Founded in Skåne in 2013 by Alexander Torlén and Per Franssén, ATP Atelier built its reputation on a single conviction: that vegetable-tanned leather, sourced correctly and constructed honestly, is the only material worth building a shoe from. Everything else — the last, the silhouette, the heel — follows from that.
The practical consequence is footwear that improves with age rather than degrading. The leather takes a patina, softens where your foot asks it to, and the leather-soled styles can be resoled indefinitely. It is the one brand in our directory that genuinely rewards a decade-long relationship.
Price range: roughly $250–$450 · Origin: Sweden · Sizing: true to EU, half sizes available · Resoleable: yes, leather-soled styles
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ATP Atelier vs Flattered — the comparison most people actually need. Leather quality against out-of-box comfort, and the cost-per-wear case laid out properly.
Our honest ATP Atelier review — what the brand does well, what it doesn’t, and who should skip it.
Where It Appears in Our Edits
- The best Scandinavian block heels — ranked second overall, and first for investment buyers.
- The most comfortable designer heels — an honest third, with the caveat that comfort arrives after the breaking-in period rather than on day one.
- Best heels for wide feet — a strong standard-fit option, because the last is generous and the leather stretches.
Before You Buy
- Scandinavian shoe sizing — ATP Atelier is true to EU, so measure once and order with confidence.
- Making leather heels last — the maintenance routine that turns this from an expensive shoe into a cheap one.
- Finding your heel height — the range runs 40–70 mm, squarely in the practical band.
What to Know
Budget the breaking-in period. Vegetable-tanned leather is stiff out of the box. Two to three weeks of occasional wear and it becomes genuinely comfortable — but it will not be comfortable on day one, and buying it for an event next week is a mistake.
The value case depends on you. Resoleability and patina only pay off if you keep and maintain the shoes. If you rotate footwear every couple of seasons, you are paying for durability you will never use, and Flattered is the better buy.
Prioritise the leather-soled styles if longevity is the point. Not everything in the range is leather-soled, and the sole is what determines whether the shoe has a second life.
Also stocked at Farfetch, which is sometimes the better route for archive styles and sale stock.