If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. Todd Snyder has long been favored by a certain kind of suave, big city–trained male who prioritizes sharp dressing but is also a fan of the rugged, modern mode de vie. Think: high-end hoodies and relaxed linen shirts on one hand and Italian wool suits on the other (made more appropriate for that post-meeting, early summer bar hang with a cotton-cashmere tee worn underneath). Aera, though, is a watchmaker in the business of merging Swiss engineering with British design: ultimately taking tool watches, which were once critical for the successful completion of pursuits from space exploration to motor racing, and reinterpreting them for 21st-century, everyday needs. Together, Aera and Todd Snyder have recently released a D-1 Diver Watch, and it has already sold out in one of its two hues, with just a couple of pieces remaining for the second. Todd Snyder x Ae...
It’s nearing midnight in Tokyo on the release day of “One Piece.” But despite being in the story’s birthplace, star Emily Rudd is feeling an unexpected sense of distance. “ I sort of feel like I’m just hanging out here in the city as my own person, separate from the show,” she says. “And then there are little moments where I’m like, ‘oh, that’s right — there’s this huge thing that’s happening today.’” The show and manga’s vast fanbase, meanwhile, had already marked a different midnight — on the West Coast — when all eight episodes dropped on Netflix. While the “One Piece” cast has been living and talking about the new season nonstop ahead of the premiere, fans are now finally able to join the conversation. “It’s so cool to see fan thoughts and reviews rolling in,” says Rudd. “Some people are an insane way through the season — it’s only been out for a few hours, and I’m seeing people talking about being halfway through the season or more, and I’m like, ‘how did you guys find t...