Check out my Toms! – Summer Intern Kara

My family and I went to the Toms Style Your Sole event at the Glik’s location in Edwardsville this past Saturday to check it out.  SYS was a HUGE success.  Each customer who bought a pair of Toms was given the chance to get them customized by one of six local artists.  This event was awesome because, not only were customers helping out a child in need, they got a sweet pair of custom shoes as well.

Toms is a One for One company.  For every pair of shoes purchased, Toms donates a pair of shoes to someone in need.  Did you know that 40 out of 100 people around the world don’t have shoes?  This is a startling statistic and the very reason Toms is such a great company.

My mom, my sister and I decided to get a pair.  Picking out our shoes was fairly easy.  I wanted canvas, mainly because I liked the idea of the artist having a blank canvas to work with.  My sister got black and my mom got navy blue.  The hard part was deciding how to style our shoes.

The artists were fantastic, and it was really difficult to decide what to put on our shoes because they were all so talented and could do just about anything you wanted (realistically speaking).

In the end, what we each decided on depicted our styles and our personalities perfectly.

My mom went with a simple flower design.  Her style is pretty yet simple, and she wanted something that was fun but would go with most of her clothes.

My sister absolutely loves zebra print.  If you can buy something in zebra print, she probably has it.  She also loves bright, neon colors, specifically neon green.  Her style is more funky and modern and full of bright colors.  These shoes are perfect for her.

My style changes every day, but if you look through my closet you would know that summer is just about my favorite thing.  I live for summer and the easy style that comes with it.  Most of my clothes are light and airy with a variety of colors.  I always find ways to sneak my summer tops into winter outfits by layering them.  So, it makes sense that the design I was drawn to was a large summer flower in purple with pink and yellow highlights.  While my sister is obsessed with all things zebra print, I am the same way with the color purple.  I love my shoes so much I don’t know if I will ever take them off.

Want to come get a pair of customized Toms?  We are having two more Style Your Sole events at two of our other Glik’s locations!  The next one will be in Traverse City, Michigan on July 2nd.  Our final SYS will be in Charlevoix, MI on July 16th.

How would YOU style your Toms?