Shopping in London used to mean Topshop, now it means cheap vintage and Nicholas Kirkwoods.

You can find his brilliant shoes at Seven New York, but only a few at a time — you can walk into Browns or Liberty and find piles.

And for the Summer of Love/Liberty celebration of Carnaby Street’s 50th anniversary, Kirkwood’s taken two of their signature floral prints, the Bounty (from the 1980s) and the Santa Maria (from a popular 90s tea dress), and covered his signature rock and roll heels with the feminine prints.

The buckled shoe comes stacked on an angular platform and five inch heel, at left, and lands in stores at the end of May.

In honor of the 50th we expect loads of one off florals — Liberty print dino bags from Giles? Floral sundresses from Stella? Headbands from Luella? We’d fly to London just for that.

This morning the British Fashion Council released a shortlist of designers up for the first ever BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund - the CFDAs for Brits.

Richard Nicoll and Nicholas Kirkwood are on the list, as well as Marios Schwab, Erdem, Clements Ribeiro, E. Tautz and Angel Jackson.

No major surprises, except for the inclusion of Christopher Kane. He’s hardly new or struggling, he’s done three collections for Topshop, designs Versus for Versace and is, probably, sick and tired of still being labeled up-and-coming since Anna plucked him out of Central St. Martin’s four years ago.

Plus, Kane’s had a very public mentor, Donatella, for over three years. Surely someone else could use a hand?

Black Frame PR needs interns ASAP! Their roster of clients is like a fashion dream: Rodarte, Adam Kimmel, Opening Ceremony, Nicholas Kirkwood, Acne and Viktor & Rolf, just to name a few.

Some of the responsibilities include: overseeing the showroom, logging sample traffic, interacting with editors and stylists, maintaining and tracking client press clippings and providing support for event productions.

Of course a love and knowledge of the fashion industry is a must. Excellent communication/organizational skills and a positive attitude are too.

And since college credit is not required, this could be the perfect transitional job for an unemployed grad looking to bide their time wisely.

If you’re interested, email your CV and cover letter to lwalker@framenoir.com. Good luck!

This morning, we’re still reeling from last night’s turducken, but the British Fashion Council’s attending to much more important matters.

They’ve released a short list of nominees for their new awards, the British Fashion Awards, which take place in London on December 9th.

While some categories are conspicuously empty, they’ve listed the following:

Top Model: Daisy Lowe, Georgia Jagger and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Best Accessory Designer: Katie Hillier, Nicholas Kirkwood and Emma Hill for Mulberry

Emerging Ready-to-Wear Talent: Mark Fast, Meadham Kirchoff and Peter Pilotto

Designer Brand: Burberry, Mulberry and Pringle of Scotland

You can still vote for British Fashion Icon, most popular so far are Alex McQueen and Alexa Chung, but we’re dying to know who’ll win the Isabella Blow award for “Fashion Creator;” those are big shoes to fill.

On Friday night, at Indochine’s 25th Birthday Party, we kept saying, these are like the fashion parties we read about before we moved to New York, part of the reason we wanted to move to New York, to see if things like this really happened.

Practically naked (though elaborately head-dressed) women waited on booths full of people like Willem Dafoe, Narciso Rodgriguez and Iman; Mr. Mickey wore a sequined tux jacket while Glenn O’Brien opted for velvet; Naomi Watts wore a striped tee and Martin Cohn, Elise Overland’s SS10 closer, rocked beige Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte heels; there were hats and lace and jewels and feathered bras with jeweled underwear.

Meanwhile, a Chinese dragon wove its way through the crowd behind drums and dancers and strippers took to the four poles set up in a downstairs cave. Most people didn’t know the extra space existed, another declared, “I haven’t been down here since the 10th Anniversary!”

If you’re feeling nostalgic for the banana wallpaper and don’t want to wait another ten years, we’d suggest checking out the book.

She’s Back Y’all: Gemma Ward’s not going anywhere, thank god. She’s just taking a mini-break from modeling. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if she got back into it without losing those twenty pounds? {Fashionologie}

Blurry Blogging: An even deeper look into the world of fashion blogging. Do you embrace the industry? Stay away from it? Can you be a part of it and still be a real-life blogger? {Blackbook}

One More Time: The age-old, never-ending debate about whether or not girls can be both into fashion and smart, or more importantly, taken seriously. {Telegraph}

Getting Technical: Nicholas Kirkwood and some other major players in the shoe industry teach us all about how they make heels more comfortable from materials to techniques. We love a mini-tutorial. {NY Times}

This Thursday, October 22, you can meet Christian Louboutin. The master of the six inch heel will be at Bergdorf Goodman later this week to answer all your nagging shoe questions.

You should, by now, know why his soles are red, but you could ask:

1. How he picks which designers to work with.

2. If he has a favorite shoe.

3. If he had to play favorites, would he choose Jonathan Kelsey, Charlotte Olympia or Nicholas Kirkwood?

4. If you have the money for one pair of Louboutins, should you go with black, nude or something wild and crazy?

Make sure you RSVP here!

Photo from Jak&JilBlack Frame, the PR company whose client list includes Rodarte, Nicholas Kirkwood, Opening Ceremony, Viktor & Rolf and Visionaire, needs both interns and Fashion Week volunteers.

The good news is you don’t have to be a college student for either one, but you should have some fashion industry experience for both. As an intern, you’ll need to commit to at least three months starting now. You’ll help track and organize samples and press clippings and you should love fashion and be an excellent communicator and team player, especially under pressure.

As a veteran shopper, and of course being in the fashion industry, I had a vague notion of K. Jacques, only because some of my fave retailers—NAP and Matches—carry the shoe, or rather sandal, brand.

But having spent five days in the utterly gorgeous Port Grimaud (about 10 mins from St. Tropez), I can now say unequivocally that in this spot, K. Jacques rules. The line is a mainstay, much like cassis cocktails and Club 55.

A pair of K-Jacques is as important to fashionistas here as Louboutins are to Parisiennes and Nicholas Kirkwoods are to Londoners.

I’ve spent almost three of the past four weeks in California which means I’ve worn pretty much nothing but old Levi cut-offs, white James Perse tees and my red Saltwater sandals.

It’s been wonderful.

But yesterday it was back to reality, which means gearing up for fall, for fashion week, for September issues etc. and while dicking around online, I changed my mind. Now, I want, need, must have a pair of thigh high boots. The problem is a) which pair and b) will anyone make a pair for under $1000 that don’t scream Pretty Woman and then of course c) what do I wear them with?

The thing is, while they were on almost every runway, I half expected them to elude the actual market given the state of the economy, as if fashion would pay attention to a reality other than its own. Sure enough, the boots are everywhere. Ideally, of course, I’d have a spare $1,470 for the Brian Atwoods which I’m tempted to call the originals. And if those didn’t fit over my slightly-larger-than-LSD-thighs I could always go for a flat version from Chloe for $1,235. But I’m barely 5’4” so I’d probably do better in something like these Pradas. In my dreams though, I’m wearing the Louboutin-meets-Catwoman version (though they might me higher than thigh) because I don’t know if the Nicholas Kirkwood for Rodarte masterpieces are even being made. The only high street ones I’ve spotted are suede, Topshop, and called the Brittany - a sign?

Maybe, but as of this morning they’ve already disappeared. What’s a girl to do?

Before you balk at giving up your shoes, think of that hot pink pair of heels in the back of your closet that you wore to one party and haven’t touched since. Then, consider a good cause.

PUMA’s partnering with charity Soles4Souls, a charity that donates shoes to 125 countries in need, from June 15 to July 20. They’re asking shoppers to donate any lightly worn shoes at PUMA locations and receive 30% off for new PUMA kicks.

They’re even setting up two massive 10-foot tall donation boxes for people to donate their shoes and snag a pair of Soles4Souls flip-flops with their discount - one in Union Square on June 15 and the other on the Santa Monica Pier on June 23.

We’ve been having trouble closing our closet anyway, so needless to say, we’re in.

—MELISSA ELLIOTT

Magical Machines: Gareth Pugh constructed outrageous plastic masks to accompany Thierry Mugler’s cyborg outfits for Dazed & Confused’s man machine issue. {DazedDigital}

Paris Je T’aime: It’s the second annual A Shaded View on Fashion Film festival curated by Diane Pernet and hosted by Jeu de Paume and Standard Magazine. You can submit your films here. {ShadedViewOnFashion}

So Clutch: Karla Martinez sees snake and we see chains, either way, this is both chic, inexpensive and not a copy. Hurray! {TheMoment}

Just in Case: Todd Selby put it up last week, but just in case you missed the peek inside Sally Singer’s Chelsea Hotel apartment, here you go. We got stuck on the shoe picture - where’d the Nicholas Kirkwood Rodarte’s go? {TheSelby}

All I Wanna Do: Someone finally gets to Nicholas Kirkwood and asks fun questions - his favorite gifts to give? Shoes and booze, of course. Sounds like our kind of man. {TheMoment}

Swim Little Fishy: Marc’s gone and made swim caps. Just in case you hadn’t fully embraced all things retro. {Style}

La-dee-Dali: Moschino’s windows pay tribute to Dali in honor of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair - his “Soft Construction With Boiled Beans” to be exact. {Racked}

Not Zoe: Jen Rade talks to the LA Times about dressing Angelina and shopping at Target. {LATimes}

This Is Awkward: Ginnifer Goodwin tries to embrace her inner Madonna for June’s W. She’s adorable, but looks like she could’ve used a few shots of tequila pre-shoot. {W}

Slow Poke: It took Andre a bit longer than the rest of us to sum up his Met Ball thoughts, but in this condensed version of Life With Andre he declares Rihanna best dressed. {VogueDaily}

A Look Inside: Todd Selby gets into Julia Restoin-Roitfeld’s apartment. We spy white fur, Pamela Love jewels, an LV blanket, so many shoes and lots of YSL & Kiehl’s beauty products. {TheSelby}

Say It’s So!: Starting next week 60 Minutes goes into summer hiatus with re-runs which means Sunday must be the big night! Curl up with a chicken bone to watch Morley Safer follow Anna in and out of the Fall shows. {Gawker}