Who is The Attico? The Milan label of Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini, explained

The Attico is a Milan fashion label founded in 2016 by Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini, two stylists who turned their own way of dressing into a brand. The name is the Italian word for penthouse. It began with dressing gowns and slip dresses meant to be worn out, grew into ready-to-wear, shoes, bags and beachwear, and staged its first runway show at Milan Fashion Week in September 2023. Luxury Handbags carries 222 The Attico pieces that are in stock at both ends, from $370 to $7,880, every one authenticated before it ships.

Key facts

• Founded in Milan in 2016 by Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini, who remain its creative directors. Attico means penthouse in Italian.
• First collections were built on dressing gowns and going-out dresses; the range now covers ready-to-wear, shoes, bags, eyewear, beachwear and leisurewear.
• In 2018 Archive, the investment vehicle of Remo Ruffini’s family holding ou(R) group, took a 49 percent stake; Stefano Marcovaldi is chief executive.
• Awards: Launch of the Year at the 2017 Footwear News Achievement Awards, the Altagamma Young Business Award in 2019, and a place on the BoF 500.
• First Milan Fashion Week presentation in 2019, first runway show in September 2023; pop-ups at Harrods, Selfridges, Bergdorf Goodman, La Rinascente, The Webster and a Wooster Street space in New York.
• Collaborations with Nike Air Jordan, Eres, Linda Farrow, Re/Done and the Milan restaurant Sant Ambroeus; worn by Dua Lipa, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kylie Jenner and Hailey Bieber.
• At Luxury Shoes : 222 pieces in stock, $370 to $7,880, median $1,300; 48 dresses, 31 jackets, 27 knits, 16 swim pieces.

The founders and the idea

Ambrosio and Tordini met on the Milan fashion circuit, where both worked as stylists and both were photographed for their street style more than most of the people they dressed. The Attico came out of that. Vogue profiled the pair in its May 2016 issue and again in 2017, and the label was picked up quickly by the department stores. The two describe the brand as women talking to women and the clash of their two personalities as its engine: Ambrosio’s taste runs to the bold and eclectic, Tordini’s to a cleaner line, and a collection sits somewhere between the two. The first pieces were robe dresses and slips in printed silk, the kind of thing that had only ever been worn at home, cut to be worn to dinner.

What The Attico makes

The clothes are made to go out in. A mini dress in fringe, feathers, lace and sculpting tulle is the centre of every season; around it sit a strong tailoring line (a tuxedo jacket, a black gabardine jacket, wide wool trousers), the Anja bomber in nylon, wool, leather and Mongolian fur, the Diana oversized shirt jacket in denim, the Fern multi-pocket cargo pant, sweatshirts and joggers with a fashion edge, and knitwear in wool and cashmere. The house motif is a zebra stripe the brand calls its animalier print, which runs across dresses, shirts, shorts, a cardigan and the swim line. Beachwear is a full category, from a capsule the brand calls Il primo bagno, the first swim. Shoes, bags and sunglasses complete the range at the brand; Luxury Handbags concentrates on the ready-to-wear and swim.

Where it is made and what it costs

The great majority of the line is made in Italy, which the brand states piece by piece; a small number of knits, fleece pieces, tees, one leather mini and three bombers are made in Romania, Portugal and Croatia, and each Luxury Handbags product page states the country for that piece. At Luxury Handbags the ready-to-wear runs $370 to $7,880, with t-shirts at the entry, dresses from $880 to $5,190, and the fur bombers at the top. The price guide breaks that down by category and the luxury question explains what you are paying for.

Who wears The Attico

Dua Lipa, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kylie Jenner and Hailey Bieber have all been photographed in it, and the label has been a front-row and street-style fixture since its first season, which is how it earned its Vogue coverage and its place on the BoF 500. The customer the brand designs for is the one who dresses for the night: the fringe mini for a birthday, the tuxedo for a dinner, the zebra bikini for Ibiza. Our styling guide shows how the pieces work by day as well.

How to shop The Attico at Luxury Shoes

Every piece at Luxury Handbags is authenticated, ships worldwide by DHL Express and FedEx, and is listed with its Italian size converted to the UK ladder, the model measurements, and the brand’s own fit note (the size guide explains the conversions). Start with the dresses, which are the reason most people come to the brand, then the bombers and tailoring, the jeans and the knitwear. The full The Attico collection at Luxury Shoes lists everything in stock.

Frequently asked questions

Who owns The Attico?

Its founders Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini, together with Archive, the investment vehicle of Remo Ruffini’s family holding ou(R) group, which bought 49 percent of the company in 2018. Stefano Marcovaldi is the chief executive.

Where is The Attico based?

Milan, Italy, where it was founded in 2016 and where it shows during Milan Fashion Week. Most of the clothes are made in Italy.

What does Attico mean?

Penthouse. The founders named the label after the idea of the top floor, the place you go up to after dark.

Is The Attico an Italian brand?

Yes. It is Milanese, founded by two Italian stylists, shown in Milan and made mostly in Italian factories, with some knitwear and fleece produced in Romania, Portugal and Croatia.

What is The Attico known for?

Going-out dresses in fringe, feathers, lace and sculpting tulle, the zebra animalier print, the Anja bomber and the Diana shirt jacket, cargo pants and jeans with a fashion cut, and a swim line worn from Ibiza to Mykonos.

Which celebrities wear The Attico?

Dua Lipa, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kylie Jenner and Hailey Bieber among others, according to the brand’s press record.

Is The Attico authentic at Luxury Shoes ?

Yes. Every The Attico piece sold by Luxury Handbags is sourced and authenticated before dispatch, and only the 222 pieces that are in stock at both Luxury Handbags and the brand appear in these guides.

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Gemma Deeks is Fashion Editor at Luxury Shoes . Prices, stock and counts on this page were checked against coveti.com and theattico.com on 14 September 2026.