The TOMS Model: How Luxury Brands Are Making a True Difference

The fashion industry has made huge strides in recent years to become a force for good in the world.  Many fashion houses have changed their process in order to be more eco-friendly.  Other brands have also adapted their missions to help people in need around the world.  Shoe brand TOMS originated the “buy one, give one” model, donating more than 75 million pairs of shoes to date.  Several other brands have adopted the TOMS model for their own products.

Bombas

 

The TOMS Model: How Luxury Brands Are Making a True Difference
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Socks remain the #1 most requested clothing item at homeless shelters. So for every pair of Bombas you purchase, we donate a pair to someone in need.

 

Bombas sells high-quality socks for men, women, and kids.  Find classic athletic socks, trendy dress socks, warm wool socks, and more.  For each pair of socks purchased, Bombas donates another to a person in need.  To date, more than 4 million pairs of socks have been donated.

Roma

 

The TOMS Model: How Luxury Brands Are Making a True Difference
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 ROMA Boots merges fashion with philanthropy to give poverty the boot. Our mission is to bring impoverished children throughout the world hope, love, and lasting change through aid and education.

 

Roma creates and sells natural rubber rainboots lined with quick-dry cotton lining.  The boots come in a huge range of fashionable colors and patterns, so you can be stylish on all your outdoor adventures. Roma works with institutions like the Red Cross, Buckner International, and the Global Aid Network to donate one pair of rainboots for each pair purchased.

Bixbee

 

The TOMS Model: How Luxury Brands Are Making a True Difference
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Every child deserves to have the tools to learn and succeed.  For each backpack purchase, we will donate a schoolbag with school supplies to a kid in need around the world.

 

Bixbee sells adorable backpacks, duffle bags, lunch bags and more for stylish kids.  You can even personalize the bags with your child’s name.  For each bag sold, Bixbee works with non-profit organizations to provide a bag full of supplies to a student in need.

State

 

The TOMS Model: How Luxury Brands Are Making a True Difference
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For every STATE bag purchased, STATE hand-delivers a backpack – packed with essential tools for success – to an American child in need; but our commitment goes beyond simply a material donation.

 

Similar to Bixbee’s model, State donates a full backpack to an American child in need for each bag purchased.  State not only sells bags for children, but also stocks stylish backpacks, messenger bags, dopp kits, and more for adults.

Out of Print Clothing

 

The TOMS Model: How Luxury Brands Are Making a True Difference
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Each purchase helps to fund literacy programs and book donations to communities in need. It also supports the authors, publishers and artists who made these iconic works an integral part of our lives.

If you are a loved one are confirmed bookworms, you will love Out of Print Clothing.  The brand sells bags, clothing, and home goods inspired by classic literature.  For every product sold, the company donates one book to the charity Books for Africa.

WeWood

 

The TOMS Model: How Luxury Brands Are Making a True Difference
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WeWOOD collaborates with Trees For The Future, Treedom and American Forests to plant a tree for every wood watch purchased. Our Goal is to help restore Mother Nature, one watch at a time, by planting a tree for every watch.

 

WeWood creates and sells beautiful and stylish wood watches and eyewear.  For each product sold, WeWood plants a tree with partners American Forests and Trees for the Future.  Over 500,000 trees have been planted so far, but they hope to reach their goal of planting 1 million trees by 2020.

Warby Parker

 

The TOMS Model: How Luxury Brands Are Making a True Difference
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Instead of donating, our partners train men and women to sell glasses for ultra-affordable prices, which allows them to earn a living.

 

Online eyewear store Warby Parker is popular for their unique free trial offering.  Choose five different frames, and try them at home for five days, before buying your favorite.  Instead of donating one pair of glasses for each purchased, Warby Parker makes a financial donation to men and women in developing countries to give basic eye exams and sell glasses at an affordable price.

Twice As Warm

 

The TOMS Model: How Luxury Brands Are Making a True Difference
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Our mission is to spread the warmth to people and communities around the world, and we’ve since expanded our efforts beyond the ‘wear one, give one’ model to new and innovative ways to advance our mission.

 

Twice As Warm sells high-quality, American-made gloves, hats, scarves, and tops.  For each product sold, Twice As Warm donates one to a person in need.

You can feel wonderful buying fashion from any of these brands knowing that part of your purchase will go toward helping those in need.  Which of these companies have you patronized?  Let us know in the comments!

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