Keith Haring lands in TOMS Adora pop-up
Great news for TOMS fans: The brand has opened an Adora pop-up at the ground floor of Greenbelt 5. “We’re really trying to give everyone a different way of
Great news for TOMS fans: The brand has opened an Adora pop-up at the ground floor of Greenbelt 5. “We’re really trying to give everyone a different way of
They call it a shoe drop but it’s more than that; it’s a long process of really connecting with the kids,” said Ayet Quimpo, marketing manager of TOMS
Instead of getting flowers for Mom on Mother’s Day, why don’t you give her flowers she can wear?
The idea of charitable consumption, especially in the fashion industry, has always perplexed many. Buying a pair of shoes to “give back” seems unnecessary, even ridiculous, when you can just give a pair of old flip-flops to a kid on the street.
When Dimples Balaguer-La’O stumbled upon a TOMS booth at a trade show in 2008, she was no stranger to retail. The president of Swim Philippines Inc., Dimples had opened the first of her successful Nothing But Water boutiques fresh out of college. But when she first learned about TOMS, an American company that matches every pair of purchased shoes with a pair given to a child in need, business was the last thing on Dimples’ mind.
GO SHOPPING. Buy a pair of TOMS shoes and the brand will match your purchase by giving shoes to a child in need. Buy eyewear and someone will receive prescription glasses or sight-saving surgery or medical treatment.
American artist and adventurer Tyler Ramsey has had a lengthy relationship with philanthropic footwear brand TOMS. Since he met TOMS Chief Shoe Giver Blake Mycoskie, he has collaborated with the company, designing limited-edition hand-painted pairs of TOMS.
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