ARMA

ARMA is a European designer leather label for women and men, founded in the Netherlands in 1985 by Aram Aykaz with three business partners and based in Badhoevedorp, near Amsterdam. Still a family business, it is led today by his children, Maral Aykaz, who oversees creative direction, and Arden Aykaz, who runs production and operations. As a modern leather house, ARMA creates refined classics designed to last a lifetime, exploring simple, discreet shapes over constant newness. Presenting two collections a year, ARMA is known for leather and suede jackets such as the Carmen and Emy, bombers, shearling coats, leather trousers and skirts, suede shirts and a menswear line, which was its main business at launch. Its clothing is made in Turkey, where it opened its own factory in Safranbolu in 2018. Controlling around two-thirds of its production process gives ARMA the flexibility to recut popular styles from stock skins, and it also manufactures for several high-end fashion brands. It works with lamb leather, suede, shearling and wool, using traditional crafting techniques. ARMA is stocked by retailers including Net-a-Porter, Mytheresa, Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom, Selfridges and Le Bon Marché, and has been profiled by WWD.