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Re:The Tragedy of Toms Shoes by honeydrip on Friday August 09, 2013 @12:18AM (#6183720)
Yes. Toms did not come up with the designs for their original shoes. They are called espadrilles and are a Latin American tradition. He got the idea when he was on vacation in Argentina I believe.

These shoes are made in Argentina, for example. http://www.paezshoes.com

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Re:The Tragedy of Toms Shoes by jeremymcanally on Friday August 09, 2013 @12:59PM (#6186786)
I realize that alpargatas and espadrilles are a thing (I own some higher end ones myself! :)). I meant are these "artisan shoe makers" actually in the communities where they're sending shoes and are being actively hurt by their actions. I believe the answer is no, but I'm definitely open to being proven wrong.
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Re:The Tragedy of Toms Shoes by RBerenguel on Friday August 09, 2013 @12:56AM (#6183829)
They are a Catalan tradition, spread then to South America
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