Armand Basi Armand Basi (Barcelona, 1924 – id., 9 January 2009) was a Spanish designer and entrepreneur, co-founder of fashion company that bears his name. In 1948, with his brother, Josep, founded a small company making point. Business success allowed them to create a large textile company in the late 1950s, a few years after allying with the French firm Lacoste to manufacture and distribute their products exclusively in Spain. In the 1980s, Armand Basi created his own trading firm and fashion, which was covering not only the field of design and production of clothing but also accessories, perfume, watches, jewelry, shoes and handbags, present with more than 400 stores in Spain, Europe, North America and Asia, where Lluis Juste de Nin most notable was its designer and creative director since 2000.
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