To TOMS or Not To TOMS?

Believe it or not, occasionally something uber-trendy comes along, and I just cannot manage to get on board with it.  Try as I might, I just cannot make myself love the newest-coolest-hippest thing (Remember when everyone was wearing Crocs?  Well, I was not.).

For quite some time now, TOMS shoes have been all the rage.  "What?!" I hear you asking.  "A trendy shoe that you don't covet?"  Yes, this is shocking news, I know.  And not only did I not covet these shoes, I just didn't understand them at all!  They're canvas, and they're ugly!  They look like a poor man's slippers.  What is the appeal?

Well, these days, I may be finally coming around.  As I sometimes do.  (Remember when everyone started wearing skinny jeans?  Well, I thought they were too much of an 80's throwback, and I didn't buy any.  Now, however, I wear them all the time.)

What can I say, sometimes trends grow on me.

Are these cute?

What about these?

Only time will tell if these bad boys make it onto the Christmas list.