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Encyclopedia > DC Shoes
DC Shoes
Type Subsidiary of Quiksilver
Founded 1993
Headquarters Vista, California
Key people Ken Block, Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer
Damon Way, Co-Founder
Nick Adcock, President
Products footwear, apparel, snowboards
Website www.dcshoes.com

DC Shoes is an American based footwear company in Vista, CA founded in 1993 By Ken Block and Damon Way which specializes in shoes for skateboarding as well as snowboarding boots, shirts, jeans, hats, and jackets. The company manufactures footwear for all types of extreme sports, including skateboarding, snowboarding, BMX, motocross, rally car racing, and surfing, for men, women, and kids. On March 10, 2004, DC Shoes was acquired by Quiksilver. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A subsidiary, in business, is an entity that is controlled by another entity. ... Quiksilver, Inc. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Location of Vista within San Diego County, California. ... High-heeled shoe Footwear consists of garments worn on the feet. ... A baby wearing many items of winter clothing: headband, cap, fur-lined coat, shawl and sweater. ... A snowboard with boot bindings A snowboard is the main piece of equipment used in snowboarding. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... Flag Seal Location Location of Vista within San Diego County, California. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Skateboarders Skateboarding is the act of riding on and performing tricks with a skateboard. ... Extreme sports (now also known as action sports) is a general, somewhat hazily-defined term for a collection of newer sports involving adrenaline-inducing action. ... Snowboarder droping a cornice. ... For other uses, see Surfing (disambiguation). ... is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Quiksilver, Inc. ...


In popular culture

  • DC released a video, entitled "The DC Video" which featured a part by Danny Way in which he skates the DC "Mega Ramp," a series of enormous skateboarding ramps. It has been released on VHS, DVD, and UMD for PSP. The video also featured Rob Dyrdek at his best, as well as news stories about Colin McKay and Brian Wenning. The video is expected to be re-issued April 2008.
  • Travis Barker, past member of punk rock groups blink-182, Transplants and current member of punk rock group +44, had a shoe and hat line influenced by him called DC Travis Barker remix.
  • Actor Adam Sandler is a fan of DC Shoes and apparel. He can be seen wearing DC products in many of his movies. He was also wearing a pair of DC Shoes when he left his footprints at Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California.
  • Joe and Chefboy, from the Joe and Chefboy show on MTV, wear DC shoes and apparel frequently throughout the show.
  • Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park / Fort Minor wears DC Shoes and apparel. In 2004, Shinoda remixed the DC Clientele Shoe, with original artwork, hang tag, and insole created by hand. All proceeds of this shoe went to the Michael K. Shinoda Art Scholarship.
  • Jonathon Stahl wears DC Shoes to the San Antonio Spurs game.
  • Ryan Bally skates with them at local spots in his home town.
  • Munky of Korn wears DC Shoes while performing on stage.
  • Latin Hip Hop Collective Cultura Londres ft members of Cypress Hill also wear DC Shoes and apparel.
  • Australian Hip-Hop Group Hilltop Hoods are sponsored by DC Australia and did a Remix Shoe with DC and it featured

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External links

  • DC Shoes website

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