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Love Toms Shoes as much as we do?  Care about the environment and living eco-friendly?  Want to make a statement in support of Earth and humanity with your shoes?  Then you need to check out these Vegan Toms Shoes!  What are vegan shoes?  Vegan shoes means that Toms Shoes uses nothing from animals and all recycled or natural materials.  So, the rubber shoe soles are recycled.  In fact, lots of parts of this shoe are recycled.  And all of these shoes are backed by the Toms Shoes One for One guarantee, so you can rest assured that whenever you buy a pair of Vegan Toms shoes, Toms of Shoes and their good friends Friends of Toms will put a pair of shoes on the feet of a kid in need.

The Toms Shoes Vegan Alpargatas

Toms Shoes has a few different styles of vegan shoe available.  We’ve already written to you, for instance, about the Vegan Habitante.  But Toms Shoes also has a number of different variations of alpargatas that still carry the vegan label – and we think they should be proud of it!  Just for the sake of making it easy on you, we’re going to show you the style of the Vegan Habitante.  It looks like the basic Toms Shoes alpargata, except it has this really cool writing all over the shoe talking about how the world is one, we’re all connected, and all that love that binds us.  We happen to think that’s how the world really works.  And so we really like this shoe:

But there’s more in the way of sexy and cool new vegan Toms Shoes styles.  A primary example?  The Vegan Toms Shoe Herringbone Stitchout.  It comes in heather blue and khaki, and the design is a very authentic, unique twist on the original Toms Shoes Alpargata.  This shoe somehow ends up looking more “real” and “home country” to the Argentinians and Spanish that pioneered this shoe.  Check it out here!

But that’s not all in the way of Vegan Toms Shoes sensation!  I am now proud to introduce on WeLoveToms.com, for the very first time, the Toms Shoes Vegan Wrap Boot:

Toms Shoes Vegan Wrap Boot of Awesomeness

What a cool boot!  This boot is described as “ultra stylish and ultra comfortable” and we can sure see why.  The boot comes with an elastic wrap that extends all the way from you ankle, to seal at the top with state-of-the-art Toms Shoes velcro.  We think this constitutes a great new addition to the Toms Shoes family of fantastic, beautiful, and world-changing shoes.  Yes, we love Toms that much.

At the end of the day, our support for Toms Shoes comes down to what the company is about at its core.  And that, my friends, is helping people.  Specifically, it is about helping kids.  Philanthropist Bill Gates has said that if everyone in the world had a shoe and a toilet, we would cure half of the disease in this world.  Now we only know about shoes here at We Love Toms, but we do know that Toms Shoes gives away a pair of shoes for every single pair somebody buys.  And because of that, we don’t mind asking you to support us and the Toms Shoes company by buying a pair of shoes.  Your purchase makes the world that much better a place for us human beings to live together in love.  As hippie as it sounds (and I’m a hippie, so I know!), it’s really true.  Get yourself a pair of Toms Shoes and help a kid in need get a pair of shoes on his feet today.

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This shoe is the ultimate in Toms Shoes cool.  Not only does your purchase go to support a child in need, but you are also purchasing a pair of completely vegan, eco-friendly, and green Toms Shoes!  Here are some details about the Toms Shoes Vegan Habitante Shoe:

First off, the shoe is completely made from recycled and sustainable materials.  This shoe is the ultimate in eco-friendly fashion!  The insole is made of a soft faux suede for extra comfort when you slip your feet inside a pair of these delightful shoes, and the outsole is made of a recycled rubber blend with a textured bottom to ensure improved traction.  It also has arch and heel support!  See, we really weren’t kidding when we said this was the complete Toms Shoe.  Check it out:

Even cooler:  The shoe has tiny writings all over it talking about how we are all one human village, and how we are all connected!  So if you’re like us and think that it’s important to keep the world united around the causes of peace and love, then this shoe is a really great way to express that.

And as always, this shoe is backed by the Toms Shoes One for One promise.  Whenever you purchase a pair of these Toms Shoes Vegan Habitante shoes, Toms Shoes will give away a pair of shoes to a child in need.  They do this for every single pair of shoes you buy, and it’s called One for One.  So far they’ve given away over 150,000 pairs of shoes.  Truly amazing!

PS If you love Vegan Toms Shoes of all kinds, you should check out our Vegan Toms Shoes Collection page!

We all know that Toms Shoes loves to put shoes on the feet of kids in need, especially kids in need in the continent of Africa.  Well this time, Toms Shoes has gotten a bit of help, in the form of design assistance and creative direction from celebrity and acclaimed actor Charlize Theron.  Just two weeks ago, Charlize debuted a limited edition collaborative effort with Toms Shoes and founder Blake Mycoskie for the purpose of benefiting kids in her native South Africa.  What a great outreach of the One for One Mission.

Specifically, proceeds of the sale of these special shoes will go towards Charlize’s nonprofit organization the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project.  The organization dedicates itself to systematically improving the lives of high school children in South Africa.  The organization specifically works to that end in the arenas of health, education, and social development.  The organization also makes an effort to provide sustainable information and recreational resources in regaards to HIV/AIDS prevention.  in addition to the partnership with Charlize’s organization, Toms Shoes is also offering further support by donating $10,000 worth of shoes to her charitable organization in a very noble gesture.  These shoes will be given to poor children in the remotest and hardest to reach areas and poorest rural areas of South Africa.

Some information about the shoe:

The shoe is designed by both Charlize Theron and the Toms Shoes design team, and can be worn by either gender.  the shoe is entirely made from vegan and sustainable materials, and was inspired by an African tree called the baobab.  You know what that means – it is completely green and eco-friendly!  You can see the silhouette of the tree on the picture of the show we’ve included for you here:

Charlize Theron had this to say in a statement:  ”I’m thrilled to have Toms Shoes as a partner.  We are so grateful for their generous donation of shoes to the students that we work with.  They are passionate about the kids and have been incredibly supportive of the work of the Africa Outreach Project.  It’s exciting that we’re able to come together in such a cool and creative way to bring attention to the needs of many South African youth.”

If you are interested in purchasing these delightful shoes, you shouldn’t wait too long because they are marked as limited edition.  They are available for $54 and are sold exclusively at TOMS Shoes.

Charlize Theron is an acclaimed actress, producer, and philanthropist.  She is originally from South Arica, but became an American citizen in 2007.  She won an Academy Award for her portrayal of the lead role in the film Monster and has done extensive philanthropy work to improve the lives of children in South Africa with her Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project.

Sources:

http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2009/12/17/exclusive-charlize-theron-designs-a-shoe-with-toms-for-charity/

http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3582-charlize-theron-designs-shoes-for-charity

http://www.wwd.com/footwear-news/charlize-theron-designs-for-toms-shoes-2398200?justin=2398200