Movember, the month of the 'stache, is well underway, but just in case you failed to sprout a mustache or sponsor a furry upper lip strip in the name of men's health, you can still help raise awareness and funds via mustachioed TOMS footwear.
No Mustache? No Problem. Slip On A Pair of Mustachioed TOMS This Movember
TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie Tells Us About One-for-One Eyewear and How Every Stripe Tells a Story
We caught up with TOMS founder and CEO Blake Mycoskie after he revealed the next chapter in the five-year-old company's unique one-for-one business model on Tuesday. In the video below, find out how the eyeglasses idea, which had festered in Mycoskie's head since 2007, finally became reality, more on the one-for-one concept, and why there's no TOMS logo on the sunglasses -- only three distinctive stripes.
TOMS Shoes' Next Chapter is One-for-One Eyewear
With the snip of a lock and the opening of a "mystery box" that had been sealed since SXSW, TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie revealed the next chapter in the Santa Monica-based company's one-for-one mission: Eyewear.
Walk A Mile... TOMS 'One Day Without Shoes' Event Sees Record Attendance
To most Angelenos the idea of going without shoes means missing out on the latest design, not walking barefoot to reach necessary resources such as water or medical care. Tuesday, April 5 marked the annual One Day Without Shoes event where people around the world opted to go barefoot to raise awareness and funds for the millions of children that go without shoes every day.
Go 'One Day Without Shoes' On April 5
Kick off your footwear this Tuesday, April 5, and join TOMS for One Day Without Shoes - the official global movement to raise shoe awareness. Typically TOMS promotes One for One, their mission to give one pair of new TOMS shoes to a child in need per each pair of TOMS shoes purchased. But April 5 is not about shoe sales...
PhiLAnthropist Gift Guide: Gifts That Give More, Part I
The holiday season is all about giving. We know that. Somewhere in between waking up at 3am for the doorbuster deals, braving the mall crowds and boycotting consumerism all together, we can maintain our "holiday sanity" by buying gifts that support those organizations working to drive social change and improve the lives of others. We've divided this into two parts. Part I lists those gifts for when you actually need to present the recipient with a tangible good, otherwise, you ruined the Festivus...for everyone. In Part II, you'll find organizations that use your donation to give a gift to someone else less fortunate
LAist Goes Shopping: TOMS Shoes Pop-Up Store
A few weeks ago, TOMS Shoes invited LA bloggers to check out their pop-up store on Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Due to their overwhelming success, the store, which was only supposed to stay until September, will continue to occupy the space until January. TOMS sells (and gives away) shoes all over the world, however this is their first and only store. This holiday season they aim to give away 30,000 pairs of shoes to children in need in Ethiopia, so it's definitely worth checking out, especially for some holiday shopping.


