Monitor Coat
The Gore-Tex city shell that defined Veilance's idea of technical outerwear cut like tailoring, with taped seams and no visible branding.
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Arc’teryx Veilance
Veilance is Arc'teryx's Vancouver-born city line, applying Gore-Tex construction and minimalist tailoring to monochrome technical outerwear and trousers.
VancouverOrigin
UnisexFocus
TechwearStyle
$$$$Price
4 brands like Arc’teryx Veilance like DESCENTE ALLTERRAIN, Goldwin, Nanamica →
What to know about Arc’teryx Veilance
Mountain construction, city silhouettes
It takes Arc'teryx's Gore-Tex laminates, bonded and taped seams and articulated patterning and applies them to unstructured blazers, shells and technical trousers.
Branding is deliberately hidden
Monochrome pieces with concealed hardware and almost no visible logo — the detailing is structural rather than decorative, which is what the high price buys.
Recurring styles, not seasonal churn
The line returns to a core set of names — Monitor coat, Mionn insulated layers, Demlo shirting, Align trousers — rather than reinventing itself each season.
The pieces that define Arc’teryx Veilance
Shop Arc’teryx Veilance →Align Trousers
Veilance's recurring technical trouser, bringing articulated patterning and concealed hardware to a clean urban silhouette.
Explore Align →Mionn Insulated Layers
The line's minimalist insulation piece, showing how Arc'teryx performance layering translates into monochrome city dress.
Explore Mionn →Shop Arc’teryx Veilance
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How Arc’teryx Veilance fits
Overall fit
slightly small
Most wearers find Veilance cuts noticeably slimmer and longer than Arc'teryx's mountain line, so a normal size works on lean frames while broader or layering-minded buyers usually go up one.
Tip: Take your usual size if you're lean and average-to-tall; size up if you're broad through the chest/shoulders or want to layer a midlayer underneath.
Medium confidence · based on 14 sources
By category
| Category | Runs | Shape | Size advice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirts & overshirts | slightly small | slim, unstructured, close through the chest with a narrow sleeve | Size up if you're between sizes or muscular through the chest and shoulders. |
| Trousers & pants | true to size | slim, clean-front, athletic through seat and thigh | Order your normal waist and budget for a hem unless you're 6ft or taller. |
| Jackets | slightly small | slim and articulated, shaped through the torso with pre-bent sleeves | Size up one if you plan to wear a Mionn or heavier midlayer underneath, otherwise stay true to size. |
| T-shirts & graphic tees | slightly small | trim and slightly elongated rather than boxy | Size up one if you prefer any drape or a relaxed shoulder. |
Directional fit consensus summarized from public sources with AI — a starting point, not a guarantee. Confirm with the product's own measurements before buying.
If you like Arc’teryx Veilance
88% matchDESCENTE ALLTERRAIN
Japanese equal in articulated waterproof city tailoring
What changes: More sport-derived detailing and visible branding
82% matchGoldwin
Ski-heritage minimalism with softer, more wearable cuts
What changes: Less tailoring-driven, broader lifestyle range
80% matchNanamica
GORE-TEX built into relaxed everyday shapes
What changes: Casual sportswear rather than urban tailoring
78% matchHERNO LAMINAR
Italian tailored cuts over the same Gore-Tex membranes
What changes: Formal outerwear focus, no full clothing system
Arc’teryx Veilance fit questions
Does Arc’teryx Veilance run big or small?
Arc’teryx Veilance fits slightly small. Take your usual size if you're lean and average-to-tall; size up if you're broad through the chest/shoulders or want to layer a midlayer underneath. Most wearers find Veilance cuts noticeably slimmer and longer than Arc'teryx's mountain line, so a normal size works on lean frames while broader or layering-minded buyers usually go up one.
How does Arc’teryx Veilance fit?
Most wearers find Veilance cuts noticeably slimmer and longer than Arc'teryx's mountain line, so a normal size works on lean frames while broader or layering-minded buyers usually go up one. Overall shape: slim, articulated, close-to-body with a clean drape rather than tailored-tight.
How do Arc’teryx Veilance shirts & overshirts fit?
Arc’teryx Veilance shirts & overshirts fits slightly small. Size up if you're between sizes or muscular through the chest and shoulders. Shape: slim, unstructured, close through the chest with a narrow sleeve.
How do Arc’teryx Veilance trousers & pants fit?
Arc’teryx Veilance trousers & pants fits true to size. Order your normal waist and budget for a hem unless you're 6ft or taller. Shape: slim, clean-front, athletic through seat and thigh.
How do Arc’teryx Veilance jackets fit?
Arc’teryx Veilance jackets fits slightly small. Size up one if you plan to wear a Mionn or heavier midlayer underneath, otherwise stay true to size. Shape: slim and articulated, shaped through the torso with pre-bent sleeves.
Brand facts
Veilance is Arc'teryx's design-led city line, launched in Vancouver in October 2009 under designer Conroy Nachtigall. It applies the parent brand's technical construction — Gore-Tex laminates, bonded and taped seams, articulated patterning — to minimalist urban tailoring: monochrome shells, unstructured blazers and technical trousers with concealed hardware and almost no visible branding. Recurring pieces include the Monitor coat, Mionn insulated layers, Demlo shirting and Align trousers. Arc'teryx sits under Finland's Amer Sports, controlled by an Anta Sports-led consortium. Collections sell seasonally via arcteryx.com and technical menswear retailers.
- Founded
- 2009
- Origin
- Vancouver, Canada
- Made in
- Canada
- Price
- $$$$
- Typical prices
- Shorts $239–$239
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Techwear, Minimalist / Contemporary, Gorpcore / Outdoor