TOMS Shoes » tyler ramsey http://www.tomsshoesblog.com With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. One for One. Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:44:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 lookin’ sharp in hand painted TOMS http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/lookin-sharp-in-hand-painted-toms http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/lookin-sharp-in-hand-painted-toms#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:02:48 +0000 admin http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/?p=2670 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Founder and Chief Shoe Giver Blake Mycoskie rocks some Ramseys at the 2009 CFDA Awards!

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]]> http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/lookin-sharp-in-hand-painted-toms/feed 1 put some creativity on canvas… shoes. http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/put-some-creativity-on-canvas-shoes http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/put-some-creativity-on-canvas-shoes#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 21:26:14 +0000 admin http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/?p=2540 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> 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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]]> http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/put-some-creativity-on-canvas-shoes/feed 1 the city of angels, the frozen yogurt dilemma, and the reverend http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/the-city-of-angels-the-frozen-yogurt-dilemma-and-the-reverend http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/the-city-of-angels-the-frozen-yogurt-dilemma-and-the-reverend#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:17 +0000 sloanSE http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/?p=1472 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> world, meet tyler ramsey

world, meet tyler ramsey

Los Angeles is said to be a place of intense diversity where anyone can be who or what they want to be. So in a city like this, where people are defined by answering the question “So, what do you do?”…it’s still a rush to respond, “We are TOMS Vagabonds!” I contend that no one else on the planet has as much fun changing lives as we do, and that’s something that I hope we never take for granted. We are kept busy at TOMS headquarters booking and preparing for our tour, and it’s hard to believe that in a few short weeks we’ll be on the road. Let it be said, however, that our weekends are filled with nothing short of EPIC adventures. Our fearless leader and beloved comrade Mikey drove out on Sunday to help us with some screen printing. We are now collectively outfitted with one-of-a-kind TOMS apparel as well as some Mikey Pagtakhan originals. Look for it on the street, it’s hot y’all. In other news, we now have an ordained minister among us. Sloan, or now more appropriately titled, “The Reverend” will be glad to perform any and all religious ceremonies and rites while in the greater Los Angeles area and on the road (contact sloan@tomsshoes.com for questions and fees). Liz, now looking just a little more like Marilyn Monroe than she did last week, has a little face bling compliments of LA’s finest and most accomplished piercer. Carmin has had quite the week! Between meeting an infamous former Real World cast member and working on a project for the Clinton Global Initiative, she has been a busy lady. This morning, a few of us beat the sun and got to Headquarters at 7am to help with our ongoing Tyler Ramsey project. It is a little-known fact that in addition to being an incredible artist, Tyler is quite the comedian. Humor is key at this hour of the morning, and we’re all thankful for the extra laughs.

PS. There has been lots of talk about the glory of Pinkberry in recent posts. I invite you all to feast thine eyes and tastebuds on the holy land of all frozen yogurt….Yogurtland. This place is for the pioneer, the do-it-yourselfer, and the adventurer. A myriad of flavors and toppings await you, and be sure to tell them to put it on Justin Sylvester’s tab.

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]]> http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/the-city-of-angels-the-frozen-yogurt-dilemma-and-the-reverend/feed 0 add 2,000 more please http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/add-2000-more-please http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/add-2000-more-please#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:41:33 +0000 admin http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/?p=1458 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Oh wait… it’s not 1,000 shoes… its THREE THOUSAND HAND PAINTED TYLER RAMSEY SHOES! And now the white canvas TOMS have invaded every walkway of our office…

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]]> http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/add-2000-more-please/feed 0 week two in vagabond land http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/week-two-in-vagabond-land http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/week-two-in-vagabond-land#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:42:49 +0000 kelliSW http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/?p=1453 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Hey guys!

Team Southwest is back for our weekly Friday blog!

First we need to give a small shout out to our pals at Falling Whistles for having us at their party last Friday night. They’re an amazing non-profit that we love and adore. Be sure and check them out and tell them you care!

We’re now in week two and feeling more a part of the TOMS family. We’ve helped stuff gift boxes for the TED conference and just now have been on hand to help out Tyler Ramsey with the set up for his web exclusive shoes! If you haven’t checked out his shoes yet, it’s most definitely a must! He’s so much fun and he never uses a brush for his work.

We also have new members of our Vagabond family, our tour managers Big John and his wife Michelle. They have amazing backgrounds in the music business and they are super excited to be here. We’re happy to have their guidance for sure! They are currently helping us route our tour in the most effective way and we’re quickly on our way to booking this wonderful journey we’re about to embark on.

Sean Scott, who handles production and design here at TOMS, held a very informative meeting with us today where we had the opportunity to ask questions about design, production and manufacturing. We had a lot of tough questions for him and were very impressed by what we learned. He does a wonderful job at TOMS and is a genuinely honest, hard-working guy with a lot of integrity. We’re excited to have had the chance to spend some time with him and hope to continue conversations with him in the future.

We can’t wait to start sharing more and more adventures with you in weeks to come and for now, we’ll leave you with a picture of us with our vagabond intern Justin at the office! He’s from Australia and we love him for working so closely with us!

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]]> http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/week-two-in-vagabond-land/feed 0 all hands on deck http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/all-hands-on-deck http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/http:/www.tomsshoesblog.com/all-hands-on-deck#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:01:35 +0000 admin http://www.tomsshoesblog.com/?p=1445 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Sometimes its still an all-hands-on-deck environment here at TOMS. This morning, Tyler Ramsey came in to hand paint 1,000 custom TOMS shoes for a special order. It was rainy outside (yes, it rains in Santa Monica), so we set up in the hallway: taking all the white canvas TOMS out of their boxes and lining them up for Ramsey to tackle.

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