The strategic layer fashion founders never had.

Define the brand. Plan the collections. Model the economics. Run the launch. Built as a workflow, with an AI mentor that holds the thread.

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Four messages, five minutes.

  • Your archetype, first move, real risks.
  • Free toolkit, tuned to your archetype.
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Your reading

Innovator

Material-led, design-first.

Your first move, the real risks, and the toolkit. Drop your name and email — we'll send everything.

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One confirmation email, then the documents. Unsubscribe anytime.

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Next step

Mentor builds the rest with you — brand, collections, economics, launch. Founding cohort: $75/month, rate locked for the life of the membership.

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The category

A strategic layer, not a production tool.

Fashion founders have plenty of tools for making clothes. None for building the brand around them. That's the gap Gabarit Labs fills.

What Gabarit Labs is

The layer where the brand gets defined, collections get planned, and the launch gets run.

  • Brand definition and positioning
  • Collection strategy and economics
  • Pitch deck and launch plan
  • Ongoing brand management
What Gabarit Labs is not

A production system. Tech packs, mills, and samples live in tools built for that work.

  • Not a tech pack tool
  • Not mill or factory management
  • Not e-commerce or inventory
  • Not a replacement for craft
The platform

Define it. Build it. Keep it sharp.

Six capabilities. Three to launch the brand. Three to keep it true across every collection that follows.

Foundation
01

Define the brand

Archetype, positioning, voice. The spine every decision gets compared against.

02

Plan the collection

Architecture, hierarchy, the through-line between pieces. What the line says — and what it doesn't.

03

Run the launch

Pitch deck, GTM plan, 90–180 day launch sequence. Investors, partners, press, first sales.

Ongoing
04

Model the economics

Unit economics, collection P&L, pricing, margins. Kept in sync as things shift.

05

Maintain the brand

Every collection and campaign tested against the brand definition. Drift caught early.

06

Reposition when needed

Markets shift. Customers evolve. Reposition deliberately, with the work captured.

Membership

Four ways in.

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Standard

$95 / month

The full platform. Define the brand, plan the collections, model the economics, run the launch. Ongoing brand management built in. The standard rate when membership opens broadly.

Not yet available Opens after the founding cohort

Atelier

$250 / month

Brand-tuned Mentor. Mill fit scorecard. NDA rooms. First access to new features. Application only.

By application Apply →

Boutique

$3,000 / month

Atelier, for the team. Up to ten users. Direct consultation. Application only.

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Take the toolkit. No commitment.

Three archetypes, drawn from twelve fashion founders. Pick yours, we'll send the working documents. About the framework →

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