DC Shoes, Inc. is an American company that specializes in footwear for action sports, including skateboarding and snowboarding. The company also manufactures apparel, bags, accessories, hats, t-shirts, and posters.[1]
The company was founded in June 1994 by Damon Way, Ken Block and Clayton Blehm.[2] It was originally based in Carlsbad, California, but is now based in Huntington Beach, California.[3] DC originally stood for "Droors Clothing", but since the sale of Droors Clothing, DC no longer has ties to Droors and is simply DC Shoes, Inc.[2]
On March 8, 2004, DC Shoes was acquired by Quiksilver in an $87 million transaction.[4][5] In 2010, DC Shoes moved from Vista, California, to Quiksilver's headquarters in Huntington Beach.[6] A video entitled Skateboarding Is Forever was released online in 2010 and featured skateboarders Marquise Henry, Matt Miller, Wes Kremer, Evan Smith, and Greg Myers. Apart from Myers and Henry, all of the skateboarders from the video remained sponsored by the company in 2013, and have since attained professional status.
In 2011, the brand underwent a rejuvenation process that included the design of a new flag logo.[7] As part of this process, new skateboard team announcements were progressively made and a series of advertisements, under the direction of new team member Steve Berra, were released online.[8] The other new team announcements were Mikey Taylor, Mike Mo Capaldi, Nyjah Huston, Chris Cole, and Davis Torgerson.[9][10] Felipe Gustavo was introduced at a later stage.[11][12]
A progression of the brand relaunch was the "Rediscovery" campaign that commenced in December 2011, following the addition of Capaldi and Huston to the skateboard team.[9][10][13]
Co-founder Block died in a snowmobile crash in January 2023.[14]
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^Templeton Elliot (6 May 2011). "New DC Skate Logo". The Skateboard Mag. Strictly Skateboarding. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
^"Commercials". Michael Poore. 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
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^ ab"DC LAUNCHES NEW YEAR WITH NEW SKATE TEAM". BNQT.com. BNQT Media Group / USA Today Sports. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
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^DCshoesFilm (17 September 2012). "DC SHOES: REDISCOVER HOME - FELIPE GUSTAVO - PART 1" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
^Amy Sciarretto (3 January 2012). "DC Shoes Launches Rediscover DC Campaign". Artist Direct. Rogue Digital, LLC. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
^"Ken Block killed in snowmobile crash". Motorsport.com. 2 January 2023.
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shoes, american, company, that, specializes, footwear, action, sports, including, skateboarding, snowboarding, company, also, manufactures, apparel, bags, accessories, hats, shirts, posters, company, typesubsidiaryfoundedjune, 1994, years, 1994, founderken, bl. DC Shoes Inc is an American company that specializes in footwear for action sports including skateboarding and snowboarding The company also manufactures apparel bags accessories hats t shirts and posters 1 DC Shoes Inc Company typeSubsidiaryFoundedJune 1994 29 years ago 1994 06 FounderKen Block Damon Way Clayton BlehmHeadquartersHuntington Beach California United StatesKey peopleKen Block Damon Way Danny Way Clayton Blehm Colin McKay Rob DyrdekProductsFootwear apparel snowboardsParentAuthentic Brands GroupWebsitewww wbr dcshoes wbr com A pair of DC Shoes Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Advertiser 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe company was founded in June 1994 by Damon Way Ken Block and Clayton Blehm 2 It was originally based in Carlsbad California but is now based in Huntington Beach California 3 DC originally stood for Droors Clothing but since the sale of Droors Clothing DC no longer has ties to Droors and is simply DC Shoes Inc 2 On March 8 2004 DC Shoes was acquired by Quiksilver in an 87 million transaction 4 5 In 2010 DC Shoes moved from Vista California to Quiksilver s headquarters in Huntington Beach 6 A video entitled Skateboarding Is Forever was released online in 2010 and featured skateboarders Marquise Henry Matt Miller Wes Kremer Evan Smith and Greg Myers Apart from Myers and Henry all of the skateboarders from the video remained sponsored by the company in 2013 and have since attained professional status In 2011 the brand underwent a rejuvenation process that included the design of a new flag logo 7 As part of this process new skateboard team announcements were progressively made and a series of advertisements under the direction of new team member Steve Berra were released online 8 The other new team announcements were Mikey Taylor Mike Mo Capaldi Nyjah Huston Chris Cole and Davis Torgerson 9 10 Felipe Gustavo was introduced at a later stage 11 12 A progression of the brand relaunch was the Rediscovery campaign that commenced in December 2011 following the addition of Capaldi and Huston to the skateboard team 9 10 13 Co founder Block died in a snowmobile crash in January 2023 14 See also editPlan B Skateboards Extreme SportsAdvertiser editReferences edit DC 2012 SHOP DC DC SHOES INC Archived from the original on 24 May 2012 Retrieved 20 August 2012 a b About Us DC Shoes DC Shoes Inc 2013 Retrieved 14 July 2014 Fast Company 12 June 2003 Putting Your Best Foot Forward Fast Company Mansueto Ventures LLC Archived from the original on 26 October 2012 Retrieved 18 August 2012 Quiksilver Form 8 K Current Report Filing Date Mar 10 2004 secdatabase com Retrieved Apr 1 2013 Conor Dougherty 9 March 2004 DC Shoes OKs 87 000 000 offer from Quiksilver The Union Tribune Archived from the original on 5 May 2012 Retrieved 18 August 2012 Hamanaka Kari June 6 2011 Big Apparel Makers Post 5 Increase in Local Jobs Orange County Business Journal 34 23 31 Templeton Elliot 6 May 2011 New DC Skate Logo The Skateboard Mag Strictly Skateboarding Archived from the original on 4 February 2013 Retrieved 21 September 2012 Commercials Michael Poore 2011 Retrieved 21 September 2012 a b DCshoesFILM 31 December 2011 DC SHOES REDISCOVER DC TEAM 2012 YouTube Google Inc Retrieved 24 September 2012 a b DC LAUNCHES NEW YEAR WITH NEW SKATE TEAM BNQT com BNQT Media Group USA Today Sports 2 January 2012 Archived from the original on June 28 2013 Retrieved 10 April 2013 Masa 22 March 2013 DC SHOES THE EVAN SMITH EXPERIENCE VIDEO freshness Complex Media Retrieved 23 March 2013 DCshoesFilm 17 September 2012 DC SHOES REDISCOVER HOME FELIPE GUSTAVO PART 1 Video upload YouTube Google Inc Retrieved 29 October 2012 Amy Sciarretto 3 January 2012 DC Shoes Launches Rediscover DC Campaign Artist Direct Rogue Digital LLC Retrieved 29 October 2012 Ken Block killed in snowmobile crash Motorsport com 2 January 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to DC Shoes Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title DC Shoes amp oldid 1222113971 DC Video, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
