History
Founders Cash Warren, Alan Stuart, and David Ehrenberg originally founded Pair of Thieves. [3]
In 2016, Pair of Thieves launched their first line of socks for women. One of the most popular products was the Dad+Kid socks which expanded to Mom+Kid socks. [4]
In 2016, Pair of Thieves founded National Sock Day on December 4. One of their give back programs, if you #nationalsockday on that date, they donate a pair of socks to those in need. [5]
Pair of Thieves donates over 250,000 pairs of socks annually to the homeless and those in need. [6]
David John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville, HonFRS, HonFREng, is a British politician, businessman and philanthropist. From 1992 to 1997, he served as chairman of Sainsbury's, the supermarket chain established by his great-grandfather John James Sainsbury in 1869.
DoSomething is a global nonprofit organization with the goal of motivating young people to make positive change both online and offline through campaigns that make an impact. The organization's CEO is DeNora Getachew.
SOCKSHOP is a British-based specialist retailer of socks and hosiery. Founded in 1983 by Sophie Mirman and Richard P. Ross, SOCKSHOP became part of the Ruia Group in 2006, and is now based mainly online, with stores in the Manchester Arndale and The Lowry Outlet, as well as concessions across the United Kingdom.
Socks Clinton was the pet cat of U.S. President Bill Clinton's family during his presidency. As an adopted stray cat, he was the only pet of the Clintons during the early years of the administration, and his likeness hosted the children's version of the White House website. After Clinton left office, Socks resided with former Clinton secretary Betty Currie and her husband, owing to continuing conflicts with the Clintons' dog Buddy.
The Glide Foundation is a charity organization that helps the homeless, based in San Francisco, California, associated with devout Methodist Lizzie Glide and the Glide Church.
Marc Russell Benioff is an American internet entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of Salesforce, an enterprise cloud computing company. On September 2018, Benioff acquired Time.
The KidsCan Charitable Trust is a New Zealand based charitable trust. It was founded in 2005 in Greenhithe, Auckland, New Zealand by Julie Chapman and works to help address New Zealand kids living in poverty through a variety of programmes.
Keeping Kids Company , formerly Kids Company, was an incorporated and registered charity, founded by Camila Batmanghelidjh in 1996 to provide support to deprived inner city children. From its original "drop-in" centre in south London it expanded over the following two decades to be a prominent children's charity operating 11 centres, mostly within Greater London, but also in Bristol and Liverpool.
"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" is a song by American singer and actress Cher from her 1971 seventh studio album Chér. Kapp Records, a division of MCA Records, released it as the album's lead single on September 1, 1971. The song was written by Bob Stone, and produced by Snuff Garrett. Since Sonny Bono's first attempts at reviving Cher's recording career had been unsuccessful, the record company recruited Garrett as her producer and he chose Stone to write a song specifically for Cher, in order to cater to an adult audience.
Toms is a for-profit company based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2006 by Blake Mycoskie, an entrepreneur from Arlington, Texas, the company designs and markets shoes as well as eyewear, coffee, apparel and handbags.
Zachary "Zach" L. Bonner is an American philanthropist and founder of the non-profit charity Little Red Wagon Foundation. Bonner received the Presidential Service Award in 2006.
The Little Red Wagon Foundation is a non-profit charity that raises money and collects supplies for children in need. Founded in 2005 by Zach Bonner, the organization has raised thousands of dollars to build apartments for the needy.
GoFundMe is an American for-profit crowdfunding platform that allows people to raise money for events ranging from life events such as celebrations and graduations to challenging circumstances like accidents and illnesses. From 2010 to the beginning of 2020, over $9 billion has been raised on the platform, with contributions from over 120 million donors.
Kendra Scott is an American fashion designer. She is the executive chairwoman, designer, and former chief executive officer of Kendra Scott, LLC. In 2017, she was named Ernst & Young's National Entrepreneur of the Year.
Stance is an American sock, underwear and T-Shirt brand founded in December 2009. Stance is headquartered in San Clemente, California. As of March 2015, the company had sold over 36 million pairs of socks and raised over $115 million from investors.
Samaritan's Feet, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that "shares a message of hope and love through washing the feet of impoverished children around the world and adorning them with new shoes." Founded by Emmanuel "Manny" and Tracie Ohonme in 2003, Samaritan's Feet has distributed over 6.5 million pairs of shoes in 75 different countries since its inception.
Happy Socks is a Swedish manufacturer and retailer of socks, underwear, and swimwear. The company was founded in 2008 by Mikael Söderlindh and Viktor Tell who respectively took on the roles as CEO and creative director. In 2017, Palamon Capital Partners acquired the majority share and Stefan Fragner became CEO. Their merchandise is sold in 90-plus countries, with 12,000 points of sale, as well as online, and over 100 Happy Socks stores.
Bombas is an apparel brand. The company originally sold socks and began selling T-shirts in 2019. For every item purchased, a clothing item is donated to a homeless shelter or homelessness-related charity.
Invisible People is an American 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working for homeless people in the United States. The organization educates the public about homelessness through storytelling, educational resources, and advocacy.
Marco Antonio Escobar, better known online as Omar Gosh, is an American YouTube personality. Omar has videos consisting of adventures, pranks, and paranormal videos on his YouTube channel OmarGoshTV, and vlogs on his secondary channel The Omar Gosh. As of May 2021 has more than 3.8 million subscribers and more than 590 million views.
