Wrap Boots for a Good Cause
By Christine Richmond, senior articles editor
I have wide, muscular calves just like my mom's, so I always think of her whenever I go shopping for tall boots and struggle to zip them all the way up. But now, with my discovery of the TOMS Wrap Boot ($118; tomsshoes.com), she and I are in luck. Modeled after the leg wraps that polo horses wear, these cotton canvas boots come with long elastic straps that you wind around your calf, ensuring a perfect fit. And for every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of shoes to a child in need. (So far, 70,000 children in South Africa, Argentina, and other parts of the world have received shoes; TOMS plans to give away 300,000 more pairs in the next year.) The boots come in green, red, and three other vibrant colors, so my Mom and I can stock our closets and support a good cause at the same time.
