Founded in 1959, the L’Autre Chose SpA is a well-recognized and established fashion house worldwide, starting from USA market, engaged in the design, production and distribution of high-end shoes brands.
It’s based in Porto Sant’Elpidio, in the Marche region, the heart of the most important Italian
shoes district.
The company started as a small family business but with a prominent position amongst the footwear designers of the Marche region, thanks to the particularly sophisticated style and the use of innovative materials.
In 1987, the decision to combine an intimate knowledge of the product with the passion, creating the basis for the birth of a new collection under the brand LAutre Chose. Any lAutre Chose product is truly unique as it represents the result of the perfect balance between research and tradition, the elegant mix of refined and raw materials, the pleasant harmony of the French allure with an Italian touch and offers tough contemporary shapes and colors.
In 2013 started the new collaboration with Sator Private Equity Fund (Sator), which acquired 49% of the Company, to foster the business growth.
Since then significant investments have been made in the retail channel by doubling the mono-brand stores and strengthening the Company’s management. On August 2016, Sator acquired the majority, reaching 84%.
