Tuesday, February 24…Footwear News gives the lowdown on Oscar shoes; Shoeblog.com provides its own take…HighSnobette introduces us to shoe designer Nicole Brundage’s “sensually inspired, fluent and erotic with an ultra-modern austere finish” collection for spring 2009…Retailers react to the wares plied at New York Fashion Week, count aggressive statement footwear among the strongest trends…Lots of talk about high heels at the dance party Nicholas Kirkwood co-hosted with Browns to celebrate the opening of its new shoe boutique…No big surprise here: Elle UK names Laurence Dacade, Jonathan Kelsey, and Nicholas Kirkwood as the three hottest shoe designers…Fashionista spots the trend of the strappy-wrappy thigh-high boot (most notably in evidence last week in Nicholas Kirkwood’s creation for the Rodarte runway)…File this under “Oh, really? You forget you’re wearing 6″ platforms? After 8 hours?” (This quote was uttered by Cecilia Dean, editor of Visionaire, a quarterly art and fashion publication; see more of her in today’s Daily Shoe Video)…Fantastic Toe blogger ShoeFly advises on how to store shoes…If you have some spare time, check out this video guide to making a shoe-shaped cake.