Comments on: Toms Shoes for Tomorrow http://www.ecorazzi.com/2007/01/12/toms-shoes-for-tomorrow/ Causes Entertainment Lifestyle Pop Culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TOMS http://www.ecorazzi.com/2007/01/12/toms-shoes-for-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-134642 TOMS Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:51:54 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=1113#comment-134642 Checkout some of the ways people have <a href="http://www.tomsshoefans.com/photos-of-custom-toms-shoes.html" rel="nofollow">customized their Toms shoes</a>. Checkout some of the ways people have customized their Toms shoes.

]]> By: anon http://www.ecorazzi.com/2007/01/12/toms-shoes-for-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-76033 anon Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:19:14 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=1113#comment-76033 I don't think that TOMS are green at all, at least not yet. They use conventional cotton (not organic), regular dyes (not toxic-free) and chromium-tanned leather (not eco leather). They don't even talk about their "no sweatshop credo" anymore and with their move of manufacturing to China, they should be explaining more about how they make sure they are not supporting sweatshops. Also, why did they move most of their manufacturing from Argentina? TOMS logo is the Argentine flag and the shoes are a traditional Argentine shoe. Giving away a pair free is a cool idea, but it seems to me that if Blake made sure that the workers in the factories were paid well, they could buy shoes for their our children. But then, what would be the marketing catch.. I don’t think that TOMS are green at all, at least not yet. They use conventional cotton (not organic), regular dyes (not toxic-free) and chromium-tanned leather (not eco leather).
They don’t even talk about their “no sweatshop credo” anymore and with their move of manufacturing to China, they should be explaining more about how they make sure they are not supporting sweatshops. Also, why did they move most of their manufacturing from Argentina? TOMS logo is the Argentine flag and the shoes are a traditional Argentine shoe. Giving away a pair free is a cool idea, but it seems to me that if Blake made sure that the workers in the factories were paid well, they could buy shoes for their our children. But then, what would be the marketing catch..

]]> By: anon http://www.ecorazzi.com/2007/01/12/toms-shoes-for-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-32934 anon Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:32:15 +0000 http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=1113#comment-32934 I'm new to the whole green thing. I love TOMS shoes. They are clearly "green" from what I can read online. There's another group I read about but I'm wondering what defines the "greenness" of a shoe (in particular). If a shoe is all cloth and made in no-sweatshop conditions, is that green? If there's no artificial elements - it's all organic - is that all it takes to be green? If the shoe has 5% leather can it still be green - or is the leather issue only for the veggitarians? I'm sorry, I'm just new to this. Can you check out Buy Shoes. Save Lives. and give an opinion? My friends and I were wondering as we get greener. http://buyshoessavelives.com I’m new to the whole green thing.

I love TOMS shoes. They are clearly “green” from what I can read online.

There’s another group I read about but I’m wondering what defines the “greenness” of a shoe (in particular). If a shoe is all cloth and made in no-sweatshop conditions, is that green? If there’s no artificial elements – it’s all organic – is that all it takes to be green? If the shoe has 5% leather can it still be green – or is the leather issue only for the veggitarians?

I’m sorry, I’m just new to this. Can you check out Buy Shoes. Save Lives. and give an opinion? My friends and I were wondering as we get greener.

http://buyshoessavelives.com

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