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ESSĒN

Footwear and accessories label founded in 2016, offering a permanent collection of women's staples handmade in Italy by artisans and produced in small batches or on demand to avoid overproduction. via brand about page ↗

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Origin

🇦🇺 Australia

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City

Melbourne

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Founded

2016

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Company

Micro ~5 people

two co-founders, made-to-order production outsourced to European workshops, one appointment-only store ≈ 5 staff · Founded 2016 by Marre Muijs and Prue Treweeke; first Melbourne store (by appointment) opened 2026; shoes made to order in Italy/Portugalvia estimate ↗

Owner

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Price

€€€€ €135–€395

median €285 · typical range of 81 products

Ethics

4.0 / 5

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Quality

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Ratings

Ethics

4.0/ 5

Weighted average of 1 source

Good On You 4.0
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Good (4/5) ↗ · 2026-04 · autoPeople: Good · Planet: Good · Animals: It's a start

Quality

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Verification

Research confidence: medium.

Sourcing & ethics

Melbourne-designed, seasonless women's shoe label founded in 2016 by Marre Muijs. It produces a small core range in small runs at family-run workshops in Italy (Le Marche), Portugal and Spain, and its 'Inside our factories' page says which product is made in which country, though it names no factories. It ships to Europe (standard delivery 2–4 business days), but the customer pays import duties. Owned by Marre Muijs (founder, independent).

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