Arnaldo and Sergio Girombelli established the Byblos label in the 1970s as part of the legendary design house of Genny. Byblos was made an independent company in 1983, the same year it expanded into menswear. Among the designers who have worked for Byblos are Gianni Versace, Richard Tyler, and Keith Varty and Alan Cleaver (Varty and Cleaver shared the lead designer position for 15 years).