Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen give away shoes in Honduras

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen donate shoes © Darren Yokota

How about a shoe fitting by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen? It became reality for a number of lucky children in Honduras. The Olsen twins visited the Central American country in order to deliver footwear on behalf of TOMS.
The Olsen's collaborated with the charitable brand and created a line of limited-edition shoes for their label The Row. In honour of their collaboration the actresses-turned-designers brought brand new pairs of shoes TOMS' everyday walking shoes to kids, who could benefit from them, in three different communities outside the city Tegucigalpa.

The actresses partnered with the charitable brand to create a limited-edition line of shoes through their label The Row; in celebration of the collaboration, they brought brand new pairs of TOMS’s everyday walking shoes to needy kids from three different communities outside the city of Tegucigalpa. There was a group of volunteers helping the actresses with the shoe fitting, when they weren't busy with shoes, they visited classrooms and played soccer with locals.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen donate shoes © Darren Yokota

Mary-Kate Olsen told WWD, "Having the opportunity to be a part of something so meaningful has made the collaboration with TOMS special to everyone at The Row." The special TOMS + The Row shoes are made of Italian wool and cashmere blends with lamb leather lining and suede insoles. Each pair costs between $140 and $150, for every pair of shoes that is sold from the line, a child in need will receive a new pair of shoes.