Make a difference
Piperlime
Piperlime launched in November 2006, offering a hand-picked assortment of 150 of the best shoe brands for Women, Men and Kids and a distinctive fashion point of view. Since that time, our fresh online shop has grown quickly, adding hundreds of new brands and expanding into new categories such as apparel, handbags and jewelry. What hasn’t changed is Piperlime’s strong commitment to charitable efforts.
For over three years, Piperlime was the exclusive online partner to Soles4Souls (S4S). Soles4Souls facilitates donations of shoes, which are used to aid people who are affected by natural disasters worldwide. Founded in 2004, in response to the Asian tsunami disaster, S4S has distributed more than eight million pairs of shoes to women, men and children around the world. Piperlime is committed to supporting S4S in its important mission: “Giving the gift of shoes. One pair at a time.”
Piperlime and S4S have partnered together on many successful initiatives:
- In 2007, Piperlime raised nearly $10,000 for S4S through a celebrity shoe auction featuring autographed shoes from celebrities including Jessica Simpson, Sharon Stone, Jennifer Hudson and Teri Hatcher.
- In December 2007, Piperlime built a giant stiletto shoe – pulled by tiny reindeer – and took it to the streets of New York to collect shoes. In just a few days, Piperlime collected more than 4,000 pairs of shoes from generous New Yorkers. This effort attracted widespread media attention and raised awareness for Piperlime and S4S.
- Every Fall, Piperlime hosts a back-to-school shoe drive, making it easy for parents to donate their families’ gently worn shoes to S4S as they buy new ones. These back-to-school shoe drives have collected over 5,000 pairs of shoes for S4S.
- In December 2008, celebrities such as 30 Rock’s Jane Krakowski and Gossip Girl’s Jessica Szohr partnered with Piperlime to donate shoes to S4S (landing on the pages of weekly magazines like Life & Style and Star and on People.com). Guest Editor Rachel Zoe appeared on Access Hollywood to support S4S.
- In January 2010, Piperlime supported S4S in their efforts to provide relief to the many people devastated by the earthquake in Haiti, including donating 3,500 pairs of new shoes.
- Piperlime and Gap Inc. employees have themselves donated thousands of pairs of gently-used shoes to S4S.
In addition to supporting Soles4Souls, Piperlime has also supported other charitable organizations on a seasonal basis. Most recently, Piperlime supported The Art of Elysium, a non-profit organization founded in 1997 that encourages working actors, artists and musicians to voluntarily dedicate their time and talent to children who are battling serious medical conditions. The Art of Elysium provides artistic workshops in acting, art, comedy, fashion, music, radio, songwriting and creative writing.
During Holiday 2009, Piperlime partnered with The Art of Elysium and four of their celebrity supporters — Brooke Shields, Kristen Bell, Rachel Bilson and Rashida Jones – to launch a gifting campaign in which each celebrity selected her favorite holiday gifts to give and receive, and a portion of the proceeds went directly to The Art of Elysium.
Piperlime has also given over $125,000 in cash donations and new shoes to these amazing organizations and is proud to be their charitable partner.
