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Fashion student Conor Turley designs queer capsule collection with Essentiel Antwerp

Following its collaboration with the now-graduated Paula Van Dyck, Belgian fashion label Essentiel Antwerp has once again partnered with the fashion department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. The second collection comes from third-year student Conor Turley. Working alongside Essentiel Antwerp's design team, Turley reimagined...

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Essentiel Antwerp awakens Paris - and the fashion world takes notice

A Stylish Parallel Universe in Pigalle One evening, one hotel, one feeling. During Paris Fashion Week, Essentiel Antwerp invited guests to the Hôtel Rochechouart. For a single night, this Art Deco gem in the heart of Pigalle was transformed into a stylish parallel universe, complete with rooftop romance, oysters, and a vibrant creative crowd....

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Essentiel Antwerp opens store in New York and launches American webshop

The Belgian fashion brand Essentiel Antwerp has settled in America. The Antwerp fashion label is opening a boutique in New York's Soho district and launching an online store in the region, Esfan Eghtessadi, CEO at Essentiel Antwerp, told Belgian media outlet De Tijd. The opening of the store will take place in September and, according to the...

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Essentiel Antwerp launches second hand website Re-ssentiel

Belgian fashion brand Essentiel Antwerp is launching a website for its own second-hand items. The website has been named 'Re-ssentiel' and went live on September 2022, the company told Belgian news platform HLN. "I always take inspiration from vintage and second-hand, my 'wardrobe light' full of pre-loved items," a statement from Inge Onsea,...

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Essentiel Antwerp has significantly reduced its wholesale network

Belgian brand Essentiel Antwerp has significantly reduced its number of wholesale outlets. The brand confirmed this in writing to FashionUnited following reports by Belgian newspaper De Standaard. In Belgium, the brand has gone from 120 to 69 outlets and internationally from 800 to 550. As for its own retail, there are no changes planned - 19 of...

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Essentiel Antwerp discontinues its menswear collection

The Fall/Winter 2019 collection is Essentiel Antwerp's last men's collection. The Belgian fashion house has announced this in a press release. "To continue to grow and evolve, Essentiel Antwerp announces its return to its original DNA by focusing solely on its women's collection," the company said. Essentiel Antwerp has offered menswear...

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Essentiel Antwerp opens first British store

Belgian brand Essentiel Antwerp has crossed the channel. The first UK shop has opened its doors in London, where it can be found at Sloane Square, according to the press release. The brand has a total of 185 square metres at its disposal in the new location. It is the first time UK customers will be able to experience the Essentiel Antwerp...

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Essentiel Antwerp ventures into Germany

Belgian fashion label Essentiel Antwerp will enter the German market next month. The brand will open its first independent shop in Cologne on December 15, various media report. After Cologne, Essentiel Antwerp will also launch a German online shop in 2018. The Belgian brand already expanded into Asia earlier this year with a shop in China. It...

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Essentiel Antwerp opens shops in Asia

Fashion brand Essentiel Antwerp is expanding into Asia by opening shops in Russia, China and Japan. The Belgian label already operated shops in the Netherlands, Spain and France, FashionNetwork reports. The three new markets will be starting with wholesale. The label plans to test sales for three seasons and, if successful, franchise stores will...