Four “new” looks from the Katin + Apolis “Archive” collection of swim wear; two come in a unique chambray look. Katin is not new to the swim trunk world, so be satisfied in knowing that all aspects of the fit and fabrics have been well considered. The keyloop in the side pocket and use of multi ply lining make these shorts comfortable and functional. Available online.

More looks after the click.

We first covered the Katin for Apolis Activism shorts in May.

“Apolis continues their collaboration with Kanvas by Katin, the fifty year old boat cover turned board short makers in Surfside, CA. The Chambray swim trunk made by Katin in Southern California. And as the Apolis guys aptly demonstrate, they’re shred-proof. ” (secretforts)

Another look at the series of shorts by Katin for the Apolis Activism line. We first featured the collection back in Spring of 2009. “Handcrafted in California this classic swim trunk is Katin’s first collaboration. Details include a drawstring rope enclosure, classic belt extension, heritage three button fly, single side pocket and key loop.” Need Supply has them.

More looks at the Classic Swim Trunk By Katin for Apolis Activism after the click.

This is a trip. Our friends at men.style report in on a one night only board short event. “The secret to great surf trunks? A little old Japanese lady, of course. In 1961, Sato Hughes … started as a seamstress at Huntington Beach’s Katin Surf Shop, later inheriting the company; her attention to detail and quality have helped make Katins a SoCal staple for the better part of five decades. To celebrate the brand’s 50th anniversary, Katin collaborator Apolis Activism is bringing the 84-year-old out of retirement for a one-night-only made-to-measure event tonight at L.A.’s American Rag.” How dope is that?

Apolis Activism presents a great collaboration in their Spring 2009 collection with Katin, who can probably be labeled the innovators of surf trunks.

“In the late 1950s, Nancy and Walter Katin were in the business of making canvas boat covers, and the “multi” billion dollar surf wear industry of the late nineties and beyond was all but unimaginable. Yet one day a young man came into the Katin’s shop in Surfside, California, complaining of the difficulty in finding a pair of swim shorts durable enough to stand up to the then-quirky pastime of surfboard riding. Walter focused on a vision with his sewing machine and some of the sturdy boat canvas previously used for boat covers and whipped up the first pair of Kanvas by Katin surf trunks . The surfer was stoked. Word of Nancy and Walter’s creation quickly spread up and down the coast, and the Katin’s were suddenly in the surf trunk business. The American surf wear industry was born.”

Read on about the Katin history and this collaboration after the jump.