Tuesday, March 31…First it was a movie, now it’s a shoe trend: Louis Vuitton’s Spicy shoe, as well as John Galliano’s footwear creations, are straight Out of Africa…Flip flops extraordinaire Havaianas launches a fabulous new ad campaign (don’t forget: Havaianas are on sale at Planet Outlet starting at just $11.20)…Continuing today’s flip flop mini-theme, Victoria Beckham is spotted in flip flops (gasp!) and boyfriend jeans…Cherise Angelle – who, along with Nicole LaFave, is the force behind luxury shoe line Omelle – gains early success with their slightly far-out shoes…Nicole Richie to launch House of Harlow 1960 footwear line, which will include about 20 footwear styles, as well as a small assortment of apparel, bags, sunglasses, belts and other small accessories…Nylon recommends The Towering World of Jimmy Choo (See an interview with the book’s author in today’s Daily Shoe Video)…Stuart Weitzman introduces his spring/summer collection…Fantastic Toe blogger ta2kitty solicits feedback on Kim Kardashian’s new shoe site shoedazzle.com.

You didn’t need any more shoes. The shoes you had on yesterday were fine. Why can’t you just wear that for the rest of the presidency?

-Michelle Obama, imitating her husband’s teasing about her shopping

Monday, March 30…Tila March, the line of simple handbags with the celebrity following, to launch a footwear collection this spring…Take a peek inside the Manolo Blahnik boutiques around the world (which were all designed by his niece)…Fringe comes to the comfort shoes market…Some not very interesting shoe drama ensues on the set of Gossip Girls…The extremely fabulous French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld apparently wants everyone in high heels (For more on Carine Roitfeld, check out today’s Daily Shoe Video; you can find the entire CNN documentary on her on YouTube)…The Shoe Goddess provides a sneak peek at Roger Vivier’s fall collection, spectacular as always…The Roda shoe clip protects your heels against damage from driving…Fantastic Toe blogger ShoeFly instructs on how to swap shoes.

They are not cheap to buy and the wearability is extremely limited. They are the purest form of fashion escapism.

-Bespoke shoe designer Andrew McDonald, on the sky-high heels that are currently the rage