Staff Reductions Announced At DC Shoes

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Staff Reductions Announced At DC Shoes

According to a Quiksilver spokesman, DC Shoes reduced its staff by approximately ten percent on August 26.

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August 27 2009 | 536 views | 1 comment

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TransWorld SNOWboarding Good Wood Winners

Complete results of the 2010 Good Wood Board Test in the 2010 Gear Guide, October issue and right here.

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August 25 2009 | 5,888 views | 2 comments

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DC Week On Fuel’s ‘The Daily Habit’

DC will be featured for one full week on Fuel TV’s “The Daily Haibt” starting Monday, August 17 through Friday, August 21

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DC’s New Dyrdek Collection Hits Stores Oct. 1

DC announced today that it has officially launched the Dyrdek Collection, a premiere athlete-designed line that will feature footwear, apparel and accessories. The new collection will hit retail stores October 1, 2009.

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August 17 2009 | 361 views | 1 comment

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DC Athletes Successful At X Games

DC congratulates its team on yet another amazing weekend of competition and medals at X Games 15 in Los Angeles during DC’s second Gold Standard 2009.

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August 04 2009 | 173 views | 5 comments

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DC Gold Standard 2009 in LA July 30-August 1

See photos from the first night of DC Gold Standard at The Standard Hotel in LA.

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July 31 2009 | 427 views | 1 comment

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DC Takes Over The Standard

DC Takes Over The Standard, Downtown L.A for X Games. Check it out!

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July 16 2009 | 54 views

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DC Opens Concept Store in Manila, Phillippines

DC opened its second concept store in Asia Pacific, located within one mile of Manila’s TriNoma shopping center. The store will feature DC’s apparel and footwear collections, as well as the premium skate and LIFE collections for men’s, women’s and kid’s apparel, footwear and accessories. Here’s some additional information from DC:

“The DC concept store is the first in the Philippines and has been extremely well received since our doors opened a few days ago,” said Paul Sy, DC Philippines Distributor. A one-stop shop for skateboarders, action sports enthusiasts and street culture connoisseurs, we offer the full range of DC shoes, apparel and Special Projects™.”

“Manila is such a fantastic city so we are extremely proud to open our second DC Asia Pacific concept location in a city where our brand has so quickly become popular,” said Jeremy Hale, Sales Director, DC Asia Pacific. The people of the Philippines have come to know and love DC and the interest in our products is incredible.” We are excited to be a part of such a wonderful retail development.”

Remaining consistent to the design of the United States stores, the DC Manila store embodies DC’s skateboarding and action sports lifestyle and heritage. Displayed throughout the store are a variety of large format images featuring DC’s world-class team of athletes and iconic moments in the brand’s history. The DC Manila store will be the location for special events and athlete appearances throughout the year.

Since the opening of the first flagship store in New York’s popular Soho shopping district in the spring of 2006, DC has opened flagship stores in Park City, UT, Los Angeles, CA, Irvine, CA and most recently Las Vegas, NV, as well as its first concept store in Asia Pacific in Bali, Indonesia.

About DC:
Founded by Ken Block and Damon Way in 1993, DC quickly grew to a leader in performance skateboarding shoes and renowned action sports brand. Today DC stands as a global brand whose product line has expanded to include men’s, women’s and kids’ skateboarding and lifestyle shoes, apparel, snowboard boots, outerwear, and accessories.

As one of the cornerstones of its marketing strategy, DC has built a world-class team of professional skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, motocross and rally athletes that exemplify and enhance DC’s brand, develop its signature products, and support its promotional efforts. DC is a subsidiary of Quiksilver, Inc.”

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July 06 2009 | 911 views | 1 comment

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DC Celebrates Photographer Mike Blabac’s Book & Shoe Release

DC hosted a party Thursday, July 2, at its Melrose Store in L.A. to celebrate the release of DC skate photographer Mke Blabac’s first book, “Blabac Photo: The ARt of Skateboarding Photography.” Danny Way, Rob Dyrdeck, Lance Mountain, Mike O’Mealy, Aaron Meza, Alba Jefferson, and Steve Berra were all in attendance to support the event, which featured a photo gallery with pieces representing 20 years of Blabac’s work. Here’s some additional information provided by DC:

“Available July 1st, BLABAC PHOTO is the first skateboarding book of its kind featuring 224 pages of iconic images in skateboarding in a beautifully designed, cloth-bound, large format hardcover book. Published by powerHouse Books, BLABAC PHOTO takes you on a visual journey from Blabac’s humble beginnings as a kid who was intrigued by cameras to shooting some of the most legendary skateboarders of all time. Coinciding with the release of BLABAC PHOTO is the Blabac Azure mid, the first DC signature shoe that has been made for a non-professional team member. This shoe was designed to compliment the book and pay homage to Blabac and his work with DC over the past 10 years.

Both the book and shoe will be available at http://www.dcshoes.com/blabac, DC flagship stores, select skate shops, powerHouse, and select book retailers.

Blabac’s Los Angeles gallery exhibit will be available for viewing at the DC Melrose store from July 3 through August 2. BLABAC PHOTO launched in New York at the powerHouse arena in Brooklyn New York on June 30. The NY exhibit will be available for viewing at powerHouse arena from July 1 – August 2. Next stops on Blabac’s tour are July 9, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia; July 12 in Tokyo, Japan, July 18 in Barcelona, Spain and the final stop will be in London, England on July 22. For more information on Blabac and the world tour visit http://www.dcshoes.com/blabac.”