Flip flops by tomsflip flops by toms featuring toffee brown leather toe post durable cushioned foot bed with branding and rubber outsole leather upper rubber soleabout tomsduring a trip to argentina in 2006 american traveller blake mycoskie befriended children in argentina and found they had no shoes to protect their feet to help the children he met he created toms a footwear brand that would match every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes given to a child in need one for on