TheShoeGoddess.net's 'Shoes in '07' retrospective was published over the last week -- a hefty bit of information and recognition of the best and worst of the year in several categories. For those who missed the postings due to the holidays ... and to make an easy-to-view list, we present this comprehensive recap with helpful lilnks to the original posts....

Everyone? Not true, Jill. I'd never even heard of them until I turned on QVC that night. I didn't know anything about these shrinkable plastic figures that are canvases for the creative child in all of us. Irina Blok knows about shrinky dinks. She's also super-creative. Irina has taken shrinky dinks and turned them into beautiful jewelry. Her company i Love Blocks produces pendants and bracelets like the ones below:...

Helenmarien.com is a website for a very cool handbag store in nolita in nyc. the bags are handmade, and i think you are still able to pick the leathers for the trim, the bag itself (i'm not sure about sale items, however). i think the actual shop may have closed, but you can still get on-line and they are having a sale. you can read about helen on the site. i've met her and had dinner with her and she is a fabulous person. anyway,...

As if I didn't spend enough money Christmas shopping...Why does the retail industry trick us by starting all the most fabulous sales right after we drain our pockets? It's maddening! I absolutely cannot afford to plunk down a bunch of cash on myself right now but I am so tempted it hurts. I mean it, physical pain. This beautiful Kate Spade `Lake Forest' Carla bag in chocolate suede (which I have been drooling over all year) is marked down from $525 to $263. Ouch....

Frugal Fashionista caught Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker rocking a pair of peeptoe heels in the must-get hue of the season, and I've since been pining for a pair of my own. Lucky girl that I am, I've spotted several that are beyond drool-worthy and affordable too! I think I may actually be in love with this 'Damsel' wedge from Charles by Charles David ($135). The bow detail on the side, the shiny patent leather, the rich blue hue - it's the perfect splash of color for vintage dresses and a 40s-i...