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

Megan Fox wearing Ugg Boots

Ugg Boots are always a controversial choice but some people can just making anything cool! If you've been out recently and been slagged off for wearing Ugg Boots then you can print this off and tell them that Megan Fox wear them...

She must be a fan as she been spotted wearing Ugg Classic Tall, Ugg Kenly and Ugg Classic Cardy.

It just shows how versatile Ugg Boots are; you can wear them below -5° C or in the heat of LA.

Dr Martens - Celebrities love them!

After a bit of a debate today about whether Dr Martens are bang on trend I decided to take a trawl through Google and look for some celebrities and trendy people wearing them:

Agyness Deyn, Avril Lavigne, Madona and Daisy Lowe are all happy to be seen in Dr Martens boots so I think that just about makes it ok for everyone else!!

New Ugg Boots

It's good to see Ugg boots getting a bit more dressy with their latest offerings. For a few years now Ugg lovers have been accused of not being fashion concious but not anymore;

Jennifer Aniston wearing Converse

She seems to have made a comeback since the Brad Pitt days and is back to getting pictured all over the world. Jennifer Aniston is trying to stay 'hip' by wearing Converse..... and we think it's working!

 

The slip on style doesn't seem to be available in the UK just now but we think these are still going to give you the look:

 

Converse All Star Speciality Ox

Converse High Heels

During my daily trawl of the internet I spotted these Converse high heels and wondered why they didn't catch on???

Surely these are ideal for these days of festival glamour? You can bounce around the fields all days listening to your favourite bands and then head straight for the dance tent at night without needing to change. Yes so maybe you'll be covered in mud and smell a bit but you'll still be one step ahead of everyone else ;)

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart wearing Converse

It's good to see that even though they are international celebrities, they still dress like you and me. K-Stew and R-Patz are spotted at LAX with Kristen sporting a pair of Converse All Star ox