- December 16, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Looking around Rene Vorilas’ college room, you’d never know you’re standing in the headquarters and manufacturing center of a thriving fashion business. But look under the bed and you’ll find an impressive array of shipping materials and a bin of high-end denim jackets. Under her roommate and business partner’s bed are more bins, these filled with paint and textile media.
Vorilas, who graduated in May from the School of Management’s business administration program, co-founded a clothing business called Dio Alpha in June 2018. The company offers custom, hand-painted denim jackets in a few boutiques on Long Island, N.Y., at vendor fairs and on Etsy.
Demand for the unique, premium jackets has been steady, and interest spikes whenever Vorilas posts products on social media. Orders also increased after TV personality Gina Kirschenheiter wore a Dio Alpha jacket on Bravo’s Real Housewives of Orange County. But, with only herself…
