DC Shoes
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| 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.
[edit] In popular culture
- DC had 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 pop punk groups blink-182, Transplants and current member of pop punk group +44, had a shoe and hat line influenced by him called DC Travis Barker remix.
- Rapper Currency formerly of Cash Money Records/Young Money Entertainment is a big fan of the apparel.[citation needed]
- Lil Wayne, CEO of Cash Money Records, wore DC shoes apparel in his music video for "Make It Rain" (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 currently 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.
- 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 lyrics in the insole.
