
For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren has drawn inspiration from certain highlights in style and design.
Inge Onsea and Esfan Eghtessadi fell in love, married and had two beautiful children. Both had a strong affinity with fashion, albeit from different backgrounds. Inge was a model for many years. Esfan, the son of a designer, grew up surrounded by textiles, sketches and collections. As a young man, he started his own career as a fashion agent. Their joint adventure in fashion began with an idea that was as simple as it was essential. The collection was launched from the young couple's apartment with four styles of T-shirts available in 20 different colors. The T-shirts sold like hotcakes. Essentiel was born.
Inge now leads the design team with a tremendous amount of positive energy, injecting fashion and style. She travels the world to find inspiration, but remains deeply rooted in Antwerp.
Esfan combines his passionate commitment to the product with innate business intuition. After the company's success in its own country, Esfan is now focusing on the international expansion of the brand.