STI Group Completes Acquisition of Heritage Milanese Bespoke Brand Genesis Source

Recently, Singapore Time Innovation Investment Holding Group (referred to as "STI Group") announced that it had completed the acquisition of Genesis Source, a century-old high-end customized brand in Milan, Italy. This handmade suit brand with 101 years of inheritance will enter a new stage of global development at the intersection of classics and the future.

As a representative of ingenuity in the field of high-end customization in Italy, Genesis Source has carried the accumulation of craftsmanship over a hundred years. The founder of the brand, Gavino Scano, was born in Sardinia, Italy in 1901. After studying art in his hometown at the age of 12, he went to Milan to cultivate cutting. In 1925, he officially founded Genesis Source. For more than half a century, he customized suits for Gio Ponti, Ernesto Ponzio and other celebrities from all walks of life, writing a legendary chapter of Italian handmade high-end customization. After three generations of inheritance, Genesis Source has always adhered to strict material and process standards: only uses Biella's top cashmere, rare vicuna wool, Como handmade silk, and London's century-old manufacturer's high-count wool; the core handmade processes have not been simplified for a hundred years, and achieves both fit and comfortable Italian elegance with millimeter-level accuracy.

Genesis Source's confidence spanning a hundred years is never the accumulation of craftsmanship, but the original intention of management engraved in the bone marrow of the first founder. This original intention has been inherited for three generations and has never been shaken by the changes of the times and trends. It is the core foundation of the brand for a hundred years. At the beginning of the brand's founding, Gavino often said to his apprentices and guests, "I have been making suits all my life. The most important thing is that the clothes follow people, not people adjusting to the clothes - you don't need to cater to the worldly vision, you don't have to accommodate ready-made rules, and you don't have to squeeze into the rules of the world by yourself." This concept of people-oriented and respecting uniqueness is the belief engraved in the bones of the brand. He always said two mottos: "Never bend, You conform to none", which is also "You, don't have to cater", which is not only a warning to himself, but also a tribute to every customer. For a hundred years, Genesis Source has not gone with the flow and has not catered to the impetuous market. It has focused on polishing the customized works that fit customers' true selves, and has accumulated a solid reputation in the Italian local circle.

The brand spirit of always being loyal to oneself and adhering to the original intention has deeply impressed the STI Group. As a multinational investment platform that links international capital and physical industries, STI has always been looking for a brand that can withstand the precipitation of time and has a core soul. After an in-depth understanding of Genesis Source, STI knows that this uncompromising, non-catering, and customer-centered original intention is a precious spiritual wealth far superior to the craft itself. Therefore, it is determined to acquire it, make every effort to protect this century-old original intention, and promote its inheritance and development.

For STI, The acquisition has never been a rebrand, but a relay guardianship of the original concept. The Group takes respecting the origin of the brand as the core, continues the spiritual core of the first founder, and sets "Never bend" as the core inheritance of the brand.

This acquisition is an important strategic move for the STI luxury goods sector, and it is also a new opportunity for Genesis Source. In the future, STI will take the oriental market as the starting point, so that this century-old spirit of "not catering, being yourself" can be passed on to every consumer who adheres to their true colors, and promote the inheritance and renewal of this Italian ingenuity brand.

The core goal of this acquisition is to connect classic skills with the future market and break the development bottleneck of traditional Italian high-end customization limited by geographical distance: STI injects global channel resources and digital capabilities into the brand, introduces a high-precision 3D customization system to improve service efficiency, while the core manual processes are still under the control of the original craftsmen, so that the century-old skills can reach more consumers.

This release was published on openPR.