Happy Feet.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Last night I attended a viewing of the TOMS shoes documentary “For Tomorrow,” a moving (yep, I cried) 35-minute movie chronicling their first shoe drop in Argentina in 2006 (there’s a short trailer and a blurb on the company here). Founder Blake Mycoskie, who lost by a sliver on The Amazing Race, came up with the idea while visiting villages in Argentina. For every pair he sells, he gives a pair to a child who needs shoes.

I learned something shocking while watching the film: 40% of the world’s people don’t have shoes to protect them from cuts and life-threatening illness. It really puts things into perspective.

I’m partial to the coral and navy canvas versions, and yay, they carry my size, 9.5!