The Story

Summer 2024

Growing up, I was always the kid who never fit in—literally. Clothes never fit me right, and every time I walked into a store, I felt like nothing was made for someone like me. I was overweight, insecure, and constantly reminded that I didn’t look like everyone else. But deep inside, I had two things that kept me going:

my love for clothes and my dream of starting an online business one day.

While everyone else was thinking about school or hobbies, I was online watching business videos, learning how brands were built, and imagining what I would create if I ever got the chance. And because no clothing brand ever made me feel included, I started designing clothes in my head that would make people like me feel seen.

By the time Summer 2024 came around, the idea finally became real. I refused to accept a life I didn’t choose. I was tired of feeling like I didn’t belong—not in clothes, not in life, not anywhere. So I made a decision:

If no brand was going to make clothes for me, I’d create one myself.

That’s when the foundation for Orinty Clothing was born.

The day after the idea hit, I took action. I bought the name and the domain. Then I started building the website from scratch, changing it over a hundred times, trying to make it look and feel exactly like the vision I had carried with me since I was a kid.

I designed my first ever collection—three tees, each representing a stage of success.

• The first tee showed a gas station worker, lost and unsure of his direction.

• The second showed a man boxing his demons, fighting alone, the same way I fought my own battles growing up.

• The third showed a man standing on the balcony of his villa, looking out at the horizon—the success I dreamed of reaching.

But reality hit fast. Designing was harder than I expected. I started comparing myself to massive brands. Doubt creeped in. I felt like that same kid again—the one who never fit in. At one point, I almost quit.

Still, I believed in one thing:

If I could just build a small budget, I could make this real.

So I hustled. I tried dropshipping, SMMA, trading, social media, affiliate marketing, reselling—everything. I failed at all of it. I went broke, hit rock bottom, and felt completely lost. Desperate, I made a stupid decision… I tried gambling. I lost money and fell to the lowest point I had ever been.

That moment changed everything. It woke me up. I realized that if I didn’t fully commit, the dream that helped me survive my childhood—the dream that gave purpose to the kid who never fit into clothes—would die before it ever lived.

So I made a promise to myself:

No more distractions. No more shortcuts. No more excuses.

I dropped every side hustle, focused only on Orinty, and started designing again, even with a tiny budget. I ordered samples, learned new skills, and worked nonstop. The pressure got heavy—at one point I burned out and had to step away for two months just to breathe. But eventually I came back stronger, clearer, and more determined than ever.

Everything I went through taught me one thing:

Everyone wants the view, but few are willing to climb the mountain to see it.

I was that kid who didn’t fit into clothes.

Now I’m creating them.

Made for doers.

Fuelled by dreamers.