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THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT, directed by Oscar® winner Martin Scorsese and longtime documentary collaborator David Tedeschi, will debut TONIGHT, SEPT. 29

Directed by Oscar® winner Martin Scorsese and longtime documentary collaborator David Tedeschi, THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT profiles the provocative and influential publication The New York Review of Books

THE 50 YEAR ARGUMENT, directed by Oscar® winner Martin Scorsese and longtime documentary collaborator David Tedeschi, will debut MONDAY, SEPT. 29

Model, actress and television presenter Kelly Brook has signed on with SKECHERS to appear globally in the footwear company's multi-platform marketing and social media campaigns through 2015. The British-born star will become a new face for SKECHERS women's footwear collections.

Demi Lovato, multi-platinum selling recording artist and actress, has signed on with SKECHERS, and will appear in the footwear company's global marketing and social media campaigns through 2016. Lovato, known for hit singles, 'Give Your Heart a Break', 'Heart Attack' and 'Neon Lights', will make her first official appearance in a new SKECHERS television commercial and accompanying print campaign launching this year.

Twenty-three singers, five apprentice coaches and one apprentice stage director, representing ten countries, will participate in the 57th season of the Merola Opera Program from June 2 to August 17. More than 900 artists vied for the 29 coveted spots in the 2014 summer program. Offered free of charge for all participants, the prestigious Merola Opera program is unique in the industry in many ways. Merola is the only young artist program to provide financial support to developing artists for five years following participation. In the past year alone, more than $150,000 was distributed to more than 100 artists supporting varied needs from coaching to language classes to audition travel. In addition, only Merola graduates are considered for participation in the San Francisco Opera's Adler Fellowship program. Selected through an extensive world-wide audition and application process, nearly one third of this season's artists come from countries outside the United States, including: Canada, China, Taiwan, Italy, South Korea, Russia, Iran, Poland and Israel. This year, the program will have three returning Merola artists, Casey Candebat (Merola 2012), Sahar Nouri and Rhys Lloyd Talbot (both Merola 2013).

SKECHERS USA, Inc. announced that through the Company's charitable shoe program, BOBS from SKECHERS, it will give more than 200,000 pairs of new shoes to support the children affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. This much-needed donation will mark the Company's sixth million-pair milestone since the BOBS brand launched in 2011.

After generating buzz on the trade show circuit over the past few months, Skechers Performance Division announced the official launch of the much-anticipated Skechers Nite Owl Footwear Collection. Available in limited release for both men and women, the Skechers Nite Owl glow in the dark technology will enhance select styles of the celebrated GOrun and GOwalk product lines, illuminating streets across the globe and offering additional visibility for wearers.

Jimmy Kimmel, host of ABC's popular late night Jimmy Kimmel Live!, will bring his famous wit to the stage of the 2013 SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk to help raise one million dollars and awareness for children with special needs and education. Also returning to the annual charity event are Dancing with the Stars co-host Brooke Burke-Charvet and legendary Hall of Fame baseball manager Tommy Lasorda, plus Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jacqueline Laurita who will be appearing for the first time. The all-star lineup will join Kimmel at an opening ceremony to kick off the walk on October 27.

SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE:SKX) today announces that the Skechers Performance Division was named the Sports Footwear Brand of the Year at The Footwear Industry Awards in the United Kingdom. This achievement follows a year when Skechers Performance received eight awards from major international running and fitness publications recognizing its innovative footwear product.

MYPLASH, the reloadable and responsible prepaid MasterCard for teens and young adults, announced an exciting new partnership with SKECHERS to promote financial literacy and support shoe donations to children in need via their charitable BOBS from SKECHERS program.