"What if I started a shoe company and every time I sold a pair of shoes I gave a pair away and that way as long as I continue to keep selling shoes these kids would have shoes for the rest of their life"
In 2006, Blake Mycoskie was traveling in Argentina and found that so many children there had no shoes to protect their feet. Deciding that he wanted to help, Mycoskie created TOMS, a classic comfy and cool shoe company with an important mission-TOMS matches every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes given to a child in need. "One for One". Partnering with humanitarian and health organizations TOMS and Mycoskie return year after year to provide shoes to the same kids as they grow. So many children across the globe grow up without the most basic of needs,including shoes, putting them at risk of not only cuts and sores but also disease. Wearing shoes also opens the doors to education for so many children as schools will not allow children to attend barefoot.
As of Sept 2010 1 million pairs of TOMS have been donated to children in need in 20 countries around the globe.
TOMS sells comfy eco-friendly and responsible footwear with a stylish twist. The best known TOMS are a slip-on espadrille style
The Artist Styles are among my favorites and I love artist Mary Gregory's hand painted TOMS
TOMS are a great canvas to express a point of view-none more important than Blake Mycoskie's. Blake has published a new book about TOMS and his own mission to build a business that makes a difference-Start Something that Matters
is sold on TOMS along with a Limited Edition pair of Carpe Diem TOMS
Also this fall TOMS is featuring Limited Edition cashmere TOMs-The Row-so now buy cashmere and do good too!
For more information on TOMS styles and the great campaign to help kids around the globe and how you can help--including One Day Without Shoes Awareness campaigns Visit TOMS. and ...
