ARN mercantile comes from a long history of collaboration between European pattern cutter (N) and a Japanese fabric technician (A) and has fulfilled their need to experiment with the processes involved in constructing garments that are cut in 3D and tailored to move with your body.

All ARN cottons are produced from Peruvian long fibre crop, grown at over 11,000 feet to remove the need for pesticides and are grown in rotation so the field can go without chemical fertilizers. The linens are made from a short-cropped Egyptian flax grown on the delta. The dyes used come from a family run dye house in Japan keeping the processes true and completely organic. Savile Row tailors construct jacket and trousers in the collection for the highest quality in cut and style while the shirting is made by Jermyn Street Shirt Makers in keeping with the English Heritage theme.

By combining different ideas and materials from around the world, ARN wants to bring each part of the chain together to create garments that can be worn well with the wearer playing a part in the process.

Much of what we do is based on your our personnel experiences, N travelled across the US in the late 80’s early 90’s buying and selling ‘vintage’ work wear, where A was involved in the Osaka vintage market selling across Japan.

The idea of garment mirroring there use and users is a core idea in what we do, we use only the best raw material we can find work direct with the mills and produce only in the UK, working closely with the factories to make a clean durable and correct garment.

ARN mercantile comes from a long history of collaboration between European pattern cutter (N) and a Japanese fabric technician (A) and has fulfilled their need to experiment with the processes involved in constructing garments that are cut in 3D and tailored to move with your body.All ARN cottons are produced from Peruvian long fibre crop, grown at over 11,000 feet to remove the need for pesticides and are grown in rotation so the field can go without chemical fertilizers. The linens are made from a short-cropped Egyptian flax grown on the delta. The dyes used come from a family run dye house in Japan keeping the processes true and completely organic. Savile Row tailors construct jacket and trousers in the collection for the highest quality in cut and style while the shirting is made by Jermyn Street Shirt Makers in keeping with the English Heritage theme. By combining different ideas and materials from around the world, ARN wants to bring each part of the chain together to create garments that can be worn well with the wearer playing a part in the process.Much of what we do is based on your our personnel experiences, N travelled across the US in the late 80’s early 90’s buying and selling ‘vintage’ work wear, where A was involved in the Osaka vintage market selling across Japan.The idea of garment mirroring there use and users is a core idea in what we do, we use only the best raw material we can find work direct with the mills and produce only in the UK, working closely with the factories to make a clean durable and correct garment.