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Thursday May 3rd, 2012

Tracy Feith Resurfaces To Design for Toms Shoes

Tracy Feith Resurfaces To Design for Toms Shoes

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Remember Tracy Feith? The designer was an early favorite of Michelle Obama’s, his Target collection was a hit, and he had standalone boutiques in New York and L.A…until he inexplicably fell off the face of the earth back in 2010. His boutiques closed and it turned out he owed over $200,000 to landlords in NYC and Montauk.

While we still don’t know the reason behind his mysterious disappearance from the fashion business, the designer seems to be making a comeback. For real.

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Published at 12:15 PM

Tuesday August 30th, 2011

Watch: Mary Kate Olsen Says Her Trip To Honduras for Toms Taught Her To Be ‘More Affectionate and Loving’
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Watch: Mary Kate Olsen Says Her Trip To Honduras for Toms Taught Her To Be ‘More Affectionate and Loving’

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Following their collaboration with Toms on a range of cashmere slip-ons (which are now available), The Row’s Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen accompanied Toms founder Blake Mycoskie on a shoe drop in Honduras. Toms documented their experience in the above video (from Stylelist), which is definitely worth watching if only for the rare opportunity to see the Olsens looking and acting more down to earth and humble than we’ve ever seen them.

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Published at 10:46 AM

Monday October 18th, 2010

Toms v. Bobs: Quite Possibly The Most Ridiculous Adventures in Copyright Ever
Adventures in Copyright

Toms v. Bobs: Quite Possibly The Most Ridiculous Adventures in Copyright Ever

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When we read this story in the LA Times on Sunday, we couldn’t quite believe it:

Skechers, makers of those ugly, inefficient sneakers that were inexplicably popular in late 1990s, has created a line of shoes called Bobs. These shoes are in the style of a traditional alpargata shoe–kind of like an espadrille loafer–and for every pair sold, two pairs will be given to a child in need.

Sound familiar? That’s because it’s the business model of Toms, a shoe line launched by trustafarian/entrepreneur Blake MyCoskie a few years ago. MyCoskie gave away his 1 millionth pair of shoes last month, according the Times.

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Published at 10:00 AM

Monday April 5th, 2010

TOMS Shoes Go Beyond the Hype
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TOMS Shoes Go Beyond the Hype

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I finally bought a pair of Toms Shoes this weekend. For the past few summers, I’ve toyed with plunking down the $44, but I could never bring myself to do it. While I knew that the company was doing good things for kids in developing countries–I’d met and interviewed founder Blake MyCoskie before–I wasn’t convinced Read more →

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Published at 10:28 AM

Monday December 14th, 2009

Get Your Ball[Gown] On

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Tonight’s the Fourth Annual Ball to benefit Charity: Water. It boasts a stellar host committee, including Kyra Sedgwick and Adrien Grenier, but on the fashion front it includes Jessica Stam and Blake Mycoskie of Tom’s shoes. Lauren Bush, Sessilee Lopez and recent CFDA finalist, Monique Pean are on the guest list, too. Charity: Water’s a Read more →

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Published at 12:03 PM