Wednesday, December 10…The St. Regis Hotel in Washington, DC is offering an inauguration package that includes a Manolo Blahnik shoeshine and bowtie-tying service…Skyscraper heels make one blog’s list of 2008’s hottest products…A friend of Jak & Jil Blog creates really cool illustrations of shoes by Rick Owens, Nicholas Kirkwood, and Maison Martin Margiela…The student newspaper of the Harvard Kennedy School claims that booties are for babies and old ladies only (adding, “harrumph”)…So hard to keep up: It used to be that Nicholas Kirkwood was the next Christian Louboutin, but apparently now Jonathan Kelsey is…File this under “Ick”: Designers now name their shoes after celebrities: Giambattista Valli has made the Victoria (Beckham) shoe; Calvin Klein has its Suri (Cruise); and Jonathan Kelsey has his Amy (Winehouse)…Gene Weingarten of the Washington Post introduces us to the worst Christmas song of all time, “Christmas Shoes” (scroll down a little to see lyrics and mp3 link)…The fabulous indie boutique Leokadia in Boston opens its doors for online shopping.