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Tony Paranzino on Tony the Tailor and 50 Years of Work
In this episode of the Kanawha Valley Hustlers podcast, I talk with Tony Paranzino of Tony the Tailor to talk about men’s clothing, building a business, and what keeps a craft alive for more than 50 years. Tony explains why brands like Oxford and Allen Edmonds still matter. He points to American-made work, skilled labor, and the value of making products that last.
We also get into how he came up in the business. Tony grew up in an Italian family and started working in his dad’s shop as a kid. He learned the trade step by step, from cutting garments apart to drafting patterns, then making…
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