New Product from Toms Shoes?

There's a buzz building around the internet about a new pruduct offering from Toms, the espadrille brand who give a pair of shoes to the third world for ever pair sold (as if you didn't know who they were!).

It is expected that on the 3rd of June there will be a new product launched from the 'One for One' brand and that it's going to help even more of the world's poor and hungry. They are keeping pretty tight lipped about it and it's not an easy one to guess. Our ideas:

• Trousers
• Shirts
• Bags
• Hats
• Tents!?!

Whatever it is, we're sure it will be a huge success since Toms seem to be the most popular item if clothing in the UK at the moment.

Here more about the new product on this video from Toms:

Our favourites at the moment have to be these ones from Schuh

Michelle Keegan Ugg Boots

Although she is one of the UK's most glamerous soap stars, Michelle Keegan like to spob around just like the rest of us, according to an article by the Mirror:

"When I go on a night out, I get ready the way I always have done and I don’t feel any more added pressure to look good. I still go to Tesco in Ugg boots and I’m actually quite like Tina in that I like wearing hoodies and don’t wear make-up. I’m more comfortable like that."

Well if this is her dressed down then we're looking forward to seeing her really dressed up for a night on the town!

Sadly, we can't seem to find these Ugg Boots at Schuh http://www.schuh.co.uk/womens/ugg

Top Skate Shoes in the UK

I saw this post on Squidoo and thought that it might interest some of the UK readers http://www.squidoo.com/top-skate-shoes-in-the-uk It's good to see Vans coming out on top of the list but also good that we're seeing more choice in the UK skate shoe market. You don't know how lucky you are in the US!

Baby Uggs!

What is the only thing cooler than celebrities wearing Ugg boots? Answer: celebrity children (babies in particular) wearing ugg boots! Check out this picture of Gwen Stefani and baby Stefani:

In the heat of LA what else would you have your baby wearing to look cool and stay cool!?!



Back here in the UK you don't quite need baby Uggs for looking cool but they could be quite handy for keeping your children warm during the latest cold snap!

Celebrities are loving Blowfish boots and shoes

Blowfish seem to be creating a silent revolution in the fashion shoe arena and for 2011 they are predicted to be bigger then ever. They've already been spotted on younger celebrities so it won't take long for them to spread across Hollywood and the music industry.

The first celebrity spot that we have is Anna Kendrick of Twilight and Up in the Air fame:

She's clearly trying to blend into the crowd but you can't hide style! The Blowfish boots are pretty popular in the UK at the moment - trying to stay stylish in the Scottish winters needn't be difficult.

Up next we have Vienna Girardi, star of The Bachelor and Dancing with the Stars. For those of us in the UK this is more going to be a trend for summer 2011 (or if you're in LA it'll be happening just now)

Bring on next summer so we can get the Blowfish shoes back out for some style in the sun!

History of Ken Block and DC Shoes

Being a big fan of Ken Block and of DC Shoes, I decided to try and track down some information on him and how he came about owning one of the coolest sports brands on the planet. Even his wiki page doesn't have a lot of information on how it all happened so I thought it best to collate some information.

Ken Block was born November 21, 1967, in Long Beach, California where it's unknown if he immediately strapped to a skateboard and pushed down a big hill. 23 years later Ken meets Damon Ray at college (I can't find what he was studying) where the two of them start selling clothes under the name Eightball. By 1993 They've formed Droors Clothing (DC) and created snowboarder trousers that look like jeans (they only seemed to get popular in the UK over the few years).

The next few years look pretty action packed while they formed Circus Distribution and Dub Outerwear and start to sign up extreme sports stars to their cause. It takes them until 1994 to actually make a shoe with first the Danny Way signature model and then the Colin McKay signature.

After this the world really opens up to DC Shoes with sponsorship of athletes in BMX, skateboarding, snow sports and rally while also introducing a girls range. All of this activity made them attractive to Quicksilver who snapped them up into their Global empire.

As for Ken, well he pretty much got involved with every sport that the company sponsored - he is the rockstar of the sports world. His most famous activity must be his gymkhana videos in his rally spec Subaru Imprezas. In a strange shift in allegiances he now drives for Ford and did his Gymkhana 3 video in a Ford Fiesta!

As an aside, we in the UK still can't buy the DC Pro Spec 2.0 rally spec shoes!!!

Virgin Atlantic TV Ad Shoes

SPOTTED: Lots of people have been talking about the new TV advert from Virgin Atlantic and wondering where they got the shoes from. The whole advert looks like it might be part of a James Bond film as it's so glamorous and brings us back to the glory days of flying. This seems to be something that Richard Branson and the team are very good at!

So....where can we find the shoes from the ad? After a rummage around Virgin's Facebook page we found a link to the shoes at Schuh - Vigin TV ad shoes