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Stonz was started in 2004 by two moms named Tracey Von Dehn and Lisa Will. Tracey has three children, now aged 3, 6, & 8. Lisa has two children, one 21 months and the other 4 years of age. Both Lisa and Tracey have in common their love of spending time outside, regardless of the weather, and being active with their children. They also had in common their inability to find really warm children's footwear that stayed on their feet.
When Tracey's youngest was in his first year, Tracey made the first version of the bootie after not successfully finding something warm that stayed-on. It meant her son could now enjoy the outdoors for a longer period of time and his feet were kept warm. The family was able to spend a lot of time doing what they enjoyed; backpacking, stroller walks, biking and camping. She made a second pair for her daughter and another for her third child, now with his own designer's collection of booties.
During a trip to Whistler Lisa was searching for warm footwear for her son he could not take off easily, who at the time was only 8 months of age. Lisa had looked everywhere and found nothing for her young child's feet. In the end she resorted to wrapping her son's feet in fleece scarves during a backpack excursion. Tracey mentioned the booties she'd made and Lisa could not wait to see them. The fleece-lined booties looked to be exactly what Lisa had been looking for. They were fabulous!
After standing in the village for almost two hours making plans that would change the course of their lives they decided to start a company together. Stonz was born. It would be a company specializing in creating innovative quality kid's gear that was both functional and stylish. With Lisa's business background and her incredible enthusiasm coupled with Tracey's innovative and creative design talent, they formed the ideal partnership. We hope you will enjoy our products as much as we have. The time we spend with our children is precious to us. The more comfortable we can make them the happier we all will be.
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