Summertime High...

My next purchase. Toms Spring Collection, $44. Style for a Cause. Thursday, April 8, 2010 is TOMS One Day Without Shoes! Support the cause. Visit http://www.OneDayWithoutShoes.com for more info!

Yassai 7: Jewelry for a Cause

Yassai 7. Their mission is to "'Fashionably Change the World' by putting together roughed up metals and ravaged chains with 7 collections that are represented by 7 colors that support 7 distinct causes developing a unique jewelry line on the foundation of giving to other with every bagged item." This season's focus is stopping blood diamonds. Blood diamonds are those mined in war torn African countries. The populations are taken over by tyrants and deprived of their human rights in the process; many are murdered or enslaved. With every purchase from this collection, 2% is given back to block, pause, and eventually stop the Blood Diamond trade.

The two pieces pictured at the top, among others, can be found on http://www.yassai7.com. Let's style for a cause!

TOMS: Shoes for a Cause

Have you ever heard of TOMS Shoes? The company was created in 2006 by an American traveler, Blake Mycoskie, after a voyage to Argentina where he found that the children had no shoes to protect their feet. For every pair of TOMS that are purchased, the company donates one pair to the cause. Shoes are so important because walking is the primary mode of transportation in developing countries. A simple pair of shoes that we oft take for granted will keep a child healthy and safe and help them to carry out everyday tasks with ease. One of my favorites is the Women's Amiga Fleece Lined Botas - $79 (pictured above).

From May 2006 - December 2009, TOMS Shoes donated 400,000 pairs of shoes. You can get involved with TOMS Movement in various ways! Visit http://www.tomsshoes.com/Get-Involved for more information.