Araks Yeramyan, a graduate of Parsons School of Design in New York and a former student of Central Saint Martins School, has an innate understanding of design, painting, photography and silk screening – a unique skill set she applies to every collection. After graduating with a degree in fashion design and completing an internship at Marc Jacobs, she joined the design team at J.Crew before launching her eponymous lingerie collection in 2000 followed by swimwear in 2013.

Yeramyan launched the ARAKS lingerie line with the simple brief: to make women feel beautiful, beginning with the most intimate of layers. Nothing else comes closer next to skin: it’s the very first thing a woman slips on in the morning, and the last to come off at night.

Born out of a love for art, design and colour, ARAKS is for the modern intelligent woman who has an eye and appreciation for the finer details but is understated in her approach to style, preferring to follow her own instincts rather than the diktats of everyone else around her. Hers is a confidence that shines through. From ARAKS’ devotees Sofia Coppola, Lorde, Alexa Chung, Zoe Kravitz and Michelle Williams to the quietly beautiful woman spotted on the street this morning, the ARAKS woman is achingly chic and forever cool.

Yeramyan lives in New York City and takes inspiration from the vibrant, pulsating beauty that surrounds her.

Araks Yeramyam has been a CFDA Member since 2008.