well, if you’ve been following me for a while now, then you know how I’ve been dying to get a pair of Toms shoes. I am happy to announce that I have finally bought my first pair!! These shoes are SO comfortable, and completely amazing, I’m considering investing in a few more pairs for shooting [...]
well, if you’ve been following me for a while now, then you know how I’ve been dying to get a pair of Toms shoes. I am happy to announce that I have finally bought my first pair!! These shoes are SO comfortable, and completely amazing, I’m considering investing in a few more pairs for shooting in 
First, if you don’t already know about Toms shoes, then you should hop on over to their website and see what they’re all about. It’s a fantastic company that has it’s heart at it’s core. For each pair of shoes that are purchase, a pair is donated to a child in need. One for one. So not only are you getting an adorable pair of kicks, but you are also helping a good cause! See more in the video at the end of this post (also posted previously in my christmas list post).
I first found out about Toms a couple of years ago. My photo friends Matt and Kevin had some, and they swore that they were the most comfortable shoes that they’d ever worn (i agree). I looked into getting some, but at the time, money was tight and I wasn’t able to. Then, AT&T came out with a commercial featuring them a while back, and they’ve been on my mind ever since.
I recently discovered that one of my old friends from high school is now working for Toms shoes! He does freelance artistry for them, and his work is awesome!! Once I found this out, I emailed him to find out how I would go about getting myself an awesome pair of these “custom Toms”, and the rest is history! He did such a fantastic job with them, I just HAD to take them out for a mini photo shoot so that I could always remember how sweet they look. (Oh, and to share them with you all as well! hehe)
Without further adue, here are more photos than you’ll probably ever want to see of my custom Toms!
Needless to say, I LOVE MY TOMS!!!!!
If you’re interested in having some custom Toms as well, you can email my friend Alex at: Alex@MinchArt.com. He charges $20/hour, and most all pairs take an hour or less to do. Check out more of his work here: www.minchart.com
Support your fellow artist, support your soles, and support a good cause!!! These shoes kick butt! 
xoxo <3
Ohhhh I am in LOVE in LOVE in LOVE. How do I go about contacting him? I have more TOMS than I know what to do with; but they’re the plain ol’ boring ones everyone else struts their stuff in.
So excited, boy oh boy.
Thanks Natalie!! You can email him: Alex@MinchArt.com, let him know I sent you
Just want to say what a great blog you got here!
I’ve been around for quite a lot of time, but finally decided to show my appreciation of your work!
Thumbs up, and keep it going!
Cheers
Christian, iwspo.net
How do you find Tom’s fit? I really want a black glitter pair, but I’m not sure about sizing. Did you stay your normal size/go up or down??
They sell them locally at Nordstrom’s and Whole Foods, so I just went and tried on a pair before I purchased
I got the ones in my size because I was told they stretch a little. They were a little tight at first, but they fit perfect now 