Knitwear & Cashmere in Milan
7 stores · curated ORBIS register
Milanese accessories and knitwear house founded 1892 by Giuseppe Sartori as a necktie shop near Via Montenapoleone; the Altea trademark was formalized in 1946, known for brushed-wool knitwear made in Umbria and Marche.
Ballantyne focuses on Scottish cashmere aristocracy gone Italian, intarsia diamonds of Troon golf-royalty memory.
Doriani specialises in fine-gauge knitwear, cashmere and refined polo shirts from Milan. Fibre, ply and knitting density provide the meaningful differences across pieces that otherwise appear deliberately understated.
Milan sock maker founded in 1927, later relocated to Desenzano del Garda; acquired by the Colombo family's Siam hosiery firm, whose Ambrogio Colombo invented openwork and the smallest baby socks ever made in the 1960s, shifting Gallo from grey basics to bold striped colorwork.
Italian hosiery manufacturer founded 1947 near Milan by Giuseppe Gatti; renamed Marcoliani in the 1980s by his children in honor of a family friend, it knits Pima cotton, merino and cashmere socks, still made in Italy.
Boutique on Via Giuseppe Manno in Cagliari carrying Milan-based designer Martino Midali's knitwear and jersey collections; Midali, born in Lodi province in 1952, opened his first Milan store in Brera in the late 1970s.
Milanese menswear label founded by designer Paolo Pecora (b. 1961), who launched a women's line in 1984 before adding menswear in 1990. Built around knitwear — 'everything starts from the thread' is the family motto — positioned as accessible, relaxed tailoring.