... In the 2000s, Altea, who until then had focused his production on scarves and ties, inaugurated the total look men's and women's collections. The previous specialization represents an added value, Altea's know-how in the printing of fabrics and in the juxtaposition of colors is a fundamental element, which helps to define the characteristic trait of the brand: the creative game of the combination of garments and accessories.

It is in an elegant Milan at the end of the century that Altea has its roots.
In 1882, between Via Verri and Montenapoleone, in what will become one of the main arteries in the geography of international fashion, opens the doors a sophisticated tie shop, frequented by the best clientele of the city. Giuseppe Sartori is the architect. An enterprising man, passionate and of great vision, with those first important showcases, he christens the birth of a company that today has over one hundred and twenty years of history and that has seen four generations of family generations succeed. In the 1970s the turning point was the work of the two brothers Michele and Luca Sartori: the historic production of ties is flanked by headscarves and textile accessories. In the 1990s the definitive consecration to the total look of men and women, present today in the most important streets of international shopping.