The Theory · Capsule 01

The whole
is the point.

Eight pieces, built to answer to each other. A sculpture, a sketch, a garment. Partner Logic is what holds them together.

Part 01 · The Theory

Two curved planes hold the form.

Neither one is the form. Together, they make the space visible.

Naum Gabo built sculptures out of relationships. A line answered to a plane. A plane answered to a tension. Nothing worked alone. Everything held because of what it was next to.

The capsule is built the same way.

Eight pieces, designed to answer to each other. Curved seams that repeat and turn. Funnel collars that echo across a polo, a vest, a bomber. Volume held where another piece runs lean. Each garment reads on its own. Put any two together and a third thing happens.

We call it Partner Logic. No matching sets. No required uniforms. Cohesion without uniformity.

Each piece holds on its own. Together, they argue something larger.

Part 02 · Partner Logic

Connection without conformity.

Cohesion. Never repetition.

Partner Logic is the system of every Scratch Theory capsule. Pieces relate to each other through shared color, fabric, and design language while still allowing individual choice in silhouette and styling.

No matching sets. No required uniforms. A capsule that reads as one idea and wears as eight. Each piece holds on its own. Together they argue something larger.

Part 03 · Inspiration

Naum Gabo.

A sculptor who built form from space, not material.

Gabo's constructivist practice explored how forms relate through tension, transparency, and connected systems. The work is understood through how the elements connect, not through what they fill. The same logic shapes everything we build.

Spheric Theme, 1937 · Tension & Soft Structure

Linear Construction No. 2, 1949 · Linear Flow

Construction in Space, 1953 · Connected Systems

Part 04 · The Four Qualities

What we pulled.

Four qualities from Gabo's work, redrawn for cloth.

01

Linear Flow

Curved seams that guide the eye and follow the body. The shoulder, the hip, the hem read as one continuous line. Construction in service of silhouette.

02

Transparency & Layering

Form revealed through layered structure. What sits beneath defines what sits on top. Each layer matters because each layer is seen.

03

Tension & Soft Structure

Wraps, drapes, and gathered volumes held in deliberate tension. Movement contained, not arrested. Softness with a backbone.

04

Connected Systems

The whole is built from related parts. Each piece reads as itself, and as a member of something larger. The capsule is the unit, not the garment.

Part 05 · How It Becomes

Sculpture. Sketch. Garment.

Each piece in Capsule 01 traces back to a single source.

The Source

Spheric Theme, 1937

Two curved planes hold the form. Neither one is the form. Together, they make space visible.

The Translation

Curved collar architecture

Two collars. Inner funnel. Outer polo. One structure built from two forms. Sculptural detail through connected independence.

The Garment

Suspended Vest

Worn quiet. Plays loud. The piece that holds the capsule in tension, and the one every other piece answers to.

Part 06 · Palette

Capsule 01.

Four colors. Each one carries a weight. None of them shout.

Snow White

#EDEEE6

Barely Blue

#D5DCDB

Jungle Green

#3D4F40

Black Beauty

#23272A

Part 07 - Fabric Direction

The material system.

Natural fibre blends and compact knit constructions - balanced for golf performance and an elevated everyday feel.

Smooth jerseys, structured knits, and soft woven blends support Partner Logic - offering variation in weight, texture, and drape across the eight pieces. The result is a polished, wearable, quietly luxurious fabric system.

Brushed wool blend

Brushed Wool Blend

Warm hand feel. Soft structure. Drapes with weight.

Heather grey jersey knit

Compact Jersey Knit

Refined surface. Understated stretch. Holds its shape.

Structured waffle knit

Structured Knit

Visible texture. Technical weight. The most deliberate hand.

Beige twill woven blend

Woven Twill Blend

Diagonal construction. Smooth drape. Quietly luxurious.

Perfect looks different.

Eight pieces. One system. The first capsule from Scratch Theory, available Fall 2026.

See Capsule 01