Dennis Basso
Encyclopedia
Dennis Basso is an American fashion designer
and one of America's premier couture fur designers. He started his business in 1983.
in New York.
). Five years later, Dennis joined the lineup at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
in Bryant Park, New York and introduced an expanded line of ready-to-wear separates and dresses.
At QVC
, Dennis Basso has created a major market in faux fur, offering affordable and sophisticated outerwear and accessories. In 2009, he received the QVC Ambassador Award.
Supporter of the American Cancer Society
, The G&P Foundation for Cancer Research, 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.
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
and one of America's premier couture fur designers. He started his business in 1983.
Education
Dennis attended Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and the Fashion Institute of TechnologyFashion Institute of Technology
The Fashion Institute of Technology, generally known as FIT, is a State University of New York college of art, business, design, and technology connected to the fashion industry, with an urban campus located on West 27th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in the Chelsea neighborhood of...
in New York.
Career
In 1983, Dennis Basso began selling a line of pelts out of the trunk of a rented Town Car. Since then, he has transformed his business into a multinational luxury fur brand. In 2002, he was inducted into the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of AmericaCouncil of Fashion Designers of America
The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. is a not-for-profit trade association of over 350 of America’s foremost fashion and accessory designers. As of 2009, Diane von Fürstenberg is the group's President and Steven Kolb is the Executive Director...
). Five years later, Dennis joined the lineup at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week can refer to:*New York Fashion Week, also known as Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week*Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami, the annual swim fashion week in Miami...
in Bryant Park, New York and introduced an expanded line of ready-to-wear separates and dresses.
At QVC
QVC
QVC is a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping. Founded in 1986 by Joseph Segel in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, United States, QVC broadcasts in five countries as QVC US, QVC UK, QVC Germany, QVC Japan and – QVC Italy to 200 million households...
, Dennis Basso has created a major market in faux fur, offering affordable and sophisticated outerwear and accessories. In 2009, he received the QVC Ambassador Award.
Humanitarian Work
He sits on the boards of the Children’s Hearing Institute and the Boy’s Towns of Italy Foundation.Supporter of the American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is the "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization" dedicated, in their own words, "to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and...
, The G&P Foundation for Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center is a cancer treatment and research institution founded in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital...
, New Yorkers for Children, and the Alzheimer’s Association
Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association, incorporated on April 10, 1980 as the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc., is a non-profit American voluntary health organization which focuses on care, support and research for Alzheimer's disease....
, which gave him the Humanitarian man of the Year Award in 2005.