November 19, 2007

TOMS shoes winners!

Thanks so much to everyone who posted their comments on their favorite shoes ever. We picked two winners, RobSch and Vantha C, who had some interesting things to say about Miami Vice espadrilles and about being a Cambodian refugee.

They should email the Stylephile at caroline@carolineryder.com in order to collect their prizes.

Here's what they had to say...

Rob Sch:
Embarrasingly enough . . . close your eyes, picture 10th grade circa mid-80s, height of Miami Vice popularity, you know, electric colors and garish glitz (hmmmm, sounds vaguely familiar and not very yesteryear does it) and in I walk fresh from 2 months of summer vacation. My mind was thinking "walk-on for a music video" in my pastel WillieWear linen suit and espadrilles but alas it was home room in an Atlanta, Georgia suburb high school. But ohhhhh those espadrilles. I may not have had that Don Johnson-no shave "look" but no one was going to stop me and those bleach-white, roap-bottomed canvas beauties contrasting on a tan brought all the way back from the Jersey shore (thats another story) as I blew across that tiled green-hued laminant floor to my desk. Fashionalbe peasant-inspired footwear. The moe things change the more they stay the same. Remember his Wayfarers? Bu I digress. Thanks for inspiring a flashback Stylephile!!!

Vantha C:
Toms Shoes reminds me of when I came to America seeking refuge from the war in Cambodia. I was just a child and shoes were hard to come by. You were lucky if you had a pair of flip flops because most of us didn''t have a choice but to risk getting the myriad of diseases found in tropical 3rd world countries. My family was extremely poor and we lived in refugee camps for years - so I didn''t get a pair of flipflops until I came to America. I remember seeing Americans wear shoes that covered their entire feet and thought that was only for rich people. With Toms Shoes going back to basics and sharing these simple shoes with the poor in Africa, I''m glad to know at least 50,000 people are going live somewhat of a safer and easier life. When I came to America, I was embarrassed to wear shoes that didn''t cover me entire foot, but now, flipflops are my favorite.

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