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Katin: Rugged as the Sea

Greetings, Shredderz! Katin is one of California’s great, old school surf brands, and it’s still growing strong today. They also have an incredible archive of ads (this one is probably my favorite). Here we’ve got a old Katin ad — I’m not sure from when, maybe 70s or 80s sometime? — featuring some…

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Katin Doggers

Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’ve got an ad from the Katin archives. Katin is an OG California label with incredible roots. Thankfully the brand has done a phenomenal job over the years of preserving its history, and I couldn’t be more stoked about it. This 80s Katin ad is a personal favorite. The Katin…

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More Kanvas by Katin

Greetings, Shredderz! Welcome to the latest installment of Sagas of Shred, where we feature a different vintage surf ad every Thursday. Today we’ve got another ad from the good folks at Katin, who ran some memorable campaigns over the years. Katin is one of the many heritage brands making a modern comeback, and…

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Trunks Talk: Kanvas by Katin

Greetings, Shredderz! For today’s Sagas of Shred entry we’ve got another classic ad from the folks over at Katin. The venerable got its start making canvas boat covers in 1954 before switching to produce boardshorts as surfing exploded in popularity throughout Southern California. Katin has run memorable ads over the years, especially those…

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Kanvas by Katin Ad: Sagas of Shred

Pop quiz, Shredderz: how many years have you been stylin’? If you’re Katin, the venerable Southern California surf trunks brand, the answer is nearly six decades! The vintage Kanvas for Katin ad you see here was featured in an issue of Surfer Magazine during — yup, you guessed it — the Eighties. You know,…

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Vintage Eighties Katin Ad: Sagas of Shred

Before we even get started on the subject of surfing, can we all just agree that the stretch limo is absolute power move, and one that has gone neglected for far too long now? Okay, great, glad we’re all on the same page. The vintage Katin ad featured here originally ran in the…

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