Essentiel Antwerp
Designed in Antwerp, ESSENTIEL ANTWERP stands for refreshing, offbeat and luxurious fashion, renowned for its graphic or floral prints and trendy mixes of colour. The rich and unique collections are designed to provoke an emotional response.
ESSENTIEL is influenced by the numerous life experiences of its founders Esfan Eghtessadi and Inge Onsea. Esfan, the son of Nicole Cadine, grew up in a world of textiles, sketches and fashion collections. Inge had a vintage loving mother and she was a fashion model, spending five years in India, where she fell in love with colours, prints and unexpected combinations.
In 1999, Esfan and Inge took the chance and launched a T-shirt collection. Four styles, twenty different colours: their response to the monochrome fashion landscape. After a year, the first store opened in Antwerp. Four seasons later, knitwear, jackets, dresses, shirts and trousers untrendy colours, new materials and an entire range of accessories were added. ESSENTIEL ANTWERP grew into a global brand with a powerful message of love, fun and colourful surprises. A universal message that translates anywhere and everywhere in the World.