Arc'teryx

Arc'teryx Equipment Inc
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTechnical apparel
Founded1989 as Rock Solid
1991 as Arc'teryx
FounderDave Lane
Jeremy Guard
HeadquartersNorth Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
Number of locations
  • 80+ branded stores
  • 3,000+ retailers
Area served
Worldwide
Number of employees
1,200 globally (2020)[1]
ParentAmer Sports
Divisions
  • LEAF
  • Veilance
Websitearcteryx.com

Arc'teryx is a Canadian apparel company specializing in outdoor apparel and equipment headquartered in North Vancouver, British Columbia. It focuses on technical apparel for mountaineering and Alpine sports, including related accessories. The company's name and logo reference the Archaeopteryx, the transitional fossil of early dinosaurs to modern dinosaurs (birds). Arc'teryx is known for its waterproof Gore-Tex shell jackets, knitwear, and down parkas.[2][3]

Founded in 1989 as Rock Solid, the company re-branded in 1991 as Arc'teryx to produce outerwear and climbing gear for the Coast Mountains in Canada. The company was sold to Salomon Group in 2001 and Amer Sports in 2005. Arc'teryx maintains two divisions: Veilance, their luxury streetwear retailer and LEAF, their retailer of technical gear for law enforcement and military forces. The company is a major influence in the "gorpcore" and "normcore" fashion movements, the wearing of minimalist, technical apparel in urban settings.[3][4] The brand is colloquially known as "dead bird".[5]

  1. ^ Corporate factsheet, newsroom.arcteryx.com, May 01, 2018
  2. ^ Gallagher, Jacob (January 17, 2022). "Why Are All These People Showering in Their Arc'teryx Jackets?". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Gallagher, Jacob (January 2, 2021). "Gorpcore: How Arc'teryx Parkas and Salomon Hiking Boots Became High Fashion". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Dacre, Karen (November 26, 2021). "Gorpcore trend peaks again as extreme outdoor wear hits pub and park". The Guardian. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Magazine, Gripped (2015-04-16). "Inside Arc'teryx » Outdoor & Climbing Gear | Gripped Climbing Magazine". Gripped Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-03.