For some of us, “Back to School” means dusting off the alarm we haven’t used in months, trading our bathing suits for “real clothes,” and turning over our weekend movie cash for investments in crisp new text books. But its also the time of year we welcome a few key pieces to our fall wardrobe [...]
Entries from August 2009
TOMS for back to school
August 27th, 2009 No Comments
Tags: back to school · back to school shoes · campus · college · fall · toms shoes
TOMS climb high in haiti
August 24th, 2009 2 Comments
My friend and I went to Milot, Haiti this summer and took some pictures with our TOMS. We climbed this huge mountain to the top of the Citadel; a haitian fortress that King Christophe built back in the 1800’s. We also worked in our TOMS most of the trip and it was sweet!
Peace be [...]
Tags: fan photos · friend of TOMS · haiti · The Giving Side · travel · travel TOMS
birthday celebration
August 20th, 2009 No Comments
Last night, we hosted an awesome launch party at The Viceroy in Santa Monica to announce that TOMS will now be carried in the hip west-side hotel. Conveniently, its just about my birthday time, too (next week!), so together with my TOMS family, friends old and new, artists, The Viceroy crew and everyone’s awesome guests, [...]
Tags: birthday · blake mycoskie · Events · The Viceroy
international retailer download: atelier & project, korea
August 19th, 2009 No Comments
Atelier & Project was the very first shop to carry TOMS in Korea. Three artists – art director, fashion curator and dessert artist – who own and run this cultural space have supported TOMS from the very beginning!
Interviewee: fashion curator Jiyoung Park, dessert artist Ohyon Paek
interviewd by DongGyu Lim
TOMS: How long have you been working [...]
Tags: atelier & project · international retailer · Korea · retailer · toms shoes · unique brands
please don’t go!
August 14th, 2009 No Comments
“Back-to-school” ads are plastered everywhere, our vacation days are running low, and we’re all about as tan as we can be… but there’s another reason why we know summer is coming to an end: OUR INTERNS ARE LEAVING! The TOMS intern program allows fresh faces to come in to HQ for 10-12 weeks and make [...]
Tags: blake mycoskie · campus programs · campus rep · goodbye · intern · internship · summer interns · TOMS HQ · TOMS interns
dave matthews band tour on the road
August 12th, 2009 No Comments
Dave Matthews Band’s summer tour has really taken off, and TOMS is as excited as ever to be a part of it. Who knew, when I was 21 listening to “Crash Into Me” on the radio, that this influential band would some day be sharing a simple idea of mine to thousands and thousands of [...]
Tags: concert · Dave Matthews Band · DMB · limited edition TOMS · summer tour · TOMS dave matthews
south africa sweeps still open
August 10th, 2009 No Comments
Chad Muska thinks you should join TOMS + Element in South Africa.
Win a spot on the TOMS + Element Shoe + Board Drop this October! Deadline is August 15th, so sharpen your writing skills and submit your essay today!
click here to go to the application.
Tags: Chad Muska · Durban · Element Skateboards · Shoe + Board Drop · Shoe Drop · South Africa · sweepstakes · toms · volunteer · win
TOMS in tepoztlan, mexico
August 6th, 2009 No Comments
“Before leaving to go live in Mexico for 6 weeks, I went on a search for a great pair of shoes to bring with me, trying to pack as light as possible and only bring a couple of pairs of shoes with me. I friend of mine told me about TOMS and I researched trying [...]
Tags: chicago · climbing · friend of TOMS · light · Mexico · mountain · one for one · shoes · toms · toms shoes · travel
why not join TOMS in south africa?
August 4th, 2009 No Comments
Tags: apply now · Durban · element · Element + TOMS · Element Shoe Drop · Shoe Drop · skate camp · South Africa · sweepstakes
international retailer download: san francisco market, south korea
August 4th, 2009 No Comments
TOMS: How long have you been working with TOMS?
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET: Two years, since 2007. I believe we were the second store to carry TOMS in Korea.
T: How did you first hear of TOMS and what made you want to carry them?
SFM: Mr. Tae-Min Han, the designer and owner of the store, met Wonsik and [...]
Tags: Florence · international retailer · international TOMS · Italy · Korea · San Francisco Market · Seoul
