TOMS One for One Summer Wedge
Written by Urban Sherp on July 7th, 2010
Who: TOMS Shoes – Santa Monica, CA
What: Calypso Canvas Wedge
Where: Amazon.com
Why We Love It: We soo wanted to embrace TOMS classic canvas shoes, but it was a style that we just couldn’t pull off (although they are super cute for kids!). So we were so psyched to see their new summer collection with this timeless summer wedge. Love the stripes, the rounded toe, the shape and the TOMS One for One emblem on the back.
They made of natural canvas uppers with an EVA insole and a soft suede insert with jute rope detailing on the heel. They are quite comfortable, breathable and the suede help keeps feet from slipping in the summer heat, but the heel height, at a teetering 3 1/4”, is certainly not for “quitters.” They do fit snug at first, but over time mold to your foot. And they are selling out fast!
We’ve admired TOMS since they started back in 2006 introducing their One to One concept – for each pair purchased a pair of shoes would be donated to child in need – as a means to create a sustainable business that ‘does good.’ So far TOMS has donated over 600,000 shoes to children around the world. Which is incredibly powerful when you consider that a pair of shoes means protection from soil-transmitted diseases and infections which can have life altering effects in both health and education, and in many cases these are the first pair of shoes these children have ever owned. Who knew the power of a shoe?
If you aren’t in the market for a pair of shoes, consider donating your gently used shoes to Souls4Soles who have distributed over 10 million shoes to people in over 125 countries, including Kenya, Thailand, Nepal and the United States.
