Friday, November 21…In a sort of high-end Price is Right, the Beverly Wilshire Hotel (Los Angeles) is decorating one of its Christmas trees with shoes from Jimmy Choo’s Cruise 2009 collection; whoever guesses the total value of the tree wins a Jimmy Choo prize package…The December Elle’s gift guide includes a $62 chocolate shoe…At the opening of its flagship store, Via Spiga unveils the limited-edition shoes from its new collaboration with Vena Cava…Rag & Bone debuts its back-to-basics line of footwear for spring: a tailored loafer, a slipper-esque oxford, and brogue-detailed ballerina flats…The secret to shopping without spending revealed…Another sign of hard economic times: People are even cutting back on shoe shines…Ferragamo is hosting screenings in Chicago and NYC of the movie Australia, at which they’ll display the limited-edition shoes inspired by the ones Nicole Kidman wore in the film…I vote “Ick.“