Designed with a chic polo-style collar and placket, this finely knitted top by Essentiel Antwerp offers a relaxed fit scattered with embroidered sequins. Designed with a chic polo-style collar and placket, this finely knitted top by Essentiel Antwerp offers a relaxed fit scattered with embroidered sequins. After launching a successful T-shirt collection that quickly took over their apartment, husband-and-wife designers Esfan Eghtessadi and Inge Onsea opened their first boutique in Antwerp, Belgium in 2000. Today, Essentiel Antwerp is a complete ready-to-wear line marked by playful prints, pop colors, and spot-on detailing.