# ARKEN — Full content > A study in linen. Made to soften with wear. Full plain-text content of arkenofficial.com, regenerated from the site data tables. Generated for LLM crawlers. The live site is at https://www.arkenofficial.com. ## Products ### The Frame — Overshirts URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/products/canvas-overshirt 220 GSM · 100% European Linen · The Gravity Drape Fit: Architectural Drape · Price: ₹6,950 A layer built for structural independence. Woven at a dense 220 GSM in 100% European long-staple flax, the fabric carries enough physical weight to act as a frame rather than a shell. The gravity of the wet-spun yarn pulls the hem straight down, settling quietly onto the shoulders without gripping them. It holds its own line, moving with the wearer while keeping its form intact. Made to soften, never to lose its weight. Colourways: Natural, Olive, Burnt Sienna, Ink, Cerulean, Travertine ### The Hollow — Shirts URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/products/classic-shirt 160 GSM · 100% European Linen · Yarn-Dyed · Enzyme Washed Fit: Tapered · Price: ₹4,950 The shirt the studio reaches for on the days that matter — and most of the days that don't. Cut tapered through the body so the silhouette is shape-defined, then drawn loose through the chest and torso so the cloth moves with the wearer rather than against them. Woven at 160 GSM in 100% long-staple European flax — yarn-dyed at the spool so the colour lives inside each thread rather than coating the surface, then enzyme-washed in the finished piece so the second wear already feels like the fiftieth. Button-down collar that holds position through a working day. Box pleat at the back yoke for movement; no chest pocket so the line of the front stays clean. Four colourways — ink, chocolate, white, and dark olive. The same cloth in natural sits on its sister product, The Cutaway, alongside the SS26 women's accents (butter and pale pink). Colourways: Ink, Chocolate, White, Dark Olive ### The Cutaway — Shirts URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/products/cutaway-shirt 160 GSM · 100% European Linen · Yarn-Dyed · Enzyme Washed Fit: Tapered · Price: ₹4,950 Same cloth, same body, a different collar. The Cutaway pairs the Hollow's tapered drape with a spread / cutaway collar — a wide horizontal opening, soft natural roll, no buttons at the points — for the days when the line of the front needs to read open and unfastened rather than buttoned-down. Cut tapered through the body so the silhouette is shape-defined, then drawn loose through the chest and torso so the cloth moves with the wearer rather than against them. Woven at 160 GSM in 100% long-staple European flax — yarn-dyed at the spool so the colour lives inside each thread rather than coating the surface, then enzyme-washed in the finished piece so the second wear already feels like the fiftieth. Box pleat at the back yoke for movement; no chest pocket so the line of the front stays clean. Four colourways — Natural as the foundational neutral, Butter, Pale Pink and Saffron as the SS26 womens accents (soft pale, blush, and the deeper gold-orange). Colourways: Natural, Butter, Pale Pink, Saffron ### The Column — Trousers URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/products/linen-trouser 210 GSM · 100% European Linen · Mid-Rise · Tailored Straight · The Gravity Drape Fit: Mid-Rise, Tailored Straight · Price: ₹5,950 A tailored straight-leg linen trouser cut for the considered end of warm-climate dressing. The 210 GSM wet-spun European flax descends from a mid-rise waistband under its own weight, the cloth falling clean and straight from the hip to the hem — neither slim nor wide, but a precise considered line. The hem breaks once at the top of the shoe. Clean front — single tonal button-fly closure, three belt loops, slash side pockets, no pleats, no drawstring. 100% linen, no cotton, no compromise. Reads dressier than the Ease, more relaxed than a wool dress trouser — the considered middle. Colourways: Stone, Ink, Natural, Olive ### The Column Wide — Trousers URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/products/linen-trouser-wide 210 GSM · 100% European Linen · High-Rise · Wide-Leg Pleated Fit: High-Rise, Wide-Leg Pleated · Price: ₹6,450 A wider, more dramatic cut of The Column — same 210 GSM wet-spun European flax, taken to a high-rise waistband and deep double pleats at the front. The cloth falls full and unbroken from the pleat to the floor in the gravity of the yarn alone, never tapered, never tight. A 1930s Italian-gentleman silhouette done in our linen — generous through the thigh, considered through the leg, finished with a turn-up. Pairs with the Hollow tucked in or the Frame open over a tee. The Column for those who want a quieter line; The Column Wide for those who want the silhouette to do the talking. Colourways: Stone, Natural, Tobacco, Olive, Ink ### The Mirror — Trousers (Women’s) URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/products/mirror-trouser 210 GSM · 100% European Linen · Extra-High Rise · Wide-Leg Pleated · Women’s Fit: Extra-High Rise, Wide-Leg Pleated, Women’s · Price: ₹6,450 The feminine counterpoint to the Column Wide. Same 210 GSM wet-spun European flax, recut for the woman’s form. An extra-high waistband sits at the natural waist; deep double pleats fall straight at the front into a wide-leg silhouette that drapes clean from hip through thigh to a plain straight hem at the ankle bone. Hidden side-zip on the left seam for a clean front line; two slash pockets, one back welt. Same architectural drape principle as the Column Wide, the same cloth — recut, with the small construction shifts that distinguish a women’s trouser from a man’s. Pairs with the Cutaway tucked in or open. Colourways: Bone (Mahogany, Seaweed, Pewter pending) ### The Bare — Shirts URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/products/band-collar 160 GSM · 100% European Linen · Enzyme Washed Fit: Tapered · Price: ₹4,950 The band collar earns its place in a wardrobe by removing a decision — no collar to press, no collar to wilt by lunchtime, no collar that reads as either too formal or too casual. Same fabric, same fit as The Hollow; only the collar changes. Reads as considered at the office, at dinner, on a Sunday. Colourways: Parchment, Stone, Ink, Powder, Sage ### The Ease — Trousers URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/products/drawstring-trouser 210 GSM · 100% European Linen · Drawstring · The Gravity Drape Fit: Relaxed Straight, Drawstring Waist · Price: ₹5,450 A trouser cut to the same engineering principle as the Column, in a more forgiving register. Drawstring waist over an elastic back panel; the 210 GSM wet-spun European linen carries its own weight to the floor. Architectural room through the hip and thigh, straight to the ankle — no taper, no cling. The silhouette is the gravity of the yarn, not the cut. The leg never adheres to skin in heat. Colourways: Parchment, Stone, Natural ## Edits ### Pieces for when the heat won't break. URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/edits/high-summer Edit — High Summer Linen built for it, not against it. Lighter weights, looser cuts, the colours that hold up to glare. Worn through afternoons that ask nothing of you. ### Pieces that hold their line for the whole day. URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/edits/the-day Edit — The Day Heavier cloth, controlled cuts. The pieces you reach for when the day is full and you need clothes that don't ask anything back. Morning meetings through the walk home. ### Pieces that go in a single roll. URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/edits/travel Edit — Travel Linen packs flat. These four pieces between them carry you through a week — heat and air-conditioning, plane and terrace, walks and tables. Each washes back to itself. ## Journal ### The Cloth That Returns. URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/journal/linen-sustainability A note on the cloth and where it goes — without using the word that most brands use loudly. ### Why Linen Works in Hot Weather. URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/journal/linen-hot-weather The structural reasons linen outperforms every other fabric above thirty degrees — and why hot-climate wardrobes never should have abandoned it. ### Understanding Fabric Weight (GSM). URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/journal/gsm-explained The single most useful number in fabric evaluation. What it means, why it matters, and how to read it on a product page. ### How Linen Ages Over Time. URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/journal/linen-aging Most fabrics decline. Linen is one of the few that improves. Three years of wear, observed. ### Linen at the Office. URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/journal/linen-office Three configurations that work in a formal context — and the structural reason each one holds without effort. ## Information & service ### Care for your linen. URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/info/care Care Line dry · in shade Linen rewards good habits. Treat it well and it will soften, drape, and outlast almost anything else in your wardrobe. Treat it badly and it will tell you so within a season. Washing Cold water, gentle cycle. Mild detergent, free of optical brighteners and bleach. Wash linen with linen — keep it away from anything with strong dyes for the first three washes. Garment-washed linen continues to soften with every wash. The hand at year three will not be the hand at day one. This is the point of the fabric, not a defect. Drying Line dry in shade. Direct sun is fine for whites and parchments; avoid it for darker tones to preserve depth of colour. Tumble drying is permitted on low heat but reduces longevity. Pressing Linen is meant to wrinkle. The crease is part of the material's character — not something to be eliminated. Press only when the situation requires it: weddings, work meetings, photographs. If you do press: medium-high heat, slightly damp fabric, no steam from below. Press · only when the situation requires it Storage Hang shirts and overshirts on wooden hangers. Fold trousers along the original crease. Avoid plastic — linen needs air. Cedar in the wardrobe keeps moths away without scent. Folded · cedar · breathable rest Stains, briefly Sweat — cold rinse immediately, mild detergent within ### Shipping & returns. URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/info/shipping Service Each piece insured in transit on despatch Pre-order — current status ARKEN is currently on pre-order. Production timelines are firming up; we will write to every ordered client by name when ship dates are set. Until then, no piece leaves the studio. Specific shipping rates and timelines — domestic and international — will be published here when they are confirmed. The 30-day returns policy below applies from the date of delivery, regardless of when shipping begins. The studio tag · cream card, copper foil, hand-knotted jute twine Returns & exchanges Each ARKEN garment is despatched by hand and inspected on departure from the studio. The same care attends its return. The terms below describe what the studio accepts, what it does not, and how we handle each case. The window Thirty days from the date of delivery. The period begins when the courier records the parcel as received. The standard Returns are accepted on garments that meet each of the following: have not been worn outside the home, for any duration or purpose are unwashed, unpressed, and unaltered arrive with the studio tag and the foil-edged authentication card included with the original delivery arrive in the original cotton wrap Tied through the front placket, knotted at the studio The studio tag Each piece is despatched with a ha ### Size guide. URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/info/size-guide Fit Reference · the four measurement points ARKEN garments are cut to a relaxed-tapered fit unless specified otherwise. Linen relaxes ~3% with the first wash; we account for this in the pattern, so the size you order is the size it remains. Shirts & overshirts SizeChest (in)Length (in)Shoulder (in) XS3827.517 S402817.5 M4228.518 L442918.5 XL4629.519 XXL483019.5 Trousers & shorts SizeWaist (in)Inseam — trousersInseam — shorts 3030308 323230.58.5 3434319 363631.59 3838329.5 How to measure Chest — under the arms, around the fullest part, tape parallel to the floor Waist — at the natural waist, where you would wear trousers Shoulder — seam to seam across the back Inseam — from crotch to ankle along the inner leg Between sizes? Size up for shirts and overshirts (linen drape benefits from room), size down for trousers (the cut is forgiving). ### Size consultation. URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/info/size-consult Concierge Personal · complimentary · discreet If you've never worn ARKEN before, fit can be an act of faith. We'd like to remove that. Send us your height, weight, chest, waist, and a photograph of yourself in a shirt that fits you well — and our concierge will recommend the size, fit, and silhouette that suits you. Usually within a few hours. This service is complimentary, no obligation, and discreet. What we will not do Push you toward sizes we don't have in stock Recommend a piece that won't suit your build, even if you've asked for it Share your photograph with anyone outside the concierge team Reach the concierge on WhatsApp or by email at concierge@arkenofficial.com. ### Speak with ARKEN. URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/info/contact Contact Concierge The fastest way to reach us. Sizing, fit, fabric, returns, anything garment-related. WhatsApp +91 XXXXX XXXXX  ·  concierge@arkenofficial.com Hours: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 to 19:00 IST. WhatsApp messages outside these hours are answered the next morning. Press & collaborations Editorial, partnerships, stylist requests, anything not garment-related. Press kit and editorial loans → studio@arkenofficial.com Atelier Private sessions for studio clients — fit recommendations, fabric notes, a first look at capsule pieces. By video, or in person at the atelier in New Delhi, by appointment. atelier@arkenofficial.com ### Practical questions. URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/info/faq Frequent questions Will the linen wrinkle? Yes. Linen wrinkles. This is part of the material's character, not a flaw. ARKEN's enzyme-washed finish gives the wrinkles a relaxed, lived-in quality rather than a sharp, dry one. If a perfectly smooth garment matters to you, linen may not be the right fabric. Will it shrink after washing? No. Our linen is sanforized and pre-shrunk before the garment is cut. The size you order is the size it stays. Is it scratchy? No. Most "scratchy" linen is either low-GSM, blended with synthetics, or unwashed. ARKEN linen is 100% European flax, woven to ~160 GSM for shirts and ~210–220 GSM for trousers and shackets, enzyme-washed for softness from day one. It softens further with every wash but is comfortable from the first wear. What's the right occasion? Most ARKEN pieces are deliberately versatile. The Hollow in Ink works for office, for evening, for weddings. The Ease works for travel and for home. The Frame works for resort, for restaurants, for Sundays. We avoid pieces that only work in one context. How long do they last? Properly cared for, ARKEN garments are designed to outlast a decade. Linen is among the most durable natural fibres in textile use. The fabric improves with age in a way that almost no other material does. Do you offer alterations? For studio clients, yes — by appointment, complimentary on first wear. For other locations, we recommend a trusted local tailor and reimburse a ### Press & mentions. URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/info/press Press For editorial requests, image rights, and product loans, please write to studio@arkenofficial.com. We respond within two business days. A press kit including high-resolution lookbook imagery, brand statement, founder biography, and product specifications is available on request. Recent ARKEN is a young house. We are building a body of work first; press will follow naturally. We do not pursue paid placements. For stylists We are happy to lend product for editorial shoots. Please write to the studio email above with publication, shoot date, and the pieces you'd like to consider. ### Privacy. URL: https://www.arkenofficial.com/info/privacy Legal The short version: we collect what we need to fulfil your order and keep you informed about ARKEN. Nothing more. 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