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TOMS holiday headquarters creativity continued

December 11th, 2009 No Comments

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

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TOMS in switzerland

December 11th, 2009 2 Comments

My family has fallen in love with the TOMS concept as well as the shoes.  My husband, daughters, nieces, nephews, sisters… we all have them.
My youngest daughter is a student at The American School in Switzerland.  Her name is Madeline and she is sophomore in high school.  She just asked her service adviser if she [...]

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blake accepts the secretary of state’s 2009 ACE award

December 9th, 2009 2 Comments

TOMS Shoes and Chief Shoe Giver Blake Mycoskie are proud recipients of the Secretary of State’s 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) presented by Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton. The award, established by the State Department in 1999, celebrates companies’ commitment to corporate social responsibility, innovation, exemplary practices, and democratic values worldwide. TOMS Shoes, with its [...]

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where it all started

December 9th, 2009 1 Comment

A funny thing about TOMS is how much polo has influenced the company. It’s funny because polo is seemingly everything that TOMS is not. In most people’s mind, polo is an exclusive sport limited to country clubs and people with summer homes in the Hamptons. That’s exactly what I thought when a friend invited me [...]

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choose shoes this holiday

December 9th, 2009 No Comments

Little things turn into big differences, whether it’s buying a pair of TOMS or simply forwarding this video to a friend. Join us and help spread the One for One movement!

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more holiday drawings from hq

December 8th, 2009 No Comments

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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one stylish 5-year-old

December 7th, 2009 No Comments

TOMS fans come in all ages… from grandparents to little kids! We recently received this photo of Konner sportin’ his Remarque Tiny TOMS. I’m sure you can agree… this little kiddo sure has a knack for style!

Konner Foster, age 5, advertises for TOMS each and every day. We have at least ten people on an [...]

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let’s reflect: south africa TOMS + element shoe + board drop

December 4th, 2009 No Comments

Its been over a month since 10 of us HQ employees were on the other side of the world, on our hands and knees giving shoes to children. Six weeks ago we woke up every morning with a feeling of uneasy excitement: unsure of what the day ahead would hold, unsure of how we would [...]

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

December 3rd, 2009 4 Comments

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 [...]

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TOMS in star magazine

December 3rd, 2009 No Comments

TOMS have been a hit on Holiday Gift Guides this season… and Star Magazine seems to have gotten the memo.

Don’t know what to get your hubby, boyfriend, brother or uncle? Tired of cliche gifts like cologne or a new tech toy…? Consider putting TOMS at the top of your list!

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