Basile

Basile was an italian clothing company. Some of the greatest names of the Made in Italy fashion movement worked here, including Albini, Tarlazzi, Soprani, and Versace. The company was established as a tailor’s shop by Remo Basile in 1951. In the 1970s Remo’s son Gianfranco joined the business and transformed it into a manufacturing company focused on a refined total look that maintained the firm’s tradition of excellent tailoring. Supported by this strong image, in the middle of that same decade, the company became part of the FTM Group, made up of Aldo Ferrante, Gianni Tositti and Gigi Monti. The objective of the group was to produce and distribute various promising lines of prêt-à-porter, especially Italian ones. After a short period of difficulty, Basile’s success was consolidated at the end of the 1980s thanks to a partnership with the Japanese company Mitsui and Kimbun, which opened the door to the Japanese market for the Italian firm.
Today the owner of the Basile brand is Reality of Milan, which controls the production of ties, scarves, hosiery, bags, watches and accessories. Gigi Monti is the stylist coordinator.