his various clients and contacts in many countries. After a brief conversation with his friend, Sam Fantauzzo, the Salvatore’s pizza family volunteered the use of their Webster pizza/pub location as a pickup point for the surgical masks. Within a few short hours, Vince donated 10,000 masks to frontline healthcare workers that came to the drive-up window that morning.
He is the type of person who inspires others to follow their own path and start their own businesses. One person that he encouraged most recently is his son Alessandro. Guiding him to start his own business at the age of 18.
He loves being able to help people by taking the time to listen to their stories and inspiring them to develop themselves through personal reflection and investing in themselves. Trying to help others to develop a strong moral and psychological life plan, in order to set themselves up for success in life. Believing that true success is not a monetary number, but the ability to live your life by your terms. He believes that helping one another by life coaching and guiding those that have veered off the path of life, is the greatest gift that you can give someone.
This is the reason Vince has been selected to be in this edition. Emulating to those around him, the values of how a Father/Entrepreneur/ Husband/Citizen and Philanthropist should treat those in our community. Rochester is a better place for having him around and inspiring the community. A community that he is so happy to call his home.
