Jimmy Tomczak utilizes scrap vinyl for his unique lightweight footwear. Truth be told, Jimmy preferred to be barefoot, but his gravel driveway made that a painful preference. He was intrigued by skimpy footwear, such as the Vibram's Fivefingers line, but his student finances didn't offer him the luxury of experiencing that semi-barefoot experience for a full term.
He experimented with various materials to make footwear, but none of them survived the length of his driveway. Then while working as a roofer, he watched billboards being updated. He arranged to utilize scrap vinyl from billboards as a substitute for costly tarps for the roofing job. And when the roofing project was done, the vinyl was still in good enough shape for to make into footwear. Many, many iterations later, he found success. Today his company produces paperfeet sandals.
