'Wedge Welly' boots have been designed with festivals in mind. The surface patterns are inspired by the current season’s trends, and the wedge design acts as a cushion, offering extra comfort. You know only too well how painful it can be wearing your wellys all weekend! See our range of Wedge Wellies and buy online
We are shortly due to have in stock adults & kid's 2010 football world-cup shoes featuring flags of top nations such as England (of course!), Brazil, Germany, France, Italy and South Africa. The Crocs™ Crocband Kids' Nation clog features:
• Stunning digital prints and colorways highlight select countries competing in world competition in the summer of 2010.
• Fully-moulded croslite™ material construction provides lightweight comfort.
• Sneaker-inspired sporty midsole band.
• Croslite™ material heel strap for secure fit.
See the England football world-cup kids Crocs from the online store
The business market reports that Timberland revenues for Q1 2010 rose to $317 million from $296.7 million with worldwide sales increasing 7%. We're pleased that people are buying more Timberland boots as it's one of our very favourite brands and deserves to have a higher profile. Timberland has always had a strong enthusiasm for the environment and continues to improve its environmental performance every year. Success, though, brings it's own problems, and we've seen an increase in the amount of fake Timberland shoes on various web-sites. To keep yourself safe, follow one 'Golden Rule' — never buy from a site that isn't honest enough to display their postal address and land-line 'phone. See our range of Timberland Boots including the 'green' Timberland Earthkeepers
Crocs have reduced prices for quite a few kid's shoes whilst bringing in some new fun styles. Our discount Crocs web-site has full details, but the Batman, Scooby-doo, SpongeBob, and some plain and patterned Crocs are now only £14.99. See our discount kid's Crocs shoes
Dr Martens turns fifty this April and, to celebrate, they're hand-crafting some new variations of the Doc Martens 1460 and 1461 classics in their Wollaston factory in Northamptonshire. Shoes will be packaged in limited edition boxes, complete with a certificate of authenticity signed by the DM brand’s founders and owners, a bespoke hang tag and footprint tissue paper. See our range of Dr. Martens Boots and shoes
Deckers, owners of the Ugg® trademark have reported Q4 2009 sales of Ugg boots increased by 16% to $333 million, against $280 million for the same period the previous year. International sales grew by over 90% at the same time, mostly due to their increased direct sales to retailers (including ours). More details on the product announcement | See our range of Ugg Boots
Adidas has launched a collection of clothes and shoes 'influenced' and branded with the Star Wars film brand. The shoes are said to include trainers and boat shoes inspired by characters and craft from the films including the "Adidas Yoda Boat Shoe" and the "Adidas Luke Skywalker trainers". Whether they'll make it to the UK remains to be seen... More details on the product announcement | See our range of Adidas Trainers
Has April 1st come early? Described as a 'Mongolian style' boot, I just don't know how you'd describe this unlikly wellington boot, with masses of hair cascading down! You just have to see it! Mongolian style trimmed Clarendon Hunter Wellie | See our range of Hunter wellies
We've previously seen Jimmy Choo tying up with Hunter boots to produce a high-profile 'posh' wellie, but can this much-desired fashion brand really be thinking of linking up with the oft-derided Ugg boot? We actually love Ugg boots (well, except for the cardy!), but it still seems a bit of an outside bet to us. Still, the fashion press insist it's going to happen, so expect a co-branded, limited-edition collection in October 2010.
Vanessa has a deal with Ecko to promote their products – here she is wearing Ecko Red sneakers at a new product launch See the pic | And another pic | Buy the Ecko sneakers now
New in for Christmas 2009 are these new white versions of 6" premium Timberland boots. In youth's sizes (3 to 8), we really like the quality in the stitching detail and the blue & white laces, and think they're going to be a big seller!
White is the 'new black'! at Timberland, it seems! As well as the white premium boot, we've just had a new 'hi-trainer' style Euro-sprint Timberland sneaker in white with blue trim. Similar to Nike Dunk in approach, but a lot less common on the street!
Funny to hear that the German car-maker, Porsche, is taking legal action against Crocs for using the brand 'Cayman' on some Crocs shoes! Porsche, of course, trademarked the name for a car many years ago, but their legal department must be thoroughly bored if they're worried about a small £30 plastic shoe being mistaken for a £40k silver sports car. Environmentalists should worry now, if the Germans decide to eradicate South American alligators, or a group of islands in the Caribbean! We'd like to assure all customers that the Crocs Caymens on our sites are, in fact, the shoe.
We've just released another three new online shoe shop selling Gucci, Armani and Versace men's and women's shoes at our best prices.
Best prices on Gucci shoes
Best prices on Armani shoes
Best prices on Versace shoes
Well, we've done it - we've launched an additional seven online shoe shops, all selling great brands in shoes, boots, sandals and trainers. Some brands wll be very well known, while some are ones we think will be hot in the future! Ok, here's the complete list of site links...
Our latest online store selling Hunter festival wellies in the UK is now open! Hunter wellington boots have long been the country fashion choice "to be seen in", and yet remain a favourite boot for people working in tough conditions needing a reliable waterproof boot with excellent grip in muddy conditions. Put the two together, add some flamboyant colours and patters, and you have the ideal festival boot! Visit our Hunter Festival Wellies site now.
We've just launched a new online store selling Hush Puppies in the UK! The store carries our regular great discount vouchers and features free UK mainland delivery. The store is now open as of the 24th October 2009 with around 40 styles of Hush Puppy shoes & boots, so get shopping for Hush Puppies now!
A new page with details on how to spot a fake Ugg® site is now online. It also lists the site-owner details of many supposed Ugg® sites, so you can see which ones are Chinese counterfeit sites. Above all, just don't buy from any web-site that isn't honest enough to display their contact details.
Selling fake products in the UK is illegal; that's why the majority of counterfeit goods sites selling fake Uggs and Timberland are based in China, where the authorities don't seem bothered. However, in France and Italy, owning fake goods is an offence, and the BBC reports travellers are being prosecuted when they arrive at these countries wearing or carrying fakes. They report "In France, the maximum fine is 300,000 euro (£260,000) or three years in jail."
You can avoid most counterfeits by buying from genuine UK-based companies – never buy from a site that doesn't show a valid UK address and telephone land-line number on their contact or 'About us' pages. If in doubt for a ".co.uk" site, you can check the Nominet WHOIS and enter just the domain name (i.e. xxxx.co.uk) into the whois box on the right hand side of their home page. That will give you the address of the registrant.
We've noticed a number of Google Adword adverts on sites for brand names from counterfeit sites. It's shameful that Google provide no simple method of identifying these from within an Adsense account and so, seem to be quite content to be involved in promoting these criminal activities. We've not been able to find any information about Google taking any action against such companies, even by Googling! Of course, If anyone from Google is prepared to take time to help with that, then we'd love to be able to tell you how to complain to them. Always check that any site linked from Google Adverts has a postal address and phone number before you buy – if they're not honest enough to do that, then you should be very concerned about handing over your credit card details to what are (by definition in UK law) criminals.
If there's still any Summer left and you want to play beach football, what better beach shoe is there than Crocs branded in your team colours and badge. With team strips for Arsenal, Celtic, Liverpool and Bayern Munich (I guess other clubs wanted too much royalties!), the shoes are £29.99 for adults sizes and £19.99 for kids. Crocs Arsenal Beach Shoes
The Ugg® Australia brand is owned by the American company Deckers Outdoor Corp. Deckers’ largest brand, Ugg Australia, led the company in sales growth, jumping 23 percent to $74.4 million in their 2009 Q2 earnings report published this week, even though several of their other brands faltered. So, while so many 'fashionistas' decry the style, the people who buy them love them even more! Buy latest Ugg® boots
Timberland are introducing a carbon footprint label to their packaging to show the amount of power, resources and recycled materials you're using when you buy Timberland boots. See here for an example of the label. Timberland have been at the forefront of eco-awareness for their footwear long before it became fashionable. Buy Eco-friendly Timberland Earthkeeper Recycled leather boots here
The Bailey Button UGG can be worn as a classic short or classic mini and is expected to be the year's hottest new product from Ugg, replacing the 'Cardy Ugg'. Buy the Ugg® Bailey Button
These fabulous boots feature an ornate pattern in contrasting black & red (or yellow or white). The wellies are made of patent lamper and coated canvas, and like all DMs they’ve a sturdy look and design. Not fully waterproof, but really look the part as festival boots. Buy the DM Nellie
(Sturdy waterproof boots always available from Timberland)
These new Crocs sandals are said to enhance recovery after athletic activity, reduce peak muscular effort, promote a natural motion of the foot and the footbed creating a custom fit. Three colours available. Buy the Crocs Prepair now
Just to show Ugg® boots aren't just for winter, Hayden was seen shopping in LA in June wearing hers with a slinky dress and lightweight cardy! See the pic | Buy the boots now
Kelly was looking great recently, matching dark grey Ugg Cardy boots with a grey knitted cape and black skinnies in London. See the pic | Buy the boots now
Proving that Uggs are noth suitable for hot weather, and for young, trendy, talented stars, Lilly looked relaxed in jeans, T shirt and classic tall grey Uggs See the pic | Buy the boots now
Timberland are keen to spread the word about their long-standing green credentials. Now, some may think that a company using animal skins for clothing can't be all that ecological, but that's a minority point of view and not one which I share. While many companies such as some big UK supermarkets have jumped on the 'green bandwagon' purely for marketing purposes, Timberland have always been committed to having a social responsibility and helping to improve the environment. So, now, they've opened up a new 'Earthkeepers" web-site to tell you more about how they feel about the subject. This includes a blog, information about their eco-projects and details of the Earthkeepers boots - of course, come back here to buy them at a discount! There's also a YouTube channel here and this is the YouTube video that explains Timberland's Earthkeeper principles. Our medium brown Earthkeeper and a much darker brown Earthkeeper are available in stock.
Timberland actually have a long tradition of trying to be as eco-friendly as possible. For more information, see their mini-site at www.timberlandserve.com where you can also download their report on their 'Corporate Social Responsibility'. Recently, Timberland planted several thousand trees in a projects near Milton Keynes to create the "Marston Vale Timberland Trail". Details and maps of the Timberland Trail are here.
The celeb and model Daisy Lowe formed the centre of Dr Marten's promotion of their boots in 2008 and is seen here, looking great, wearing the white patent leather Dr Martens.
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