The Undercurrent Shorts in Slate are a more summer-forward variation of this season’s pant silhouette, the Undercurrent Pants.
Both styles are a unisex fit and feature a hyper-adjustable waistband making them size-adaptive.
These shorts are made from a cotton/nylon blend fabric, a structured but flexible mix.
Like the Undercurrent Pants, front seams cut down the front and back of the leg, and top-stitched pockets sit at the back.
Metal waist adjusters at the front and back draw the eye to the waistband which is enveloped by panels on either side that curve under towards the side seams.
The Undercurrent Shorts are informed by the ‘Legs’ piece from Parallel Frames, the absurd sculpture series that Kate developed to drape and design the collection on. The darts that form the silhouette of the leg taper it in at the side to create the curved shape and the diagonal dart that swoops down from the waist where the side packets are inserted into.
The hems just scrape the knee, making both knee high boots or heels a great styling choice.
Made from deadstock fabric in Magandjin (Brisbane)
Available for preorder now - ships November 6th 2026.
Parallel Frames brings together two key pillars of KATALYST —conceptual sculpture and ready-to-wear garments — positioning them in conversation and allowing each practice to inform the other. Our RS27 collection, Parallel Frames is a result of this dialogue.
Parallel Frames distorts the traditional mannequin silhouette to explore how the use of standardised body shapes in design affects our perception of the normative body. Three abstract forms reminiscent of bodily shapes were made from wire and fabric offcuts and became dress forms that were draped upon to develop RTW styles. The design process for each garment begins here, and was then fitted on the human body and adjusted, going back and forth in a conversation between constructed forms and natural ones.
The Undercurrent Shorts in Slate are a more summer-forward variation of this season’s pant silhouette, the Undercurrent Pants.
Both styles are a unisex fit and feature a hyper-adjustable waistband making them size-adaptive.
These shorts are made from a cotton/nylon blend fabric, a structured but flexible mix.
Like the Undercurrent Pants, front seams cut down the front and back of the leg, and top-stitched pockets sit at the back.
Metal waist adjusters at the front and back draw the eye to the waistband which is enveloped by panels on either side that curve under towards the side seams.
The Undercurrent Shorts are informed by the ‘Legs’ piece from Parallel Frames, the absurd sculpture series that Kate developed to drape and design the collection on. The darts that form the silhouette of the leg taper it in at the side to create the curved shape and the diagonal dart that swoops down from the waist where the side packets are inserted into.
The hems just scrape the knee, making both knee high boots or heels a great styling choice.
Made from deadstock fabric in Magandjin (Brisbane)
Available for preorder now - ships November 6th 2026.
Parallel Frames brings together two key pillars of KATALYST —conceptual sculpture and ready-to-wear garments — positioning them in conversation and allowing each practice to inform the other. Our RS27 collection, Parallel Frames is a result of this dialogue.
Parallel Frames distorts the traditional mannequin silhouette to explore how the use of standardised body shapes in design affects our perception of the normative body. Three abstract forms reminiscent of bodily shapes were made from wire and fabric offcuts and became dress forms that were draped upon to develop RTW styles. The design process for each garment begins here, and was then fitted on the human body and adjusted, going back and forth in a conversation between constructed forms and natural ones.
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