ARKE.001 / SLC.UT · PRE-LAUNCH
Built
for the
competitor.
Performance apparel, finally purpose-built for the way you compete.
SUN HOODY · FIRST PRODUCT
Competitive shooters spend thousands on a pistol, holster, belt, and optics — then pull a fishing shirt over the top.
There's nothing built for what they actually do.
ARKE is performance apparel built for athletes who happen to compete with firearms. Engineered fabrics. Construction designed around the kit. A restrained aesthetic that holds up at a match, on the range, and between stages.
Built by competitors, for competitors.
The Sun Hoody.
A lightweight performance hood built for 90-degree match days and full days at the range.
Italian-milled four-way stretch fabric. Hood designed to sit over ear pro without lifting. Construction designed around the way a competitive shooter actually moves under load.
Rendered from sixteen angles. Shown in Tungsten. Ships in four colorways at launch.
Every construction
decision answers a real problem on the clock.
The garment is designed for the body in motion, under load, with a belt and a holster and a mag pouch already on.
The hood sits over your ear pro.
A shooting day is hours of focus under electronic ear pro. Most hoods bunch up and lift off the back of the muffs — so the hood comes down, and the sun and the heat win.
ARKE maps a cluster of laser-cut perforations onto the exact footprint of the ear cup. The hood seats over your muffs, vents where the heat actually builds, and keeps your hearing protection where it belongs. No competitor has it — because it only comes from someone who shoots.
Raglan, Not Set-In.
Raglan sleeve construction places the seam outside the shoulder joint, where the fabric moves with the arm at a high-ready position. An underarm gusset opens range of motion at the apex of the sleeve, keeping the hem in place through a reload or transition.
Italian, Technical.
Sourced from a single Italian mill that specializes in technical knits for cycling and ski touring — the same fabric family used by top-tier alpine brands. Four-way stretch. Moisture-wicking. Sun-protective.
Where the Kit Eats Fabric.
Every shooter has retired a shirt with the hem chewed ragged — belt hardware, holster, and the hook side of a velcro panel grinding the same spots every match until the fabric gives. ARKE armors those exact spots — lower torso and forearm — with an abrasion-resistant secondary fabric. Same garment, far longer life under the kit.
Tight to the Wrist.
Tailored tight at the wrist so loose fabric won't catch on the draw — with enough stretch to push the sleeve up when a shooter wants skin on the firearm. Cuff length engineered to clear the holster on every transition.
Seams That Disappear.
Flatlock seams sit flush against the body so a belt buckle rides smoothly over them. A two-inch drop tail keeps the back covered through every range of motion — reaching for a mag, kneeling at a target, leaning into a port.
Nothing Here Is For Show.
Every feature traces to a moment on the clock — a draw, a reload, a transition, a long day in the sun. If it doesn't earn its place, it isn't on the garment.
RENDERED · PRE-PRODUCTION VISUALIZATION · FINAL CONSTRUCTION MAY VARY
Four at launch.
Chosen to extend the kit a competitor already carries. Named to the ARKE brand palette.
The ARKE Tee.
Purpose-built like everything ARKE — just with more places to wear it.
Rendered, not photographed · Pre-production visualization · Final construction may vary
A clean everyday cut that holds its shape from the range to the rest of the day, made to take a beating and look right doing it.
Twenty competitors. Eight weeks.
A group of roughly twenty people getting prototype access in June. Elite competitive shooters, instructors, range owners, and strategic partners.
Squad Zero is a structured testing program — members wear the prototype, document what they find, and shape the final build before it ships. Named credit at launch.
First in line when the Sun Hoody drops.
Drops, fit notes, and the occasional match photo. No spam.
Pre-launch · Sandy, UT