My craze for shoes never stops with shoe boutiques but extends to bookstores at every year end. I can't help bugging those pitiable booksellers for chic shoe calendars. A frustrated seller kicked me out to online shopping where I was surprised to find plenty of stunning and sophisticated shoe calendars. These 2008 Shoe Calendars can brighten your wall or can make a perfect gift for this New Year. Isn't it a nice idea for your shoe loving friend?

Mini wall calendars, Page-a-day gallery calendar and Desk calendars are imprinted with stunning stilettos to whimsical wedges which are ready to decorate your closet. Here are a few coolest shoe calendars for 2008 that you would like

Shoes Page-A-Day Gallery Calendar 2008

Just the Right Shoe: 2008 Desk Calendar

Andy Warhol The Taming of the Shoe 2008 Calendar

Shoes: 2008 Mini Wall Calendar

Holiday season is on full swing. People drop themselves in parties and evening gatherings in christmas fever. Yahoooooooo! Its time for me to check out some grand evening party shoes this fine day. Gold Donna Karan sandals are a symbol of luxury and sophistication for any women who love metallic shoes. Wave shaped bow, round peep toe and 3 1/4 inch high thin heel add richness to this Donna Karan ornate slides. If you wanna introduce hues to your wardrobe then these shoes are a great investment. Pick them up for $419.99 at shoes.com

The most monstrously ugly shoe I ever saw in my shoe hunt. Stud, crystal embellishment across toe, velvet laces and …Oh…that pointed toe make this Christian Lacroix shoe boots horrifying and price ₤837.90 in Net-A-Porter.Who else is daring enough to pair this Christian Lacroix motorcycle styleboots? Actually the mish-mash of designs fairly makes my head spin!

The 2008 Golden Globes Award nominees were announced on Jan 13 at the Berverly Hilton Hotel, California. Best Actors, Best Actress, Best Composer, Best Director and…. the list goes with all the Bests of Hollywood. L’Oréal Paris found the right time to celebrate and honor Hollywood’s most talent women by gifting them with Red Carpet Compact. This exclusive luxury compact is designed by one of the Hollywood’s favorite diamond company, Kwiat.

Ruby crystal at the push opening and star-inspired design of Swarovski crystals add perfect beauty to the 18K Gold plated compact. This compact will be presented to all the Golden Globen’s female nominees of all categories. I can hear a big sigh from you….but wait a great news for you. L’Oréal Paris has showcased this compact for $50, with 20 % off the price to benefit and support the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.

Christmas sales, Gift cards and Special offers are bulking up in my Inbox for the past few days. Atleast one out of ten emails I receive features holiday sales or Christmas offers. How about presenting a shoe gift in a special way? Shopping shoes for oneself is always fun and interesting but for others it's quite tough and tricky job.

To make this tricky job simple some top footwear retailers offer gift certificates for online shopping. Your wish list can go lengthy if you see the discount products ranging from athletic to casual and designers to discount footwear.

Zappos.com

Zappos is the largest online shoe store that stocks more than 3 million shoes from over 1100 brands. Very famous among shoe lover for its quality service, free shipping and free returns. Zappos has always got something for everyone and now they came up with special gift certificates.

"Gift certificate will be sent by email. Except where prohibited by law, gift certificate expires 1 year from delivery date. If the recipient makes a purchase that is less than the amount of the certificate, the balance may be used by the recipient at any time prior to expiration."

Shoes.com

Shoes.com offers plenty of special discounts and shopping suggestions in each and every month. Apart from Second Saturday Sales you would often find huge amount of clearance sales and holiday offers. Now shoes.com has opened a Holiday Gift Shop where they suggest couple of brands for Men, women and kids. Their ‘Shop by Price' feature is an excellent idea. I love it most.

Shoebuy.com

This is one of the finest online shoe store with more than 600,000 products from top brands like New Balance, Reebok, Skechers, Adidas, Keds, Rockport and many more. Offers free shipping and return shipping and gift certificates delivered via email. Though I expect still more features in shoebuy.com "This item ships same day" is really unique of them.

No man would like to move around in dusty shoes, be it neither a work place nor a party. So shoe polishing is not a matter of having your shoes clean but a matter of prestige before a crowd. Here is a nice video on how to polish your leather shoes. Cleaning, waxing on and off, bulling and having your shoes in shoe trees are crucial part of this video. I would be happy if the narrator is bit more serious in his tone!

Often we find Jimmy Choo in spotlight with new boutiques and new releases. And now you have a new buzz around this name - Jimmy Choo Store is ready for shopping in the mid-February in Scottsdale Fashion Square. This is the first Jimmy Choo shoe store in Arizona which is planned to open right next door to the Bailey Banks & Biddle jewelry store.

Jimmy Choo, a company well known for its glamorous shoes and accessories, has more than 60 boutiques worldwide including 21 in United Sates. Even recently a new store was opened in Prime Outlets in and around 2,700 square feet of space.

Hollywood stars like Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Garner were seen wearing these shoes to the 2007 Golden Globe Awards show. Celebrities including Lindsay Lohan, Cameron Diaz and Nicole Richie have great love for Jimmy Choo products.

Looking more on Jimmy Choo and his products?

Well One thing is for sure, you can’t say you don’t like this glamorous sandal. Mere its color makes many miracles in me. Nina Peppino-yy is one of the best offering from Nina for this season. Sexy t-straps, large jewel embellishments and 3.25" heels are the perfect bait for those fashion mongers who long for pinky evening shoes. Though there are many luring features in Nina Peppino-yy, but I love those three stunning adjustable buckle closures on the t-strap the most. This evening shoe comes in silver, gold, pink or light blue to match your party dress.

Isnt Mischa Barton dramatically changed her appearance in Spring 2008 Keds Ad Campaign? On December 5 the 2008 Mischa Barton released the Spring 2008 keds collection in New York City. She is so cute in those cutest shoes with her fancy dress. Her blonde looks and red lips are pretty adorable and veils that she is just 21. You may miss to have her blonde look but Spring 2008 awesome collection are out there for you.

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While the web is all a flutter with bloginas vehemently throwing up their Christmas Gifts collection forecast and a good chunk of people busy in shopping for Christmas. I thought I do can relax the busy souls by this song “The Christmas Shoes”.

Isn’t the song so soothing to the ears?

"You see she's been sick for quite a while
And I know these shoes would make her smile
And I want her to look beautiful if Mama meets Jesus tonight"

And especially these lines are so appealing that they moved my heart. These lines caught my attention telling about the moral values of christmas gifts. If you are a shoe fetish, then I bet this song will surely lure your compassion. The lyrics are well versed that it clearly portrays one’s deep inner feelings.

You can find how desperately the boy wishes to buy the pair of shoes for his mom as the christmas gift. I was really touched – teared to see the boy craving to buy the shoes to gift her bed ridden mother before she meets Jesus.

This song takes the act of gifting shoes to a different plane and adds more meaning to it. I hope many people can find excuse to ask for a shoe gift or purchase one for them.