The phrase "attractive in itself" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has inherent appeal or beauty, independent of external factors or comparisons.
Example: "The painting is attractive in itself, even without the historical context behind it."
Alternatives: "intrinsically appealing" or "appealing on its own".
For some conductors, that honesty is attractive in itself.
These galleries, which also double as what the Boston museum calls a "social space," can be spectacular, and people may have come to associate new art with spectacle — the blockbuster syndrome — which is attractive in itself.
But pewter ware has rarely been gilded, partly because it is difficult to make a layer of gilding adhere to the surface, partly because there seems little point in covering a material that is attractive in itself with a metal that is ostensibly more precious.
Others may accept a liberal conception as attractive in itself but mostly separate from their other concerns.
"The same is true for people who tend to make positive expressions, because that suggests that you're personally happy, which is a very attractive feature in itself".
Although neither volunteered as much, it is a primary goal of the Sphinx Organization to make membership in an orchestra seem not so much a fallback as a viable and attractive option in itself.
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Granted that doctors can somehow overcome the sticky-default obstacle, there is still a question of whether arbitration is attractive in and of itself.
Onyx, with its dark interior, black carpeting and banquette seats, accents of gray and overhanging wood lights, is attractive in and of itself.
The glossy honey-colored wood is powerfully attractive in and of itself, but formally the instrument has a lumpy massiveness that compares unfavorably to the clean-lined elegance of a standard Steinway.
These would be added to an existing task force aimed at making the sport itself more attractive in time for the 2014 World Cup.
