• Look to TV’s socialites, like the Gossip Girl and the up-and-coming 90210 cast members, for fashion inspiration, since all the designers are clamoring to dress them.
• Designers Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala have expanded their denim collection to include men’s and women’s, but we’re really smitten with their structured leather jackets.
• Devi Kroell is expanding her handbag line to include a spring ready-to-wear collection that is feminine and flattering to women of all sizes.
• Christian Louboutin who? Nicholas Kirkwood is the new shoe designer du jour, and celebs have already taken notice. He is designing the spring shoe collection for Rodarte and is making shoes for the Pollini fashion show in Milan.
• As in past seasons, the dress will be an integral part of your wardrobe. Look for details like cut-outs and a body-conscious fit, like this dress from Cushnie et Ochs.
• Abigail Lorick, who was the ghost designer for Eleanor Waldorf’s collection on Gossip Girl, is one to watch for her ladylike separates with a downtown edge. Her spring collection is inspired by Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own.

Ketterer's bamboo panties — That's right, designer Joanna Ketterer created a pair of bamboo and soy panties as a part of an eco-friendly underwear collection.

PRO-Keds tries to stride right again — After reacquiring the PRO-Keds shoe brand, Stride Rite Corp.is attempting to revamp the sho with a modern twist on some of their classics.

Fall Trend Alert — The cut-out heel seems to be the shoe trend slated for Autumn. According to one fashion blog, it'll last you through to next summer.

The spotlight that's been following Bolt around the 2008 Olympics will undoubtedly spark a trend in metallic athletic shoes. I just can't wait to get my feet in some!

Not Nike's Olympics — With Puma and Speedo-sponsored athletes hogging the top tier at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Nike's shoes and sportswear is getting little attention at the games.

Soles4Souls — No, this isn't a one-time offer from the Devil for a free pair of heels. The charity has partnered with Shoe Carnival to provide free shoes for those in need.

The 34-year-old Brazilian experiences what many of us do when we partake in mind blowing activities (like skydiving, wrestling grizzlies, or whatever else makes you tingle inside). Experts say that the brain actually mimics your brain's response to sex, as many of the same chemicals are involved.

The actor and designer is known for his "Worst Dressed" list that tortures Hollywood's hottest each year. The list has been running for 48 straight years and gets worldwide attention.

Partner and manager Robert Spencer said that Mr. Blackwell appeared to be coming out of his coma yesterday at Cedar Sinai Medical Center. All of us here at Shoefly wish him the best and hope he pulls through!

The other night while waiting in the bar line for a beer at a local hipster hang out with a good sound system, I was approached by a tall dark and handsome man.  He was actually really smooth with his speech and seemed very sincere in his interest.  He handed me his card, asking me to call him one day as he would like to take me out to lunch.  There weren’t any frills, there weren’t any expectations, he just handed me his card looked directly at me and said he hoped I would call.  It was the most easy-going, sincere approach I had experienced.  Add in the fact that he wanted to take me to lunch which is finite by default, thus avoiding that awkward lie about having to take the dogs out in an attempt to gracefully leave a date going bad.  With lunch; you have an hour, maybe an hour and a half, and then you honestly need to get back to work.  I like lunch as first dates.  So, of course I had to give it a try.

Holding his card in my sweaty palm I mustered the courage to give the guy a call…and a woman answered the phone…a woman who works at his store.  Yeah, I know he gave me his card, but it soon became obvious that it wasn’t his direct line on his card; it was the general store number and the man wasn’t there when I called.  The woman on the other end of the line politely asked if I wanted to leave a message, but what the hell was I going to say: “Um, yeah, this is the shorty he hit on at the club the other night…oh, by the way, my name is Jamie.”  I sincerely had an interest to find out more about this guy, but I became discouraged.  I didn’t want to call again and again and again and be this stalking stranger that always seemed to call when he was mysteriously away from the shop who never left any messages.  So I went on my usual lunchtime shopping spree instead and had a grand time with the cute badger on my credit card.  Ah, shopping is so readily available to be your lunch date!  And as for the games, they can wait for some other time.

Kathryn Kerrigan — The shoe designer launched her own brand of fashionable, elegant shoes for women with larger feet.She wears a size 11 herself, and wants to help others who struggle to find their size in the shoe store.

Fabulosity — The new shoe and accessory brand will be developed by Kellwood Co., owner of Baby Phat and Phat Farm clothing, and Steve Madden Ltd. The two companies just recently entered a licensing agreement.

Keds Studio — The Stride Rite Corp's "Keds" brand recently launched a website that allows you to customize graphics for the Keds Champion canvas shoe. The shoes are produced within 1 to 2 days and cost between $50 and $60.

The two shoe companies have paired up to create the "New Balance for Nine West" shoe line that marries the brands' respective reputations. One that combines Nine West's styling with New Balance's insole technology to make sure women no longer have to make a sacrifice when they go out. They want you to look good and be comfortable. Sounds fair.

The line will include more than 20 different types of lace-up sneakers, sandals and slip ons in the $70-$100 range. Creatives from both companies collaborated to select materials, colors and shoe design, and both will produce the shoes. The "New Balance for Nine West" line will be available at New Balance and Nine West stores, as well as on www.ninewest.com.

Flats. The new flip-flop — In response to the rising popularity of walking (thank you, gas companies!), flats have clearly taken the place of flip-flops in the casual summer footwear department.

When in Rome — It appears the gladiator sandal craze has traversed the gender gap. The gladiator mandal's (man-sandal) popularity is on the rise, and even affordable, sometimes.

Natalie's vegan line has been popular since their release in February, according to an article in The Post Chronicle. There are already expectations for a second line from the Golden Globe winning actress who seems to fit in quite well in the fashion community. She was recently chosen as a guest judge for "Project Runway's" green fashion episode and helped decide on the final 15 contestants.

Here's a photo of Natalie wearing her very own Pippas ($265):

About ten years back I picked up a darling little sun dress at a neighborhood garage sale for a mere $0.10…that’s right: ten cents.  Back then I traversed the urban jungle with dreadlocks, Birkenstocks, and a backpack waiting for the next Dead show in my neck of the woods.  I have held onto that $0.10 cent find through all my fashion transformations and all my traverses through the past ten years, (though I still rock out to The Dead; some things never change!). The dress of course has transformed with me as its hemline became shorter, frayed, and fixed through whatever fashion energy I was summoning at that moment in my life.

Just the other day when the clouds parted to reveal a warming sun I found my little dress tucked neatly in the back of my closet.  I grabbed the cutie, cut the hem a tad shorter making it a little more salacious, threw on my distressed leather Frye’s, my brown leather cuff with metal accents, and my dark blue denim coat and hit the road for a summertime BBQ.  You wouldn’t believe how many compliments I got on my dress!  I mean, isn’t that what fashion is all about: making a 0.10 cent dress look like a million bucks…or at least a couple hundred.

Sexy 1, Comfy 0 — According to an article from the Canadian Press, the sexy status of high-heels outweighs their practicality and level of comfort for most women.

The Checkerboard — The iconic Vans print was first doodled by a bored high school student nearly 25 years ago. Read more about how Vans became the global shoe brand it is today.

Summer's Top 10 Hits — Sure, the start of the summer season is old news already, but it's never too late to see what's hot or not when it comes to your wardrobe.

Shoe industry moguls Christian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik and L.A.M.B. are each designing a pair of special edition ruby red pumps that are slated to be unveiled this September at Saks Fifth Avenue. Of course, everything is done with at least a dash of social responsibility nowadays, which is why the ruby red collection is being auctioned off to support the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

First, bare feet in the ocean or river can leave them exposed to rough rocks and potentially not-so-friendly water creatures.  Protect your feet with a pair of water shoes that completely cover your feet. You’ll want a shoe that drains and dries quickly too. 

Second, flip-flops or sandals are essential if you will be making trips from your pool-side lounge chair to a changing area or bathroom.  Look for flip-flops with a little height as well as some grip on the bottom so you are less likely to slip on wet services.   Flip-flops are a good idea for the beach as well; they give you a dry, easy to slip-on change of shoes when you are done in the water.

The Affordable Footwear Act—We just heard about the virtual movement to try and eliminate the "shoe tax" from most lower- to moderately-priced footwear and all children's shoes. Head on over to EndTheShoeTax.org and see how you can help ease the burden of affordable clothing on today's consumers.

Setting off on the right foot—If you just welcomed a new baby bundle of girlish joy—and you have a lot of money to spend—these birth announcements are just the ticket!

The Aurelia is of a different breed; a gladiator, flip-flop and boot all rolled into one (in our humble opinion) hideous creation. Not available yet for sale, you can pre-order if this is something you really think would be a nice addition to all your other workout gear. Hey, who are we to judge?

Oh right, that's what we love doing... judging.