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His silhouettes and designs are seen on the most fashionable and socially influential women in the world, no matter their generation. A piece from the Basso collection has become a staple in one's wardrobe. His attention to detail and design concept for each season allow his collections to make a mark in the world of fashion.
In recent issues, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Town & Country, Elle and W have all featured Mr. Basso's designs on their pages. Basso's fashions have also graced the prestigious front page of Women's Wear Daily for the last 10 years. W, Vanity Fair, the New York Times Sunday Style section and London's Sunday Telegraph magazine have published profiles on Mr. Basso which detail his collections and influence in the fur and fashion industry. His collections have always been varied, treating and interpreting fur purely as fabric. Each season, he has complimented his furs and outerwear with ready to wear pieces. In December 2002, he opened his first free standing boutique at the prestigious Little Nell Hotel in Aspen. This was followed in November 2003 with the opening of his flagship store on Madison Avenue in New York. He opened his third location on Chicago's North Michigan Avenue in November 2005, followed by China in December 2008, Harrods in September 2009, and Moscow in February 2010.
Over the years, Basso has created furs for many major celebrities including; Ivana Trump, Elizabeth Taylor, Patti La Belle, Joan Rivers, Natalie Cole, Joan Collins, Lorraine Bracco, Liza Minelli, Star Jones, Diana Ross, Melania Trump and Janet Jackson. Most recently, his designs have been worn on screen by Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta Jones in Chicago "and by Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada. "
Mr. Basso attended Catholic University in Washington, DC and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. In 2002, he was inducted into the prestigious Council of Fashion Designers of America. He sits on the boards of the Children's Hearing Institute and the Boy's Towns of Italy Foundation, and has been honored by both organizations for his humanitarian work on their behalf. He is a major supporter of the American Cancer Society, the G&P Foundation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New Yorkers for Children, and the Alzheimer's Association, which gave him the Humanitarian man of the Year Award in 2005. Besides theses charities, he has supported numerous organizations that are funded for the arts and medical research.
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Last Updated: 4/10/2011
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