Dino Minichiello
| Dino Minichiello | |
|---|---|
| Born | Domenic Minichiello |
| Residence | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Founder and CEO of Triumph Capital |
| Relatives | Paul Minichiello (father) |
Dino Minichiello (born December 28), legal name Domenic Dean Minichiello, is a Canadian fashion designer, entrepreneur and the founder and cofounder of several apparel companies.
He was formerly the founder and lead designer for ONS—a line of men’s and women’s undergarments—and Dino Minichiello Designs Ltd, a designer label of men’s and women’s professional and evening wear.
In the late 1990s, as he was transitioning into a career in business, he was one of Vancouver’s hottest up-and-coming fashion designers, with a variety of magazines and newspapers featuring and describing him as an artist on the leading edge of Vancouver’s evolving fashion industry.
Until mid-2015 he was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Triumph Capital, a Canadian private equity and investment banking firm that combines capital support with hands-on executive consultation.
His new venture, Cattivo Ragazzo, a luxury men's apparel house is to be launched in Q2-3 2017. Not many details are known beyond rumours and a landing page.
Dino was born in North Vancouver on Wednesday, December 28. His father, Paul Minichiello, was a prominent master tailor in the Vancouver fashion scene from the 1960s to the early 2000s. Paul attracted both national and international attention with his custom-made shirts and suits, garnering a large stable of dedicated celebrity clients, such as Sonny Bono, Wayne Gretzky and Carl Weathers.
The family business, and his father’s success, made a large impression on Dino, and soon after he graduated high school he designed and created his own zip-up dress shirt. It was a hit, and all his friends wanted ones of their own, but it wasn’t until his mid-twenties that he felt ready to step into his father’s footsteps.
In 1996, Dino launched ONS, a label of designer men’s and women’s underwear. Comprising brightly colored boxers, briefs and G-strings in fabrics like burnout velvet, stretch velour and imported silk, ONS was specifically designed and marketed as an alternative to more conservative underwear from Calvin Klein and Fruit of the Loom.
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