Essentiel Antwerp Size Guide: EU, UK and US Conversions

The short answer: Essentiel Antwerp uses EU sizing, and the UK size is the EU size minus 28, so an EU 36 is a UK 8 and a US 4. Letter sizes follow the same scale: XS is EU 34, small is EU 36, medium is EU 38. Coveti lists every piece on the UK scale, such as the Black trumpet-shaped tailored pants in UK 4 to 16. Shop the full Essentiel Antwerp range, read who is Essentiel Antwerp, and see the new winter 2026 edit.

Essentiel Antwerp is the Belgian label Inge Onsea and Esfan Eghtessadi founded in Antwerp in 1999. It started as a T-shirt line in twenty colours and grew into a full ready-to-wear house known for graphic print, bold colour and a sense of humour. Its pieces are cut on a European block, and the brand describes the intended fit of each style on the product page: close, relaxed, oversized. That fit line is the most useful thing to read before you choose a size.

Essentiel Antwerp size chart

Jeans are sized by the waist in inches, from 24 to 34. On the brand site the model wearing the Black floral-print barrel-leg jeans is 177 cm tall and wears a 27.

How do the winter 2026 pieces fit?

• Close fit: the Black off-shoulder sweater, the Black mini dress with voluminous sleeves, the trumpet-shaped tailored pants and the Black glitter off-shoulder maxi dress. These follow the body, so keep your usual size.
• Relaxed fit: the Black lace-trimmed maxi skirt, the floral-jacquard sweaters and the Bright pink zebra-print mini dress.
• Oversized fit: the Black cropped double-breasted blazer, the Geometric-print pussy-bow top and the Pink and black zebra-jacquard sweatshirt. These are designed to sit loose.

The brand’s models are 177 cm and 178 cm tall and wear a size small, an EU 36, in most of the collection.

Accessories sizing

The brooches, earrings and socks are one size. The Pink ostrich feather brooch measures about 22 x 22 cm, the Black rhinestone-trimmed bow brooch about 21.5 x 22 cm, and the Silver floral rhinestone earrings about 4.5 x 3.8 cm, for pierced ears.

Frequently asked questions

Does Essentiel Antwerp run small?

Essentiel Antwerp publishes no instruction to size up, so treat it as true to size and read the fit line on each piece: close-fit styles follow the body, oversized styles are cut loose on purpose.

What is an EU 38 in UK sizes?

A UK 10, which is a medium and a US 6. Subtract 28 from the EU size to get the UK size.

What does knit size 2 mean at Essentiel Antwerp?

Knit size 2 equals a medium, an EU 38 and a UK 10. The scale runs from 00, a UK 4, to 5, a UK 16.

How do Essentiel Antwerp jeans fit?

They are sized by waist in inches. The winter barrel-leg jeans are high rise with a relaxed, cropped fit.

Which sizes does Coveti stock?

Coveti shows each piece in the sizes the brand makes, on the UK scale, with the stock for each size on the product page.