Introducing Pocket Pets - Gift With Purchase
April Fool's! While we wish we could really send you a rescue animal in every pocket, we just can't seem to get the logistics figured out. But we do put lots of functional pockets in...
A Chat With Head Of Product Kyle
Meet Kyle
Job Title: Chief Product/Creative Officer
What You Actually Do: Everything that has to do with product — basically all the fun stuff.
What Drives You: Building a business that cares with people that care.
Why Toad is A Great Fit: I’m a very simple person and I love to work on things that are tactile, where I have something to show at the end of the day. Working at Toad gives me the opportunity to build clothes that stand the test of time, make people happy, and do some “good” at the end of the day. I couldn’t ask for more.
Some Favorite Toad Moments: There are too many to count! Some of my favorites are sharing stories around a bonfire and digging through piles of vintage treasures to get inspired for the next collection.
Secret Superpower: I’m a lyrics historian. You pick the song, chances are good that I’ll chime in and start singing along. Unsurprisingly, I love karaoke.
Love Language: Creating bespoke playlists for gatherings, friends, and family. I love themes. My latest build is focused on first names.
Most Productive Time of Day: I’m a night owl. I’ll sleep when I’m dead.
Snacks in Your Pack: Bananas and tangerines. Nature’s pre-packaged snacks.
Latest Book: I’m currently reading The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker.
Dream Trip: I love exploring unfamiliar places with familial people— seeing new things with people I know and love. We grow when we put ourselves in new situations. My next trip is to Southern Italy in September.
Most Used Word: Does a laugh count as a word?
What You’re Doing Outside: Getting perspective.
Simple Joy: French fries with mayo.
Personal Style: I believe everything looks a bit better once it’s lived in, loved, and used. I have a deep appreciation for nostalgic classics and love mixing them up and wearing them together. Basically 1970s outdoor meets 90s college professor.
What Kyle Loves:
This lightweight flannel is a year round staple. We obsess over building the perfect plaids. Every year I snag a couple.
Like your grandpa’s heavyweight chamois shirt that only gets better with time. I love the tonal jacquard plaid— it’s a great way to mix in a super subtle pattern.
You can’t go wrong with a thermal waffle— full of 90's nostalgia. It’s the perfect base layer under a flannel or even a short sleeve tee.
This waffle hoodie is crazy soft on the inside. I love that it takes a classic heritage fabrication like waffle knit and takes it to a whole new cozy place.
Wasatch is a new sweater yarn we developed this year that has quickly become a team fave. You can tell how soft it is just by looking at it.
This A+ rollneck is knitted with a wool yarn on the exterior so it’s warm and durable and a cotton yarn plaited to the interior so it’s soft like a sweatshirt. A favorite heritage item, reinterpreted.
Easy second layer that can be a jacket or a blazer. It’s the perfect work-travel item that can be dressed up or down depending on what’s on the day’s agenda.
