The founder of ESCADA, was a beautiful Swedish woman named Margaretha, a top model for the firm Jacques Fath. She not only modeled the new collections, she took the time to think and learn about the fashion world. Her future Partner was Wolfgang Ley a young, dynamic, ambitious entrepreneur who loved to improvise, when their paths crossed 23 years ago, they fell in love and became an unbeatable team. ESCADA is the international luxury fashion group since its founding in 1976 by Margaretha and Wolfgang Ley and today has nearly 440 shops and corners in more than 60 countries.