{"id":50907,"date":"2025-07-18T20:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T00:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/providence-tailor-to-retire-after-65-years-in-business\/18\/07\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T20:17:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T00:17:02","slug":"providence-tailor-to-retire-after-65-years-in-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/providence-tailor-to-retire-after-65-years-in-business\/18\/07\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Providence tailor to retire after 65+ years in business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) \u2014 Rocco Vitale has been sewing, stitching, dry cleaning and tailoring since leaving Italy in 1958.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now, the longtime owner of Vitale\u2019s Clothing and Tailoring in Providence has decided it\u2019s time to retire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 85-year-old\u2019s career began when he worked for Barry\u2019s Clothing more than 65 years ago.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vitale said a tailor there took a liking to him, and the rest was history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe says to me, \u2018Do you like this business?&#8217;\u201d Vitale recalled. \u201cI said, \u2018Hey, I do.\u2019 He said, \u2018Well, I\u2019m going to teach you everything I know.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt became my love,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s really is not that\u00a0difficult when you know what you\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3UEB2oT.P497fWJnQc3gqw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wpri_providence_articles_919\/c7464fa5a7f4cdb2037d40bc47f28200\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vitale decided to open his own shop off Chalkstone Avenue back in 1972. Since then, he\u2019s had thousands of customers, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpri.com\/author\/tony-petrarca\/#:~:text=Chief%20Meteorologist%20Tony%20Petrarca%20joined,and%20forecasting%20New%20England%20weather.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:12 News Chief Meteorologist Tony Petrarca;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">12 News Chief Meteorologist Tony Petrarca<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/about\/staff-list\/columnist\/dan-mcgowan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Boston Globe\u2019s Dan McGowan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Boston Globe\u2019s Dan McGowan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vitale believes he wouldn\u2019t have been in business for so long if it weren\u2019t for the connections he made with his customers along the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThey become friends, so naturally, you miss them,\u201d he said. \u201cI didn\u2019t treat them as customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/38xGwR7.sH4lUhMF70nP0w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wpri_providence_articles_919\/4eb74b016218a1e22aa969bb50f4005f\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vitale told 12 News he\u2019s grateful for the memories he\u2019s made over the last seven decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI could actually write a book if I knew how to write in English,\u201d Vitale said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vitale said he plans on traveling throughout his retirement because \u201che could never do it before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI became a slave of the business,\u201d he said, adding that it\u2019s time for him to start enjoying his life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If Vitale doesn\u2019t sell his store by next Friday, he plans to host a liquidation sale before closing its doors for good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><strong>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpri.com\/about-us\/download-our-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:WPRI 12;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">WPRI 12<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpri.com\/download-our-pinpoint-weather-12-mobile-app\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pinpoint Weather 12;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pinpoint Weather 12<\/a> apps to get breaking news and weather 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