TOMS Shoes—the loving brand that gives one pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair they sell— unveiled their spring collection of canvas wears yesterday. I met with the company's creator and designer Blake Mycoskie in the afternoon and he told me all about the new line that was inspired but the life of Dan Eldon, a young man who was a Reuter's photographer who was tragically killed a few years ago in Africa. Eldon kept journals and took amazing photos of the African landscape and after he passed his parents published a book of his adventures. Blake came across the book in a store and contacted his family, who were happy to grant Mycoskie permission to use his travels and life as inspiration for the new collection. My particular favorites were these pair of darling elephants, which are as meaningful as they are cute. For those less daring with their footwear, some safari inspired prints on both the boot cut and TOMS Classics look go a long way too.
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