London – June 17, 2010 – A five-fold increase in searches for the traditional brogue confirms its status as the re-invented casual must have this year, reveals Twenga (http://twenga.co.uk), the new generation search engine. Searches for brogues are up 489% compared to last month. The top searched brands are the High Street favourites, such as Paul Smith, Grenson, Timberland and Doc Martens, underlining the shoe’s new trendy status.

Twenga’s study of top shoe searches on www.twenga.co.uk also shows that searches for Wellington Boots are up 91% in a month, perhaps confirming that wellies are the chic festival season essential, or maybe just that Brits fear the worst for the English summer.

Visits as at June 14^th 2010, compared with a month before.