The famous, the fabulous and, most importantly, the well-heeled (we are talking shoes, people) gathered at Siren Studios in L.A. for the PUMA Riddim + Run party. Hotties like Chris Evans, Benji Madden, Johnny Damon, Jamie Foxx and Jason Ritter were among the many celebs who donated shoes at the kick-off party to a month-long charity initiative that will benefit Soles4Souls.
The Jamaican-inspired ching ding attracted throngs of sexy party goers, who drank tropical cocktails, rocked out to DJ Diplo and enjoyed tasty empanadas.
We crashed the carpet and chatted with a few of Hollywood's do-gooders.
Cee-Lo Green
ShoesTV: How do you feel about shoes?
Green: “You can buy shoes, but you can’t buy style. You know what I’m saying? It gets a little ridiculous in my business. It’s hard to wear the same pair of shoes twice. You know what I’m saying?”
Pia Toscano (donated a pair of Vince Camuto shoes)
ShoesTV: What shoes are you wearing?
Toscano: “Zara booties. They’re so comfortable. On tour the whole entire night, we were all moving around. Doing a whole bunch of dancing and all that stuff and my feet were killing me! So now, I’m going for comfort. And, these booties are definitely comfortable.”
Mike O'Malley
ShoesTV: Are these the shoes you usually wear when you go out?
O'Malley: “I’m from New Hampshire. That’s where Timberland started, so I support locally made Timberlands. But yes, I would say these are mostly the shoe that I wear.”
Cara Castronuova
ShoesTV: What shoes are you wearing?
Castronuova: “Honestly, you want me to be honest…the shoes I’m wearing now are…I don’t even know what brand.”
Jason Ritter
ShoesTV: So, what do you buy when you go out shoe shopping?
Ritter: “Uhh, I like blue shoes.”
ShoesTV: Blue shoes?
Ritter: ‘Yeah I like the color blue.”
ShoesTV: So did you donate a pair of blue shoes today?
Ritter: “No, I donated my non-blue shoes.”
ShoesTV: Talking about shoes isn’t a thing you do a lot, huh?
Ritter: “I do enjoy shoes and I like wearing them. But, I’m rusty in my shoe fashion.”
Matt Dallas
ShoesTV: We’re gonna talk about those bad boys down there. It looks like they’ve been through a lot?
Dallas: “Yeah, I like shoes that have some history”
ShoesTV: Okay, so what’s their story?
Dallas: “Actually, I don’t know. I got them from a thrift store.”
ShoesTV: So, it’s someone else’s story?
Dallas: “Yeah it’s someone else’s story, but we could make one up.”
ShoesTV: Make it up then. Tell me what these shoes went through...
Dallas: “Uhhh, I’d like to think that this was a real hard working man of the earth who wore these. He worked to provide for his family and now I’d like to carry that tradition on, yeah?
Tom Payne
ShoesTV: Tell me about the kicks you’re wearing.
Payne: “I just picked these up today. I’ve never owned a pair of Pumas before. I thought I’d wear the red ones to go with the Jaimaican theme.”
Ciao, from the carpet!