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Belisi Fashions is an American fashion house offering a wide range of fashion accessories including neckties, pocket squares, scarves and handbags. Headquartered in Jupiter, Florida, Belisi was founded by Peter Belisi, whose products incorporate both European and Palm Beach styles. The company states that 10 percent of its pre-tax profits are directed to charitable causes.
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The company claims that 10 percent of the pre-tax profits are diverted towards charitable causes, such as breast cancer patients' aid, eradication of AIDS in Africa, heart disease awareness, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Belisi and its products have been covered by the Chicago Tribune, TheStreet.com, and the Daily Camera, among others.
Peter Belisi has been called 'The New Ralph Lauren' by Jupiter Magazine.
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Belisi Fashions
Belisi began where many accessories houses begin: with the tie. A necktie is a small, high-value product — silk, workmanship and design carry almost all of its price — and it is bought on pattern and hand-feel rather than fit, which makes it an ideal first product for a small label selling quality. From ties, the line widened along the natural adjacencies: pocket squares and scarves share the silk-printing craft, and handbags extend the same leather-and-fabric design language to a larger accessory. Each step reuses the customer, the materials knowledge and the brand story.
The design position blends two sources the founder knew directly: Italian roots, standing for the European silk tradition centred on Italian printing and weaving, and Palm Beach, Florida, where Belisi worked among an affluent clientele whose resort style favours colour and polish. Headquarters in nearby Jupiter kept the company inside that market. A stated commitment of 10 percent of pre-tax profits to charitable causes formed part of the brand's public identity as well, alongside press coverage in outlets including the Chicago Tribune and TheStreet.com, and a local magazine's comparison of the founder to Ralph Lauren — the archetype of the American accessories-to-lifestyle brand Belisi was modelling itself on.
Accessories reward that kind of focus. They are gifted often, replaced on style rather than wear, and sold without the size ranges that complicate clothing inventory, so a small house can build a national name on a narrow, well-made range before widening it.
Belisi Fashions offers fashion accessories including neckties, pocket squares, scarves and handbags. The company began with a collection of quality ties and later diversified into the other accessory categories.
Belisi was founded by Peter Belisi. After graduating in economics he worked at Merrill Lynch and in Internet advertising, then as a bartender in Palm Beach, where appreciation for his tie choices led him to market a collection of quality ties.
The company claims that 10 percent of its pre-tax profits are diverted towards charitable causes, including aid for breast cancer patients, eradication of AIDS in Africa, heart disease awareness and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.