Why Abraham Attah wore TOMS shoes to the Oscars

Giving back never looked so good.
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Noelle Sciacca
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Why Abraham Attah wore TOMS shoes to the Oscars
Actor Abraham Attah attends the 88th Annual Academy Awards  on Feb. 28, 2016. Credit: Jason Merritt /Getty Images

Move over, Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin, TOMS is making its way to the red carpet. 

On Sunday at the 88th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Beasts of No Nation actor and Oscar presenter Abraham Attah, 15, arrived at the award ceremony dressed in a black tuxedo and velvet TOMS. The for-profit shoe brand donates a pair of shoes to children in need for every pair sold.


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The Ghana native told E! correspondent Ryan Seacrest the shoe brand will donate 10,000 pairs of shoes to the people of Ghana.


The 15-year-old actor was also spotted wearing lace-up TOMS on Saturday night when he won for Best Actor at the Independent Spirit Awards.


Besides the charitable statement, comfortable footwear has been big in the fashion community for the last few years. Both Attah's style and message are truly on point.

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Noelle Sciacca

Noelle Sciacca is a Fashion Reporter at Mashable. Noelle writes on the intersection of fashion and the media. A graduate of Liberty University with a degree in Business Marketing, Noelle previously worked for SELF Magazine and Lucky Magazine. At Mashable, her aim is to make the most innovative, entertaining, and empowering fashion content on the web.

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