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still time to shop! employee holiday drawings

admin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:25:11 +0000

Want to see more HQ art? Check it out here.

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TOMS holiday headquarters creativity continued

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:32:14 +0000

Want to see more drawings from HQ? Check them out here.

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more holiday drawings from hq

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:04:10 +0000

The artistic talents of some of the TOMS staff at HQ debuted last week featuring what gifts they were giving this Holiday season and why. And back by popular demand, here are some more comical and clever creations from HQ…

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creative stimulus package: toms employees take it back to the basics

admin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:54:22 +0000

We have a pretty creative space to work in. Its a warehouse/sound stage turned official business HQ: Creative. We have walls made out of boxes of shoes: Creative. And we each have special “shoe names” (Sole Surfer, Sole Mate, Shoegooder): Creative… right? We’ve even been known to have entire all-staff meetings to brainstorm.

In order to remind our staff that they need to exercise their creativity and start thinking about the special people in their lives that they’ll be giving to this Holiday, we asked them to color.

Take out a sharpie, a highlighter, or a freshly sharpened pencil and draw us a picture of who’s on your list, or what you’ll be getting them.

What they came up with made us smile, made us laugh, and reminded us why some work in the Creative department… and some don’t.

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building the TOMS artist network

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:03:44 +0000

Are you creative, artistic, and love TOMS? Well… then we need you!

TOMS hosts Style Your Sole events weekly, all over the nation, where artistic talent is needed to customize and style shoes. You could be customizing TOMS anywhere in the city from little mom & pop boutiques to the floors of Nordstrom. TOMS Artists get to use their creative talents, spreading the One for One message, by customizing TOMS. Not a bad deal right?

Think you have what it takes? We are excited to see! Please email your name, phone number, address, and 3 digital samples of your artwork to TOMSartists@TOMSshoes.com.

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TOMS fans are the best

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:36:22 +0000

TOMS supporters are truly the best! No matter your age, you impress us daily by sending in the most heart felt fan mail. Check out this letter sent in by Lauren from Massachusetts.

Tell us your TOMS story. We would love to share it!

Email us at Ashley.Powell@TOMSshoes.com or send via mail: 3025 Olympic Blvd Studio C Santa Monica, CA 90404.

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TOMS gets the coolest fan mail

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:22:32 +0000

TOMS fans are incredibly creative- we see it every day in the ridiculous custom TOMS you all post to our Facebook Page! Its no surprise that the fan mail that comes in is also pretty amazing. Check out this piece from Camryn in Hudson, Ohio.

Feeling creative today? Send us some art!

TOMS Shoes
Attn: TOMS Fan Mail
3025 Olympic Blvd Studio C
Santa Monica, CA 90404

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put some creativity on canvas… shoes.

admin — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:26:14 +0000

We were pretty excited to see Pam Mycoskie’s (Blake’s mom) limited edition TOMS fly off the shelves and she is sure to be a busy lady in the coming weeks. The idea of custom painted shoes, however, is a TOMS classic that has been with the company since 2006. In the summer after Blake returned to the US from Argentina and began TOMS, the team realized the canvas upper of the alpargata took well to paint and marker. A good friend of Blake’s, artist Tyler Ramsey, began custom painting shoes in his signature splatter style, and the employees began to experiment personalizing their own shoes, too. When interns Hajime and Allie came on board, they were given the task of organizing two events that were turning points for the custom TOMS endeavor. “Painted White” and “House Party” (an organization that helped TOMS coordinate 1,500 parties across the country) were intern victories, and although with very different audiences, both shoe-painting events proved that creating unique TOMS was a special way to pull creativity and unite under the One for One mission. Allie later coined the name “Style Your Sole” and its stuck ever since. TOMS now defines Style Your Sole as a way for people to express themselves creatively with any art medium they find appropriate on a pair of TOMS Shoes.

TOMS campus reps around the country started to organize their own SYS in fall 2007, generating about 20 events that semester. For the Spring 2009 term, over 200 campus SYS events took place… and that number continues to grow.

TOMS retailers around the country host local artists for Style Your Sole events which keep the local retailer in tune and close with their community, and the action sports industry has totally embraced Style Your Sole. Artists such as Hovin Wang, Brooke Reidt, Lisa Solberg, Kris Markovich, Kelli Murray, Jake Vantiger and Ekundayo have hand painted TOMS or created custom murals at Style Your Sole events.

The TOMS Vagabond Tour launched in fall 2008, which takes 5 regional teams of TOMS interns around the country to host Style Your Sole events on high school and college campuses. Between the fall 2008 and spring 2009 tour, the Vagabonds have hosted nearly 350 Style Your Sole events.

When TOMS set out to host the first US Shoe Drops in the United States this past fall, the team brought white canvas TOMS and markers for the kids to decorate their own pair. “The need is very different for the children in the US,” states Ana Maria, who coordinates and organizes the TOMS Shoe Drops. “Giving these kids the opportunity to interact and converse with the volunteers, color their own shoes, and be creative is absolutely making an impact.”

Style Your Sole isn’t just for students on campus, churches, or retailers. A TOMS Style Your Sole event is for those who are excited about the One for One mission. The creative one in the family, the non-creative one, your 5-year old nephew, your 95-year old grandmother, friends, community members, neighbors, your graduation party guests- all are perfect candidates to join you for a Style Your Sole.

Inspired? Host a party of your own! Email Julie@TOMSshoes.com for more info.

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