 He went on to establish his own company in 1998, which had provided evening dresses for Kate Winslet (2002 Oscars red dress), Helena Bonham Carter and Anjelica Huston.In 2009, he closed his womenswear label as well his flagship London store to focus on his "BDL by Ben de Lisi" collection for Debenhams.In 1997, de Lisi began designing a successful speciality occasion-wear diffusion line, "BDL by Ben de Lisi,", in conjunction with Debenhams.