Anyone who hits the shopping malls these days could have observed the increment in skate clothes that are available. Increasing numbers of new stores are selling skate clothes in the UK ranging from the customary skate shops to price reduction brand clothes shops. The growth in these shops looks to have taken place along with the rising in popularity of surfing clothes that occurred in the mid nineties. As a result, numerous modern surfer and skate clothes brands have turned into high street brands.
A variety of different skate clothes brands have launched themselves into the mainstream and many British homes. This has gained them a lot of press from a number of UK fashion clothing blogs. The two primary skate brands that have been picked out by the fashion blogs are DC Skate Shoes and Etnies Skate Shoes. Both of these skate shoe brands have seen a growth in sales in the United Kingdom as a result but just how have these brands achieved this?
Volcom is a label that has speedily boomed with a variety of different clothing and footwear for sale. A stable favourite with surfers and skaters a like Volcom have produced increasing numbers of t-shirts for each different group. Volcom stone is a label that supplies generally surf based designs as well as the unconventional 3 part suit for good measure as well as this there is the Volcom snow line that is produced specially for snowboarders, offering long lasting clothing for cruising down the slopes. The standard Volcom Stone clothing range consists mostly of large styles often comprising street art as well as pro skater’s patterns.
DC is a skate clothes company that has broken boundaries. With its roots in {BMX} and skate clothing DC skate shoes have grown in popularity largely because of the accomplishments of their creater Ken Block, who has become a successful race car driver. The DC logo is distributed all over his Suburu Impreza and boiler suit along with whatever other branding, bringing DC shoes to a completely new group of souls. Thanks to Ken’s driving skills DC skate shoes and clothes can be seen on everyone from skaters and BMX fans to the normal Joe.
Etnies shoes and clothing are another clothes brand that has broadened in the United Kingdom’s market although the rising of Etnies shoes and clothing has been thanks to their move into increasing numbers of high street sneaker stores. The Etnies skate shoes brand has become widely obtainable to everybody and have witnessed increasing gross revenues showing that the British public love them. This has meant that more trainer stores have agreed to sell Etnies skate shoes both on the high street and in ecommerce stores.