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

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                                    FORM 8-K

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


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2005



                           DECKERS OUTDOOR CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





                                    Delaware
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


          0-22446                                 95-3015862
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 (Commission File Number)              (IRS Employer Identification No.)


     495A South Fairview Avenue, Goleta, California                 93117
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         (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code            (805) 967-7611
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                                      None
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Officers.

     On December 28, 2005, Deckers Outdoor Corporation (the "Company") announced
that John Perenchio has been appointed to the Deckers Outdoor  Corporation Board
of  Directors,  effective  December 21, 2005,  as an  additional  Director.  Mr.
Perenchio was not selected pursuant to any arrangement or  understanding.  It is
expected that Mr.  Perenchio will be appointed to one or more  Committees of the
Board at the next Board of Directors' meeting. Mr. Perenchio is "independent" as
defined under the applicable Nasdaq rules.


Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.


     On December 28, 2005, the Company published a press release  announcing Mr.
Perenchio's appointment to the board. A copy of the press release is attached to
this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.


     The  information in this Item 7.01,  including the exhibit  incorporated by
reference,  is being  furnished,  and will not be  treated  as  "filed"  for the
purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 (the  "Exchange
Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.  This information
will not be deemed  incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities
Act of 1933, or into another  filing under the Exchange Act,  unless that filing
expressly refers to specific  information in this report.  The furnishing of the
information  in this Item 7.01 is not  intended  to, and does not,  constitute a
representation  that such  furnishing  is required by  Regulation FD or that the
information  this report contains is material  investor  information that is not
otherwise publicly available.


Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

             (d) Exhibits.

                  Exhibit No.                        Description
99.1     Press release, dated December 28, 2005









                                   SIGNATURES

     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 hereunto duly authorized.

                             Deckers Outdoor Corporation

Date: December 28, 2005      /s/ M. Scott Ash
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                             M. Scott Ash, Chief Financial Officer