The Attico Robe Dress: The Dressing Gown That Started the Label, Ten Years On

The Attico began with a dressing gown. When Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini launched the label in Milan in 2016, its first pieces were robes and slip dresses meant to be worn out of the house, and the robe became its signature. Ten years later, the anniversary capsule Superattico10 brings it back as a jacquard robe mini dress, $2,150 at Coveti. This page tells the story, explains how the new version is made and fits, and shows how to wear a robe as a dress.

Key facts

• The piece: Jacquard Robe Mini Dress in Black, $2,150 at Coveti on 24 October 2026.
• Fabric: floral jacquard, 86% viscose and 14% silk; made in Italy.
• Details: bold shoulders, a shawl collar, a self-tie belt and pink piping.
• Fit: regular, per the house: take your usual size. Italian 36 to 44 at source.
• The house: The Attico was founded in Milan in 2016 by the stylists Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini; the name is Italian for penthouse. Its first collection was built on robes and slip dresses.
• Superattico10: The Attico’s 10th-anniversary capsule, launched on 20 October 2026 with a temporary store at Via Adalberto Catena 1 in Milan, open for just over four months (Luxe Digital). The campaign was shot by Drew Vickers at Casa Mollino in Turin (Hypebae).

Why the robe matters to The Attico

The founders were stylists and digital personalities before they were designers, and the idea that launched them was simple: the beautiful robes and nightwear that women owned should be worn to dinner. The robe dress made The Attico recognisable within a season, and every collection since has carried some trace of it, from silk slip dresses to belted satin jackets. The Attico history has the full story, and The Attico signatures lists the other codes.

What is new about the anniversary version

The Superattico10 robe keeps the shawl collar and the tie belt and changes the rest. The shoulders are built up, which turns a soft gown into something closer to a jacket. The fabric is a floral jacquard in viscose and silk, which has more body than the original satins. Pink piping runs along the collar, cuffs and belt, a playful nod to pyjamas. And the length is a mini, so it reads as a dress first.

How to wear it

Belt it tight and wear it as a dress with black mules, the Betta crystal mule for evening. Leave it open over a black slip and trousers and it becomes a jacket. Over satin cargo pants it gives the house mix of night and utility. Keep jewellery to gold hoops; the piping does the work.

Robe dresses in context

A robe dress is the opposite of a fitted cocktail dress: it wraps, it ties and it adjusts to the body through the day. That is why it works for weddings in winter, long dinners and travel. If you like the idea in a longer length, look at the house jersey maxis with knots at the hip in The Attico knot dresses; they share the wrap logic.

The robe dress and pieces to wear with it

1. Jacquard Robe Mini Dress in Black, $2,150

The dressing gown that started The Attico in 2016, cut as a mini dress for the tenth anniversary: floral viscose and silk jacquard, bold shoulders, a shawl collar, a self-tie belt and pink piping. Made in Italy. Material: 86% viscose, 14% silk. Made in Italy. Regular fit: take your usual size.

2. Cropped Wool Blazer in Black, $2,470

Made in Italy from wool gabardine, cropped and boxy with shoulder pads, wide peak lapels, a single button and three pockets taken from menswear. It pairs with the matching maxi skirt. Material: 97% virgin wool, 3% elastane. Made in Italy. Cut relaxed: take your usual size. Wear it over the robe dress when the belt is open.

3. Betta Crystal Mules in Grey Satin, $1,520

Betta is a peep-toe mule on a slightly curved heel, made in Italy from grey satin and covered in heat-applied crystals. Part of the anniversary capsule, on a 9.5 cm heel. Heel 9.5 cm. Made in EU 36 to 41. Material: 40% polyamide, 40% polyester, 20% crystal. Made in Italy. Cut relaxed: take your usual size. The evening shoe for the robe.

4. Satin Cargo Pants in Ice, $1,990

The Attico cargo pant in luminous double satin, in a pale ice shade, with patch pockets down the legs and strapped hems over a softly tapered, relaxed shape. From Superattico10. Material: 100% viscose. Cut relaxed: take your usual size. Wear the robe open over these.

5. La Sant Ambroeus Mini Bag in Antique Rose Croc-Print Leather, $1,840

La Sant Ambroeus is The Attico’s domed top handle, its name the Milanese dialect for Saint Ambrose, patron saint of the city. For the tenth anniversary it comes back in a Mini, made in Italy from antique rose croc-print calf leather, a deep brick red. Dimensions: height 24.5 cm, width 24 cm, depth 11 cm. Material: 100% calf leather. Made in Italy. A bag with the same dressed-up Milanese mood.

Buying at Coveti

Every piece is authentic and checked before dispatch, and ships worldwide by insured express courier (DHL Express and FedEx International Priority). Most regions ship Delivered Duty Unpaid, so local duties and taxes are payable on delivery. Clothing is listed in UK sizes converted from the Italian label, shoes in the whole EU sizes each style is made in. Full terms are in the logistics and returns protocol.

Frequently asked questions

What is The Attico robe dress?

A dress cut like a dressing gown, with a shawl collar and a tie belt. It was the founding signature of The Attico in 2016 and returns in the Superattico10 capsule as a jacquard robe mini dress.

How much is The Attico robe dress?

$2,150 at Coveti on 24 October 2026.

What is The Attico robe dress made of?

Floral jacquard in 86% viscose and 14% silk, made in Italy, with pink piping.

Does The Attico robe dress run true to size?

Yes. The house marks it regular fit and recommends your usual size. It is sold in Italian 36 to 44, listed in UK sizes at Coveti.

Can you wear a robe dress as a jacket?

Yes. Worn open over a slip dress, a black top and trousers, the built-up shoulders make it read as a jacket.

Who founded The Attico?

Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini, in Milan in 2016. The name is Italian for penthouse.

Read next

The Superattico10 capsule guide, The Attico history, The Attico signatures, who is The Attico, The Attico satin and silk.

Sources and method

Checked on 24 October 2026 by Gemma Deeks, Fashion Editor at Coveti. Product facts (materials, heel heights, dimensions, model sizes, country of manufacture) are the brand’s own product-page text; prices and counts are the live Coveti catalogue on that date and move with stock. Where a claim could not be checked it was left out.

• theattico.com, New In: Superattico10 product pages read on 24 October 2026 (description, size and fit, heel height, dimensions, composition)
• Luxe Digital, “The Attico opens a Superattico10 store in Milan”, 20 October 2026
• Hypebae, “The Attico celebrates 10 years with SUPERATTICO10”, 21 October 2026
• Coveti, logistics and returns protocol
• Coveti live catalogue, 24 October 2026: prices, sizes and stock

Gemma Deeks is Fashion Editor at Coveti. Prices, stock and counts on this page were checked against coveti.com and theattico.com on 24 October 2026.