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Arc'teryx: An Urban Journey from Outdoor Apparel to Menswear Fashion

VANCOUVER, Canada — An unassuming building, in an unassuming industrial complex. It’s hard to believe that this is the headquarters of Arc’teryx , an outdoor apparel and equipment company known for its shell jackets, base layers, packs and climbing harnesses. Of course, not far away are the abundant ski runs and hiking trails of Vancouver’s North Shore, where personal experience and first-hand product testing have given rise to the emphasis on technical innovation, durability and performance that underlies the company’s success.

Arc’teryx was born in the basement of founder Dave Lane in 1989. At the time, the company was called Rock Solid. But in 1991, the fledgling firm rebranded, using a word derived from Archaeopteryx, the reptile scientists have long believed was first to climb, grow feathers and take flight.

Innovation ensued: Arc’teryx invented a harness buckle that eliminated webbing-strap slippage. In 1993, they introduced a new kind of form-fitting, thermo-moulded foam, which improved the comfort and safety of climbers. A year later, they applied a similar technology to backpack pads, straps and belts, making shoulder loads more bearable for orienteering. Still unsatisfied, they took on outerwear next, developing new materials with W.L. Gore, the makers of the well-known fabric Gore-Tex, and revolutionised seam work with a bonding agent that fuses fabrics together and eliminates stitching punctures.

But these days, Arc’teryx is on a different, decidedly more urban journey. In recent seasons, the company, whose products are made to conquer extreme environments, has taken on the notoriously volatile world of fashion with a menswear capsule collection called Veilance .

“We try to create product with some inherent truth in terms of the design or the function, but at a certain point, I became aware that a lot of people were buying Arc’teryx products without much intention of wearing them in the back country,” said the company’s president, Tyler Jordan. “So, in a way, we’ve been giving these consumers a product that wasn’t ideal for their particular use,” he continued. “It’s great that they like it and it’s great that they’re going to benefit from it, but wouldn’t it be even better if we focused on what they are actually going to use it for?

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