- How many,13 year olds do you know that can “makea suit? = - Or even, know what a needle and thread are for? These days, not many, but when you start at the age

“of 5, earning at “the knee of a master tailor, it’s not such a stretch to create, something wonder- fal from a piece of cloth. «North Vancouver’ sown “handsome Italian tailor, : Paul Minichiello, spent 8 years of his early life learn- ing his trade from a master

tailor: on the out- skirts of Rome. © At the age of 14, Paul left Italy to join his father in - North © “Vancouver. He: ‘began doing © _alterations for “Tip Top : “Tailors before ~ _ school each morning and at Bill’s Toggery after ~ school. A few years later, Paul was design- . ing men’s suits in Los Angeles for Louis Roth Clothiers. But North

'Vancouver.was home and _ ‘he returned to open Paul's

Tailors and Cleaners at 14th & Lonsdale. A couple of moves in the Lonsdale area and he can now be found on Esplanade.

‘Guess the year correctly & you'll wina custom aetenes suit of | your choice. FREE!»

30 years,. Paul’ $. clients include celebrities from the entertainment werld; pro-

‘fessional athletes and any- ‘one who wants to look.

great in a suit...

So what's the best thing about being in business for 30 years?:“Doing business with my friends,” says Paul: “About 90% of rny

- customers are friends: and

I'm working on the other

ten. A’‘customer

base isn’t a: problem in the tailoring; business, if you’re ‘good,’ .

explains Paul. “The problem”

is that it’s.a

dying art. No. one is taking .

up. tailoring

anymore.” — So if you‘re

interested in

custony designed, quality |

“clothing, he sug: gests you take’ advantage of his ,,

talents while

he’s still offer- ving them.

- Itwould be a shame to see a_ sign on the door reading, "Gone fishing ~ sorry I os ‘missed you.”

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