We build fashion brands ready for international growth.
Collection consultancy, global production, and wholesale management for luxury and contemporary brands — representing brands across Paris, London, and New York.
Your collection is good.
That was never the issue.
What stops most brands from growing internationally is everything around the product: a range built for a local market, pricing that breaks under wholesale margins, limited buyer relationships abroad, and no one to tell you honestly what building a global brand really demands behind the scenes.
That's where Arca comes in.
What we do
Building brands takes more than ideas. It takes structure, clarity, and direction.
Collection Consultancy
Collections as commercially successful as they are creatively compelling: strategy, planning, pricing architecture, trend forecasting, market intelligence.
Global Production Network
A strategic production ecosystem: sourcing, specialist ateliers, manufacturers, cost optimisation and margin analysis. Years of trusted relationships, available to every ARCA partner from day one.
Wholesale Management
Our role is not exposure — it's placement, credibility, and results. Representing brands across Paris, London & New York, buyer outreach, fashion-week representation, senior-level negotiations through to orders.
Brands we've moved across borders.
Retail relationships
Retail accounts managed
Season-on-season wholesale growth
E-commerce growth
2026 Highlights
- Appointed by Colombia's leading fashion institution to lead its international buyer programme, hosting top-tier global retailers throughout market week.
- Hired by Splash, Europe's leading swimwear trade show, to manage international buyer outreach and appointment booking.
- Managed global wholesale operations across 600+ retail accounts.
- Achieved 2× season-on-season wholesale growth for partner brands.
- Delivered 60%+ e-commerce growth through commercial and collection strategy.
- Introduced a partner brand to the atelier behind Victoria's Secret's chainmail craftsmanship, resulting in a sold-out capsule collection.
- Delivered international retail activations and pop-ups in Dubai to support global expansion.
Clients
Retailer network
Part of a network of 3,000+ retail relationships across the US, Europe and the Middle East.
Press & institutions
The person behind Arca.
With a career spanning luxury fashion, international wholesale, and brand consultancy, Honor Ripley founded ARCA Consultancy to bridge the gap between emerging brands and the world's leading retailers. She is passionate about discovering emerging talent, building genuine relationships, and helping brands achieve long-term commercial success on a global scale.
Honor Ripley — Founder
Four steps. No mystery.
Brand & Market Immersion
Deep dive into brand DNA, competitive landscape and target customer to define USP and global positioning.
Insight & Direction
Trend forecasting, pricing analysis and consumer insights set the creative and commercial framework.
Collection Refinement
SKU mix, category balance and pricing architecture refined for cohesion and sell-through.
International Launch, Wholesale & Sales Execution
Go-to-market across DTC and wholesale: sell-in tools, line sheets, buyer targeting, order optimisation.
Built for brands ready to sell beyond their own market.
If you're preparing your next collection for international buyers, tell us where you are — and where you want to be.