On Tuesday night I had the pleasure of covering the 24th Annual Footwear News Achievement Awards—in other words, I was in shoe-lovers paradise! The event was held at MoMA and bustling with celebrities and the best designers in the shoe industry, including Brian Atwood, Blake Mycoskie (TOMS Shoes), Jessica Alba, Michael Kors, Blake Lively, Ivanka Trump, and the man of the hour, Person of the Year award-winner/legend Christian Louboutin. The first person I got to chat with was Blake Mycoskie of TOMS Shoes, who was receiving the award for Brand of the Year. His campaign to “give one pair to a needy child for every pair purchased” through his non-profit Friends of TOMS has been highly successful. To date, over one million pairs of shoes have been donated to kids in need as a result of Mycoskie’s efforts. Quite impressive for a company just four years old. On the fashion side, Blake looked handsome in a Band Of Outsiders suit, tie, and shirt, paired with TOMS shoes (obviously!). He walked the red carpet with the lovely Jessica Alba, who was the next person I got to chat with.