8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
          Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 14, 2003
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                                  K-SWISS INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware                              0-18490                  95-4265988
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(State or other jurisdiction of     (Commission                (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)     File Number)             Identification No.)

31248 Oak Crest Drive, Westlake Village, CA                           91361
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(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip code)

                                  818-706-5100
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                      N/A
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   (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
                                    report.)










Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

         On August 14, 2003, K-Swiss Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing the addition of Mark Louie to serve on the Company's Board of
Directors.

         A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.



Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits.
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         Exhibit Number      Description of Exhibit
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         99.1                Press release issued August 14, 2003.







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                                   SIGNATURES
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         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                      K-Swiss Inc.


Date: August 14, 2003                 By: /s/ GEORGE POWLICK
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                                          George Powlick,
                                          Vice President Finance and
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Director



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Exhibit                    Description
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99.1                       Press Release dated August 14, 2003.




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EX-99

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

K-Swiss Adds Mark Louie to Board of Directors

    WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2003--K-Swiss
Inc. (NASDAQ/NM:KSWS) today announced that Mark L. Louie was
unanimously elected to serve on the Company's Board of Directors.
    Mr. Louie is a Managing Member and Chief Financial Officer of
TechFund Capital, a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage
enabling technologies. Prior to joining TechFund, Mr. Louie was an
investment banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co. and started Goldman Sachs'
West Coast corporate finance effort. He has extensive experience in
public and private placements of equity and debt, highly structured
and innovative transactions and strategic alliances. Mr. Louie has a
JD and an MBA from Stanford University where he also earned a BA with
honors and distinction and an MA in economics. He served on the
Advisory Council for Stanford University's School of Humanities &
Sciences.
    Steven Nichols, Chairman of the Board and President, stated, "Mark
has the expertise and proven track record to make an invaluable
contribution to our company. He is an excellent addition to the board,
and we look forward to his advice and counsel."
    K-Swiss Inc. designs, develops and markets an array of athletic
footwear for high performance sports use, fitness activities and
casual wear under the K-Swiss brand. The Company also designs and
manufactures footwear under the Royal Elastics and National Geographic
brands. Royal Elastics, a wholly owned subsidiary, is the leading
innovator of slip-on, laceless footwear. National Geographic Footwear,
under an exclusive license from the National Geographic Society,
offers outdoor-oriented and casual footwear.

    CONTACT: K-Swiss Inc.
             George Powlick, 818-706-5100