Nowadays, Vinnie's grinning face looks up from custom tampon cases and seems to say, "There's no shame in menstruating! Flaunt it, babe!" (What the cases actually say is "One size fits all." And on the back: "I break for cycles.") His inventions -- done in durable canvas -- are designed to carry tampons and empower the holder. No more carrying the whole purse to the bathroom to get at one measly tampon. No more walking to the bathroom with a pad shoved into the waistband of your pants. Vinnie's Tampon Cases are like a neon sign that says, "I have my period and I'm one cool girl."

The thing is, D'Angelo, who is one cool guy, is not very empowered about selling things. In fact, he began his hugely successful business by giving tampon cases away. Since that time, however, he has accepted his inner salesman and branched out. At this point, it is safe to say that Vinnie D'Angelo is a menstruation magnate, a guy with a corner on a market he created himself.

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