Goody Two Shoes

I'm not exactly a fashion maven - in fact, I basically hate to shop for clothes and I always choose comfort over style. I order most of my clothes out of catalogs to spare myself the trip to the dreaded (shudder) shopping mall. I like loose fit, cotton fabrics and flipflops almost all year 'round. When bluejeans came into fashion for more than gardening back in the '60s, I embraced them with a glad cry, liberated at last from having to make fashion choices.

But, how could I resist Blue Suede Shoes? How could anyone of my generation resist blue, blue, blue suede shoes, Bebbeh? I grew up listening to Elvis but had never seen an honest-to-goodness pair of blue suede shoes before cruising on the Toms website.

Not only are they inexpensive, comfortable and a total kick, they also did some good. Toms' business model is organized such that the company gives a new pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair you purchase. Is that a great idea, or what? I ordered some for my sister's birthday and another pair for myself, happy in the knowledge that somewhere three little kids just got new shoes.

I don't think of myself as a do-gooder, but these are definitely goody two (blue suede) shoes.