Getting back to nature

The great British Summer, the great outdoors, barbecue season, picnics in the park, camping out… Whatever Summer means to you, what it inspires in most of us is a desire to get back to nature.

With nature’s most prestigious event, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, just weeks away, keen horticulturists are eagerly await the unveiling of this year’s floral, topiary and landscape masterpieces.

Tickets are still on sale but going fast so visit http://www.rhs.org.uk/Shows-Events/RHS-Chelsea-Flower-Show/2012 and buy your tickets now before they all go and experience a brand new event for this year’s show – ‘Fresh’ will showcase contemporary inventive gardens equipped with ingenious garden products.

Yes, nature can benefit from a little help at the hands of futuristic designers. Ecco has proven this again and again in pioneering feet-first footwear designed to support the foot’s natural motion, yet featuring advanced biomechanical technology borrowed from the scientific world.

This partnership between nature and science is showcased in Ecco‘s newly released Biom Lite range. Featuring sleek and contemporary styles for women, view the collection now at Ecco and find the perfect pair to get you back to nature this Summer.

Ecco Biom Lite 1.2 Ballerina

Ecco Biom Lite Sandal 1.1   

Walk to Work Week, 14th – 18th May

This week, thousands of employees across the UK will eschew their cars, buses and trains – or whatever their normal means of travel – and will walk to work.

In a campaign launched by Living Streets (www.livingstreets.org.uk), national Walk to Work Week is about promoting sustainable travel and encourages us all to save money and keep active.

If you fancy joining in and getting some fresh air before work and some de-stressing exercise on the way home, you can plan your route at www.walkit.com and can track how long your journey will take, your carbon saving and even how many calories you will burn.

Even better, Ecco’s patented comfort technologies mean that your work shoes can also be your walking shoes, and you won’t need to add spare shoes to your load!

For men

Ecco East End

• Features Ecco Comfort Fibre System for a fresh and cool feeling
• Leather and textile lining for comfort and shock absorption
• Smart styling for the office or the boardroom

For women

Ecco Chisel

• Soft leather uppers and leather linings for ultimate comfort
• Super soft inlay sole conforms to individual footprint
• Classic court style, a work wear must-have

Find these and other great work wear styles for men and women at Ecco now.

Swotting up on your feet

Ask any student or parent up and down country, it’s about that time in the school term when things get serious.

With exams looming, so ensues a period of mad swotting, study notes, revision sessions and some will even go as far as to alter their diets to incorporate ‘brain food’.

Maths, geography or biology, whatever your subject, there’s always so much to learn and so much more to any subject than meets the eye.

When it comes to your feet, you can rest assured that Ecco has done the swotting for you.

We’ve studied the precise workings of your feet, we’ve sourced the best materials and we’ve borrowed technology from the world of biomechanics to devise footwear that provides exactly the right amount of support through each phase of every footstep.

Ecco Biom Lite 1.2

View our full Biom collection at Ecco now including men’s Biom trainers, Biom Lite and Biom Golf ranges and women’s Biom trainers, Biom Lite and Biom Golf collections.

Put your books away, when it comes to your feet, your study time’s over.

Stepping out this Summer with Ecco Walk for Life

It’s May and we’re all looking forward to feeling a bit more fresh air on our faces in these Spring and Summer months ahead.

May also marks a special time in the calendar here at Ecco as it marks the first of the Ecco Walk for Life Walkathon events.

A series of sponsored walks taking place in Denmark, Poland and other countries, Ecco Walkathon participants have raised 3.3 million euros to date – using only their feet.

Supporting causes including SOS Children’s Villages, WWF and a number of local health projects in Denmark, Germany and Poland, Ecco donates 1 euro for every kilometre walked by each participant.

If you’re interested in getting involved, you can find a full list of events taking place between 12^th May and 13^th October here (http://www.ecco.com/en-XI/Events/Walkathon/Events-2012) or, if you’re looking to use your feet for charity a little closer to home check out www.doitforcharity.com to find charity walking events in your area.

Whether you’re walking home or abroad, for charity or for leisure, just be sure to kit yourself out with comfortable shoes this Summer.

Ecco Wells Trainer for both men and women

Featuring Ecco Receptor Technology, the Ecco Wells trainer supports your foot through each three phases of your every footstep. This, along with superior grip, durable and breathable design means your feet will relish the challenge ahead of them.

View more Ecco trainers for men and women and enjoy the benefits of free UK delivery, fuss-free returns and our 110% price promise

Win a pair of Ecco Shoes

Congratulations to our April competition winners and good luck to our loyal Ecco followers as we launch another fantastic competition give away this May. Be in with a chance of winning one of two pairs of Ecco Shoes up for grabs, here’s how:

If you’re all about Twitter, follow Ecco Lymington now to be in with a chance of winning a pair of Ecco Shoes of your choice to a value of £80

Or if Facebook’s your thing, hit ‘like’ on our Ecco Lymington page and you’ll find yourself in the running to win a pair of Ecco Shoes.

‘Tweet’ or ‘like’, it’s up to you – there’s no tedious entry forms and no silly multiple choice questions.

Closing date: 31^st May 2012

Terms and Conditions

Entrants must be over 18.

Entrants must either:

1/ be a follower of Ecco Lymington on Twitter and re-tweet the competition message by midnight on the closing date of 31^st May 2012.

2/ have a Facebook account and have hit the ‘like’ button on Ecco Lymington’s Facebook page by midnight on the closing date of 31^st May 2012.

Winners will be randomly selected on 6th June 2012 and notified via a direct message on Twitter or a direct message on Facebook.

Winners may select a pair of in-stock Ecco Shoes  of their choice up to a value of £80.

Cool camping

With Summer creeping ever closer, most of us begin to daydream of holidays.

And while package holidays and warmer climates still hold their appeal, UK holidays and camping in particular are having something of a renaissance in recent years.

Camping has become the ‘in thing’ for good reason too. Embracing a resurgence in British holiday-making, the camping industry has pitched its tent firmly in the 21^st century.

Luxury camping (‘glamping’), better choice and availability of equipment and an eye on cost-effective holiday-making have all played a part. And sites like www.coolcamping.co.uk featuring a ‘round up of this year’s most stylish tents’ and ’80 tasty campfire recipes’ have made camping both cool and accessible to us all.

But, despite the fancy marketing, we all know the reality of camping can often mean cold, soggy feet! So, if you’re considering camping this Summer and you’re not splurging on a luxury glamping-style camp site, check out Ecco’s range of walking shoes and boots.

For women, Ecco Sayan II Lo

For men, Ecco Dhaka Lo GTX

Featuring GORE-TEX treatment for 100% waterproof finish, made with strong and durable Yak leather and with rugged soles for uneven terrain, you won’t need to compromise on your camping experience this Summer with Ecco.

View more Ecco walking shoes and boots for men and women at Ecco now.

Active casual, Ecco favourites for men

For those with a ‘work to live’ mindset, Ecco has all you need to make the most of those hours, days and weeks away from office life.

Relaxing, keeping things casual and enjoying active pursuits are things we all value, most of all men.

Men’s favourite Ecco styles centre around these themes. And, with casual, golf and other active styles designed principally for comfort and performance, it’s no wonder the guys come to Ecco for shoes to maximise their most valuable time – their leisure time.

Your top five Ecco favourite (and our bestselling) styles so far this month are all about casual looks and enjoying active time:

Ecco Androw West

Ecco Beyond

Ecco Chiltern

Golf styles:

Ecco Cool III

Ecco Golf Street

Ecco, your go-to stockist for performance men’s footwear.

Be it casual styles, golf, walking shoes and boots, sandals, trainers or formal styles, view them all at Ecco  and shop with confidence with our 110% price promise and fuss-free returns policy.

Softly, softly, Ecco favourites for women

Customers who prioritise comfort when choosing new shoes come back to Ecco time and again.

That’s because Ecco pioneer feet-first technology in all of our footwear design, meaning you can choose with confidence in the knowledge that, with Ecco, your feet will be well looked after.

For women, it’s often about softly, softly.  Hard-working feet need shoes that feel soft and kind on your feet – leaving you nourished and blister-free at the end of a busy day and ready to tackle what tomorrow may throw at you.

Softness comes out as a clear winner looking at your Ecco favourites. Here’s a sneak peek at your favourite (and our bestselling) styles this month so far:

Ecco Also Soft

Ecco Spin Loafer

Ecco Also Strap 

Ecco Triple

Ecco Border

Ecco, boasting an impressive range of soft, comfortable and stylish footwear and making us a firm favourite with women up and down the country.

View more casual and formal styles as well as sandals, boots and trainers at Ecco now and receive free UK delivery.

A little respect

“Momma always says there’s an awful lot you can tell about a person by their shoes. Where they’re going. Where they’ve been.”

The movie buffs among you will instantly recognise these sage words as spoken by Tom Hanks playing the unforgettable part of Forrest Gump.

And Forrest had a point. Our shoes do speak for us and can often set an impression of who we are – for better or worse. It’s not always even a question of style…

Very few prospective girlfriends are impressed with the guy that turns up to the first date in mucky or soiled shoes – no matter how much hair gel they’re wearing to compensate.

Even fewer employers are impressed by the interview candidate who walks through the door in shabby worn out shoes – no matter how well they’ve knotted their tie.

It’s about respect. For others, for personal appearance and for the lifespan of a good quality pair of shoes.

Ecco Shoes has an impressive range of shoe care products which has everything you need to take care of your most-loved shoes with products available from as little as £4.25.

View our range: Ecco Refresher Spray, Ecco Waterproofing Spray, Ecco Shoe Cream, Ecco Oil nubuck Conditioner, Ecco Oil Nubuck Spray, Ecco Nubuck/Suede Conditioner, Ecco Foam Cleaner, Ecco Nubuck and Suede Brush, Ecco Nubuck and Suede Eraser, Ecco Wax Oil.

Well respected, your Ecco Shoes will repay you with long service.

Style hunter

Whether you like your look to be classic, of-the-moment, or you just like to treat yourself every now and again, we all need a few fashion pointers from time to time to keep our look fresh.

If you’re stuck for ideas to update your look for Spring/Summer 2012, here at Ecco Shoes we’ll get your makeover in motion with our ‘style hunter’ recommendations.

Best in formal

For women: Ecco Kalac £120.00

Already a much sought-after style for this season, and with good reason. This stylish and breathable wedge sandal ticks boxes in several major fashion trends for 2012 and the wedge heel is comfortable and flexible while flattering your legs.

For men: Ecco Wind £115.00

Finding men’s formal footwear for Summer events can be a tricky order. The Ecco Wind strikes the perfect balance between style, formality and comfort. Moisture absorbent and breathable with a comfort fibre insole and an additional shock point on the sole – this shoe has it all.

Best in casual

For women: Ecco Glow Mary Jane £80.00

A modern take on a classically feminine Mary Jane design. With a combination of leather, suede and textile uppers and a super soft inlay sole, the Ecco Glow is designed with softness in mind and is a real treat for your feet.

For men: Ecco Anderson West £95.00

Add a contemporary twist to your casualwear with the Ecco Anderson West and enjoy the light and flexible construction of the PU sole combined with highly breathable and moisture absorbent linings for ultimate comfort.

Visit Ecco Shoes now to view our full collection of formal, casual and other ranges of shoes for men and women and enjoy free UK delivery and fuss-free returns.

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