She’s All That
Review of The Attico Spring 2026 Fashion Show
By Angela Baidoo
THE COLLECTION
THE VIBE
Fiercely Feminine, Italian Cinema Icons, Boudoir to Boardroom, Daring Duality
The set design for The Attico’s annual show on the Milan schedule resembled a house with a large lacquered revolving door. This, Gilda Ambrosio and George Tordini, told The Impression backstage was a symbol for all the infinite versions of herself a women can be in a lifetime “So the doors of the set represented that, the infinite possibilities of the infinite women we have inside.”
Titled Lei è Così and roughly translated as “she is like that” it could not be a more fitting descriptive for a show, and brand for that matter, who unabashedly celebrate women in all their powerfully feminine glory. Yet, this is not about a power-suited woman trying to emulate male characteristics, The Attico woman defies any attempt to pin her down as any one thing, she can be sexy (and proud), agile and athletic (spring 2025) or ready to host a party with less than 24 hours notice (fall 2018).
Women have been known (and unfairly mocked) for experiencing multiple moods in one day, and it is this multiplicity that the duo have acknowledged is a woman’s superpower. Avoiding classification by the outside world, this is reflected in the collection as a duality between many personalities, from the demure to the seductive. Blouson trench coats appeared head-on as any other, but as the model revealed her look in reverse a cheeky reveal of an open back or low-waistband with lace lingerie just peeking through gave an insight into how this show was going to unfold.
The first few looks out of the revolving door were cropped lace unitards worn with perilously high platform stilettos which may not be a look for an everyday trip to the grocery store, but in keeping with the theme all the lingerie pieces (which were a highlight of the show, especially when patchworked with contrast inserts or peeking out from a tailored blazer) had the potential of being worn layered under the trench coats, shirt dresses or knitted sets, and the feeling it will give the wearer is confidence, confidence to ‘Opens doors, unafraid of what’s behind, excited by possibilities, ready to go out, or come in. In any room, her presence is always strongly felt, without her screaming for attention.’ as reiterated in todays show notes.
The most prominent looks encompassed the lingerie section and these will likely be pulled for editorials or layered for red carpet appearances, but the collection in its entirety is truly catering to their woman’s lifestyle needs. Applying each seasonal theme across their many categories, outerwear added a little exposure, the carefree style of the Italian actresses from the 50s and 60s who inspired the designers this season could be found in the fitted – yet falling off the shoulder – knitwear, and their tailoring was a clever mis-matching of shirting fabric as a lining peeking out from under pencil skirts.
This design duo know what their customers want, because they are their customer, and they convey the confidence with which every woman who buys a piece from The Attico should carry themselves.
THE DIRECTION
THE QUOTE
We decided that the show should be about women and how many endless women they have the inside themselves. So the doors of the set represented that, you know, the infinite possibilities and the infinite women that we have inside. And so the title of the show is ‘lei è così‘ which means she is simply like that, and because we don’t want to define our women, we just want to leave the doors open”
Gilda Ambrosio and George Tordini, co-Creative Directors, The Attico
THE WRAP UP
The question of how women are reclaiming (or clawing back)their power has been pin-balling across Milan this week. Tailoring was used as armour, looser silhouettes allowed women the freedom to live without restriction, and collections celebrated women dressing their own way and not adhering to any perceived societal rules. And here too Ambrosio and Tordini, who freely admit are themselves their first customers – saying backstage “When we create a collection, we are the first ones trying things on to see how we feel, we want women to feel great about what they wear. So this is the first thing we notice now, do I look good? Do I look sexy? Do I feel empowered? Do I feel like confident?” – are the brand, inner and outerwear, and out and that universe they have created, they have always put women on a pedestal simply because Lei è Così – they are just like that.
