In 2010, Skechers copied essentially the entire concept behind TOMS and launched BOBS Shoes by SKECHERS. They are producing similar shoes, with the brand name BOBS (a plural version of a common three letter male name, expressed in all caps).

BOBS from Skechers Make a difference with BOBS - the brand that's donated more than $10 million to animal organizations and has helped 1.9 million shelter dogs and cats. To learn more about how you can save and support animals with your purchase, visit BOBS charity.

Skechers is the company that makes Bobs.

Bobs is the new unisex shoe collection, available from sizes 35 to 41 by Skechers. The updated version of the classic espadrille (about 39.95 euros) has been created in several designs to ensure the brand positions itself further into the fashion sector.

Always on trend, BOBS Sport athleisure styles help shelter pets with every step. More than $10 million donated to animal organizations and has helped 1.9 million shelter dogs and cats.

Getting a bob in a barbershop, 1920s. The best-known short haircut style in the 1920s was the bob. It made its first foray into public consciousness in 1915 when the fashion-forward ballroom dancer Irene Castle cut her hair short as a matter of convenience, into what was then referred to as the Castle bob.

SKECHERS created the BOBS name as an acronym for the charitable mission of the brand: Benefitting Others By Shoes.

Always on trend, BOBS Sport athleisure styles help shelter pets with every step. More than $10 million donated to animal organizations and has helped 1.9 million shelter dogs and cats.

SKECHERS created the BOBS name as an acronym for the charitable mission of the brand: Benefitting Others By Shoes.

These shoes work well and don't rub my toes. They don't rub my baby bunions. The foot bed is very soft and the shoe is very comfortable.

Skechers USA, Inc. is an American footwear company headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California. Sketchers products are all manufactured in independent factories located overseas. These factories are mostly located in China and Vietnam and, sadly, there are no factories located in the USA.

Women in Edwardian times would have had very long hair, they probably never cut it, even though adult women would mostly have worn it up. So women went overnight from having very long hair, to very short hair. Like a horse tail which has been cut off. Hence the bob.