Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Thought of the Day: Footwear




It’s been a little over a year since I purchased my first pair of Toms shoes; the red canvas ones. They are slowly beginning to show wear—the soles deteriorating, which is probably more my fault than anything as I tend to drag my feet a bit when wearing flat shoes.
One year in and they are a perfect fit, completely molded to my feet. After work, or any other high-heeled day, I throw off the sling-backs and slip on the Toms. They don’t really match with anything in my wardrobe, but I’m willing to clash knowing that just the very act of wearing these shoes inspires. I can’t think of one time that while pounding the pavement that I haven’t been stopped and asked about my funny looking slippers. “Are those TOMS?” they ask with a genuine nod of approval. “Why yes they are… and did you know that for every pair that is purchased another pair is given to a child in need?”
In fact, since Tom's conception in 2006 more than 50,000 pairs of shoes have been donated to children in South Africa.
Just think buying one pair of shoes is gifting a child with a pair of shoes. What a great way to give back. So, pass it forward. www.tomeshoes.com

photo credit: tomshoes.com

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Those look really comfy- I like the Eggplant Canvas style. Odor eaters first would be a must though :)

Anonymous said...

Hey Bella-

Thank you for writing about TOMS in your blog! We would like to send you a gift to show our appreciation. Please e-mail me your mailing address by next Wednesday! Also, we’d like to invite you to join our online community on Facebook at “TOMS Shoes: Shoes for Tomorrow.”

Take care,
Lauranne
Lauranne@TOMSShoes.com

Anonymous said...

i really like them a lot