Well-known for his men’s studded loafers, Christian Louboutin has made significant strides in the expansion of his brand to the male footwear market since adopting the menswear line in 2008. The designer is once again in the headlines for the discreet opening of the brand’s first-ever men’s shop in the Galerie Véro-Dodast in Paris, France.

Having worked together on past brick & mortar outfits, Louboutin enlisted the help of designer Eric Clough to incorporate the store’s studded leather floors and embroidered leather walls. To give the store a masculine appeal, vintage airplane seats, a tin ceiling, and a Star Trek table and chair were assimilated to give the interior a bold distinction from the nearby women’s boutique.

The shop envisions a higher level of customer service by offering a made-to-order service in the abaft area of the store known as the “Tattoo” room. The selection includes shoes with a higher tier price point as well as offering clientele the option to customize their shoes with personalized tattoos for their shoes.

I don’t think there are any words that can express what joy Entourage has brought to many people across the world, it is amazing to believe that this show has lasted 8 years. Many would argue the past few seasons haven’t been as good as the earlier seasons were, however in the earlier seasons these four guys, four friends were only just boys but in the final few seasons they have really developed their characters into real men and real story lines.

For me the final season Johnny Drama has been outstanding, without a doubt his best work to date, the writers have really developed him into something great and you think to yourself why has it taken such a long time for this to happen!

Many critics feel Entourage should’ve finished with the Season 6 finale, I would have to agree to a certain extent as the finale two years ago succeeded in tying off loose ends without being too saccharine and without jarring the viewer’s heads right off their necks. however the reason why there was two more season’s was because we just love these guys too much and the prospect of seeing the through more adventures was too enticing too pass up but what the final season didn’t have was it was novel, brilliant and hilarious back in the early days.

Sometimes, you get what you ask for a happy ending for all. But I never expected the finish line to feel this cheap and unearned.

Infiniti has unveiled the Limited Edition BR02-8 Infiniti Carbon Case Purple 8 Pro Dial wristwatch, engineered by Bell & Ross.

The watch is the second timepiece revealed by Infiniti, the first of which was the special edition BR03-92 Instrument Phantom model commemorating the arrival of the Infiniti FX Limited Edition.

The seconds hand and eighth digit sit on a matt black dial, featuring a photo-luminescent finish in the same purple used by Infiniti.

The number ‘eight’ is a symbol of luck in Asia and resembles the symbol for infinity and the automaker’s badge when rotated. The steel case back of the watch is engraved with the Infiniti signature. If this watch is anything like the Infiniti cars then you customers are in for a real treat! We cannot wait to get our hand on one soon!

The BR02-8 Infiniti Carbon Case Purple 8 Pro Dial wristwatch is limited to 200 pieces, each with a RRP of £3,090 ($5,080).

“Entourage’s” first two episodes of the new season were perfectly fine — but the diehard fans want to see the show take off and make the sparks fly, like in the good old days. They got a reality check in this episode. The gys are growing up. The good times are a distant memory now. The show is bigger on developing plots than having the stars cracking jokes, as in seasons past.

The show begins with Vince addressing a meeting of drug abusers. Turtle leaves, chagrined. “I didn’t realize there would be so much sharing,” Turtle says. In this episode, that line counts as humor.

Carl, the producer who messed over Vince way back when on a film called “Danger Beach,” approaches Vince after the meeting. He wants to work with him on a project. Vince should’ve remembered how Carl exploited him after the fiasco when Vince played Pablo Escobar. But this is a touchy-feely Vince, who wants to live a righteous, post-rehab life.

Dice persists in asking Drama to ask for more money for their new animated show. Scott is in favor of pushing the network but Eric is reluctant.

Ari is furious that Vince wants to work with Carl. He has a long memory and is still bitter that the producer treated Vince so shabbily many years back.

When Lloyd offers to set Ari up with someone, now that his wife is out on the town during their separation, Ari dismisses Lloyd by telling him he doesn’t want to meet any of fellow gay friends.

Lloyd is not deterred. He can’t resist getting in a dig. “We would never have you, Ari,” Lloyd tells him.

Turtle loses both Alex and his connection to the tequila company in the same conversation.

Carl tells Drama that CBS is in.

Ari’s date urges him to join her doing some shots to loosen him up. He drives her home. She invites him in but he doesn’t have a condom, so nothing happens.

Dice continues to try to prod Drama into ordering the network to give them more money. Dice is a pain in the neck for Johnny, who can be easily manipulated. Phil, the producer of the animated series, fires the recalcitrant Dice. Billy Walsh, the show’s director, is furious because the replacement is doing a second-rate imitation of Dice.

When the show ends, Vince and Turtle are dealing with a dead man, Drama’s new show is in disarray, Ari has bounced back from his post-separation blues and E is tryingto manage the careers of Vince and Drama. As usual, it is up to E to keep all of the balls in the air.

Entourage is changing. It is less funny but more engrossing, an interesting trade-off.

Ari calls Dana Gordon, who invites him over for a drink — “but just a drink.” He accepts the invitation. They end up in bed, bringing back “a lot of good memories,” Ari says. Dana insists it is “just a one-time thing.” When Eric calls Ari on his cell phone to talk about Vince’s near future, Ari blows him off and tosses away the phone. He’d rather hang with Dana. Who can blame him?

Carl tries to persuade Vince to play a taxman in a movie. When Vince asks if he is high, Carl flips out. Vince tries to act like his counselor. When Vince tries to talk Carl out of his bathroom, the producer, who is as high as a kite, totally panics and shoots himself with a gun to the throat. When Turtle breaks the door down, he and Vince see the dead man lying there. This is more reality than Entourage has ever had.

And that’s the whole point.

Entourage is evolving here in its final season. The show was once about lighthearted laughs in its halcyon days — and this was the secret to its explosive success. Now, the program is more plot-driven, which is a change for viewers like me. It is commendable that Entourage is breaking new ground so late in the game. It is probably too much to ask that the guys are still goofballs, without a care in the world. The stakes are higher now, as the fellows get older.

“Out With A Bang” was a better episode than the last one, which gives me hope that Doug Ellin and Marky Mark and co. will be able to end Entourage with a bang. It still had its flaws, don’t get me wrong—the sitcom-style opening scene, for one, was dated by about 30 years, and I half expected a laugh track and applause to accompany each character as they entered, along with maybe Jack Tripper or Lenny or Squiggy. But overall the pacing was much better. Snappier. The writing (credit to Ally Musika) was quick-witted and had some nice pop; there seemed to be a good synergy between Musika’s stuff and Doug Ellin’s direction tonight. It didn’t linger anywhere overlong.

Any scene with Phil (William Fichtner) usually makes me do a double take, because I feel like I’m looking at Jerry Bruckheimer, like maybe this is a Bruckheimer cameo. Yes, I know, they don’t even really look that much alike, once I go compare pictures. Maybe Phil’s just got a Bruckheimeresque air to him, I dunno. But usually by the time I realize it’s not Bruckheimer, half the Phil scene is over, which is a shame, since Fichtner gives him such a wonderful herky-jerky long-tailed-cat-in-a-room-full-of-rocking-chairs vibe.

It’s not a criticism. Well, maybe it’s a criticism of myself.

I like the fact that they turned Ari’s (Jeremy Piven) pitiful pouting for his estranged wife (Perrey Reeves) into full-on jealous stalker’s rage. They’re giving us Ari’s competitive fire rather than showing us his belly, which is a distinct improvement from last ep. And no one can do a “Nuke ‘em all—Let God sort ‘em out” scene like Piven. I’m looking forward to him actually confronting Bobby Flay now. Hopefully Flay—I’ll note he’s a chef, not an actor—can hang with the charismatic Piven. That could be one for the ages. (And it can’t help but be better than Piven acting against the one-note Reeves. If I have to hear Ari’s harpy of a wife whine “Ariii-iiii” one more time…)

Eric (Kevin Connolly), I am convinced, is far better off without Sloan; Emmanuelle Chriqui can hardly play convincing attraction, must less love. Watching her try to cry is painful. Connolly is leaps and bounds ahead of her, talent wise, and I’m going to be curious to see what sort of roles Connolly lands post-Entourage. But as a storyteller, I get that Eric-and-Sloan are a thing. And a thing needs closure; Sloan can’t just disintegrate into thin air. (A pity.) Really, Eric should get another wackjob girlfriend, like Crazy Ashley (Alexis Dziena, who could convincingly play a midget version of Teri Hatcher). (Quick, someone cast her as Hatcher’s long lost daughter on Desperate Housewives!) Eric is better off fretting over someone who really is unbalanced rather than someone who could really give two sh*ts.

Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) in a scene with a bunch of models is like… well, let’s just say that it is both visually comical and unintentially comical. The acting is uh, first rate.

We got some Andrew “Dice” Clay, which was kind of cool. He’s not bad! The older Dice is sort of like… “What if Rodney Dangerfield and Howard Stern had an impossible love child?” Basically. I’mloving his rapport with Drama (the always underrated Kevin Dillon—another person whose career I will follow once the show bows).

Best line of the night goes to Lloyd: “You’re perfect together! Like Lady Di and Charles!”

Well this is it, this is what everyone has been waiting for the final season of Entourage, it has been hyped as being probably the best ever made and I am sure it will live up to it.

Fresh from rehab, Vince (Adrian Grenier) is psyched about a new film idea, but the guys don’t share his excitement. Eric (Kevin Connolly) and Scott (Scott Caan) sign Johnny Galecki to their new management company. Ari (Jeremy Piven) tries desperately to win back Mrs. Ari (Perrey Reeves). Drama (Kevin Dillon) throws Vince a “dry” welcome-home party.

Congratulations to a very good friend of Ten 8ty Four Bob Ajisafe who became the new English Light Heavy-Weight Champion at the weekend after beating Darren Stubbs within 3 rounds.

The fight, which was promoted by Hatton promotions and broadcast on Hatton TV and Youtube was beamed across the world for all to see on Saturday evening in Oldham. Ajisafe was very convincing from the get go, as his height and weight advantage proved to be the decisive factor in the victory. After the first round Stubbs was cut badly between the eyes from Ajisafe’s heavy punches and it should have been stooped there, the second round saw Stubbs launch a mini attack but it was too little too late as Ajisafe’s monster punches were too much for Stubbs causing referee Howard Foster to stop the fight and awarding the Leeds-based southpaw his first professional belt and the new English light heavy-weight champion…

From all at Ten 8ty Four congratulations to Bob Ajisafe!

This is brilliant, I have been a massive fan of Moncler since before they hit the UK and got totally used and abused by the public.

Moncler continues to work with Hiroki Nakamura of visvim on the Moncler V Collection for Fall/Winter 2011.

Entitled ‘Himalaya 1977′, the collection sports wonderful wool patterns and showcases again the knowledge and expertise by Nakamura to tell a story with fabrics. Of course you will also find a good amount of outerwear, accessories, great boots and a premium luggage range as part of the collaboration for the coming season. Overall a lot of plaid is used in the collection, thick wool sweaters, patches and the collection has an overall nice vintage vibe.

I like check shirts, even though they have been done to death, I am waiting for the next big fashion trend to happen that will see the masses embrace it like the check shirt…..

Taylor Stitch California Madras Shirts ($125) are perfect for hot summer days. And even though they’re sized like a suit (by chest size), these lightweight shirts are meant to be worn casually — only buttoned-up as much (or as little) as you want. They’re also crafted to have the ideal length for wearing tucked or untucked.

This has definitely been the year of the Louboutins for men and women and these are a nice summer sandal I recently spotted!

Summer in New York aint over yet–not by a longshot. And yes, sky-heels or not, the soles are still red. Check out another pair of the label’s easy-breezy yet fierce summer sandals