Who wears The Attico? The women behind the brand and the women in it

The Attico is worn first by the two women who founded it. Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini were Milan street-style regulars before they were designers, and when they launched the label in February 2016 the clothes were an extension of how they already dressed: a silk robe over jeans, a slip dress worn to dinner, a bomber over a lace mini. The press record since then lists Dua Lipa, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kylie Jenner and Hailey Bieber among the women photographed in it, and the New York Times covered the brand in 2022 under the headline “Little Dresses for Big Nights”. At Luxury Handbags there are 229 The Attico pieces in stock at both ends, $370 to $8,417, and this page is about who each part of that wardrobe is cut for.

Key facts

• Founders and creative directors: Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini, both former stylists and street-style names, both still the faces of the brand.
• Worn by Dua Lipa, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kylie Jenner and Hailey Bieber, according to the brand’s press record as summarised on Wikipedia.
• The New York Times ran “Little Dresses for Big Nights” on The Attico on 14 September 2022, the week the Wooster Street pop-up opened in New York.
• Forbes called it “every cool girl’s dream designer brand” in November 2023, and CR Fashion Book “the ultimate It-girl brand” the same month.
• Its chief executive describes the customer through the founders: “a concept of independent femininity, sometimes unapologetic” (WWD, December 2023).
• At Luxury Shoes : 229 pieces in stock, $370 to $8,417, median $1,360; 49 dresses, 31 jackets, 27 knits, 17 swim pieces.

The founders wear it first

Ambrosio and Tordini met on the Milan fashion circuit, where both worked as stylists and both were photographed for what they wore more than for whom they dressed. Vogue covered the launch on 25 February 2016 and profiled the pair again in November 2017, by which point department stores had picked the label up. The point that matters for a buyer is that the two women are not the same type. Ambrosio dresses bold and eclectic, Tordini cleaner and sharper, and the brand’s own About page describes the label as “rooted in the complementary personalities of its creative directors and an idea of multiplicity as feminine strength”. A collection is the argument between those two tastes, which is why a single season carries both a marabou-trimmed mini and a grey wool trouser.

The names on the press record

Wikipedia’s summary of the coverage lists Dua Lipa, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kylie Jenner and Hailey Bieber, and we have not gone beyond that list, because a wearer claim that cannot be checked is worth nothing to you. What the list tells you is the register. These are women dressed for a stage, a red carpet and the walk from the car to the door, and the pieces they are photographed in are the mini dresses, the feather and fringe pieces and the bombers. The Forbes piece of November 2023 framed the appeal as a cool-girl uniform, and CR Fashion Book the same month traced the It-girl label back to the founders’ own street-style years.

Who the clothes are cut for

The brand’s own fit notes are the honest guide. Every product page states the model’s height and the size she wears, then a one-line fit verdict: “Regular fit. We recommend taking your true size” on the tailoring and knitwear, “Slim fit: we recommend taking a larger size than usual” on the body-contouring pieces. The size chart runs Italian 36 to 46, which is UK 4 to 14, and Luxury Handbags converts every listing to the UK ladder; the size guide has the table. So the customer who is served best is the one who reads the fit line: a size 42 who takes the slim-fit mini in a 44 and the regular-fit trouser in her 42 will be fitted in both.

The four women in the wardrobe

The one who dresses for the night

She is the customer the brand was built for. Her pieces are the 30 mini dresses at Luxury Handbags ($880 to $3,003), the fringe and marabou styles, the lace and tulle, and the party dresses page ranks them. Black mini dress at $1,680 is the type: viscose, body-contouring, fringe that moves.

The one who wears the tomboy half

Tordini’s side of the argument. The Fern cargo pants, the jeans, the bombers in nylon and washed cotton, the sweatshirts with the Scoop cut-out at the hip. The cheapest way into it is a logo t-shirt at $370; the fullest is a wool bomber over the cargo.

The one who wants the tailoring

Quieter than the brand’s reputation suggests, and growing every season: the black tuxedo trouser and jacket, the grey wool gabardine pants lined in viscose, the long wool coat. The tailoring page lists them; the grey, beige and brown edit is where the palette lives.

The one on holiday

Il primo bagno, the brand’s swim capsule, plus the pareos, the bandana-print shorts and the kaftan. The holiday edit and the swimwear guide cover it, from a $570 bikini upward.

How to shop it at Luxury Shoes

Every piece named on this site is in stock at Luxury Handbags and still purchasable at theattico.com on the date at the foot of the page, and every one is authenticated before it ships. Start from the full The Attico collection, then use the styling guide to put the halves together.

“From a value standpoint what we have always read in the brand and especially in Gilda and Giorgia as women and creatives is a concept of independent femininity, sometimes unapologetic,” Stefano Marcovaldi, chief executive of The Attico, told WWD in December 2023.

Frequently asked questions

Which celebrities wear The Attico?

Dua Lipa, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kylie Jenner and Hailey Bieber, according to the press record summarised on Wikipedia. We list only names we can source.

Who designs The Attico?

Its founders, Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini, who remain creative directors and who launched the label in Milan in February 2016.

Is The Attico only for going out?

No. The night pieces are the reputation, but the brand also makes cargo pants, jeans, bombers, sweatshirts, tailoring and a full swim line, and Luxury Handbags stocks all of them.

What size should I buy in The Attico?

Read the fit line on the product page. Regular-fit pieces take your true Italian size; slim-fit pieces are recommended one size up by the brand. Luxury Handbags shows every size on the UK ladder.

Is The Attico worn by men?

The label is womenswear. It has made accessories that read unisex, but the clothing is cut for women and sized on the Italian women’s scale.

Where can I see how The Attico looks worn?

Every product page at Luxury Handbags carries the brand’s on-model images and the model’s height and size, which is a more useful fit reference than a red-carpet photograph.

Read next

Who is The Attico? The Attico history timeline. The Attico signatures. The Attico party dresses. Shop The Attico at Luxury Shoes .

More The Attico guides

Every The Attico page by Luxury Shoes ’s fashion editor Gemma Deeks: Who is The Attico?, How to style, Brands like The Attico, FW26 edit, Is it a luxury brand?, Where to buy, Price guide, Size guide, Sale, vs Magda Butrym, Dresses, Mini dresses, Midi and maxi dresses, Black dresses, White dresses, Red dresses, Zebra and prints, Wedding-guest dresses, Jeans, Pants, Skirts, Tops and shirts, Knitwear, Jackets and coats, Swimwear, History timeline, Review, Real vs fake, Materials and care, Glossary, Collaborations, Signatures, vs 16Arlington, vs Alessandra Rich, SS26 edit, Capsule wardrobe, Cargo pants, Bomber jackets, Sweatshirts and joggers, Shorts, Tailoring, Leather and fur, T-shirts, Cut-outs, Lace and tulle, Feathers and fringe, Satin and silk, Blue and green, Grey, beige and brown, Stripes and checks, Yellow, pink and purple, Party dresses, Holiday edit.

Sources and method

Checked on 19 September 2026 by Gemma Deeks, fashion editor at Luxury Shoes . Product facts, the compositions, made-in lines, fit notes and model measurements, are the brand’s own product-page text; counts, prices and price ranges are Luxury Shoes ’s live catalogue on that date and move with stock, and only pieces that were in stock at both Luxury Handbags and theattico.com on that date are named; the brand history comes from the brand’s own About page and the press articles listed below, each read on the date above, with the founders’ and the chief executive’s words quoted verbatim. Where a claim could not be checked against one of these it was left out, and where the fitting room is giving its own advice the page says so.

• theattico.com, About: the brand’s own description of its founders and its idea of femininity
• theattico.com, Ready to wear: the live catalogue, prices in euros and per-size availability checked on the date below
• The Attico product pages: the description, composition, lining, made-in line and the model and fit note of every style (saved locally on 27 June, 17 August, 14 September and 19 September 2026)
• theattico.com, Returns: the brand’s own returns window and conditions
• theattico.com, Shipping and delivery: the brand’s own dispatch and delivery terms
• The Attico on Wikipedia and the articles it cites
• Wikidata Q125995969
• Vogue, 25 February 2016: “Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini Would Like You to Dress Up” (the launch presentation, the robes, Ambrosio quoted)
• Vogue, 8 November 2017: the founders’ second profile, “growing Attico into a significant business”
• The New York Times, 14 September 2022: “Little Dresses for Big Nights”
• Forbes, 3 November 2023: “Why The Attico Is Every Cool Girl’s Dream Designer Brand”
• CR Fashion Book, 20 November 2023: “How The Attico Became The Ultimate It-Girl Brand”
• WWD, 22 December 2023: “CEO Talks: The Attico’s Stefano Marcovaldi” (revenue 5m to 27m to 30m euros, 270 stockists, accessories 35 percent, pop-ups, the CEO quoted)
• The Business of Fashion, BoF 500: Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini
• Luxury Handbags live catalogue, 19 September 2026: prices, sizes and stock