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Breitling has introduced its elegant new Premier collection, five new models that combine historic style with the watchmaker’s precision and performance. Premier represents a new direction, as this collection is geared toward the interests of younger, more style-conscious customers.

Georges Kern is the CEO of Breitling and he says the Premier is “the first modern Breitling collection dedicated to everyday elegance.”

“With outstanding quality and performance,” says Kern, “these watches bear our unmistakable brand DNA, but they have been created with a focus on style that beautifully complements their purpose.”

This collection is an evolution from the storied Swiss luxury brand’s watches made in the 1940s. They look back to a time when style gained further importance as the economy wobbled after the Depression and the WWII. A time when the watch made the man. 

One of the most striking watches in the Premier collection is the B01 Chronograph 42. It represents a renewal of the long-standing partnership between Bentley and Breitling and even takes elements of its appearance from Bentley’s epic 1929 “Blower” model. 

With a green racing dial and choice of steel bracelet or green leather strap it represents a fusion of elegance with function that combines the best of Breitling’s synthesis of practicality and beauty with Bentley’s history of power and stunning form.

The Premier collection will be available October 26 via breitling.com.

New Balance have long been known as an O.G. “Dad Sneaker.” And now the beloved brand is once again teaming with Todd Snyder for their latest collab, which doubles as a salute to Pale Ale, a favorite brew of grown-ass guys everywhere.

The new Todd Snyder x New Balance 990v3 Pale Ale is inspired by menswear designer Snyder’s favorite beer, and upgrades the iconic New Balance 990 silhouette by bringing together the sneaker giant’s classic grey with premium vegetable-tanned leather accents for a creamy, neutral colorway.

Want to get your hands on a pair? Get them here for $199, but you might want to hurry, because there are only 200 up for grabs. 

The original Titanic was perhaps the most notorious sinking of all time. The luxe ocean liner set sail from the UK on April 10, 1912, only to sideswipe an iceberg then sink to depths of the North Atlantic five days later. 

That’s not exactly the kind of history that will lure passengers, but it apparently doesn’t intimidate the people behind the upcoming replica, Titanic II. After several delays in building the ship, a tentative launch date has been set for 2022—110 years after the sinking of the original.

CNN reports:

Allegedly the new ship will be an identical copy of the infamous liner, which sank in 1912 following a collision with an iceberg.

To avoid a repeat disaster, Titanic II will apparently be outfitted with plenty of life boats — and will have a welded, not riveted hull — plus modern navigation and radar equipment.

“The ship will follow the original journey, carrying passengers from Southampton to New York, but she will also circumnavigate the globe, inspiring and enchanting people while attracting unrivaled attention, intrigue and mystery in every port she visits,” said [Clive] Palmer in a statement.

Clive Palmer is the Australian businessman who came up with this brilliant—and definitely not completely doomed—plan. 

The maiden voyage, reports CNN, will actually launch from Dubai, destined for New York City. According to Blue Star Line, the website behind the effort, the ship “have the same class categories as the original Titanic. These being First Class, Second Class and Third Class.” 

It will be slightly larger and have modern navigation equipment, but in most of the ways that matter, riding Titanic II will be like time travel to the first ship, hopefully with WAY fewer giant icebergs.

The line for passengers looking to stand on the prow and shout about being the “King of World” like Leonardo DiCaprio did in James Cameron’s 1997 movie, Titanic, is probably already forming outside the ticket office. 

With the cold, dark days of winter mere weeks away, those of us with seasonal or any other kind of depression tend to struggle a little more than everyone else.

Luckily, science has uncovered something very simple that can ease depression and make your days a whole lot better: Hot baths.

According to new research from the University of Freiburg in Germany, just two hot, relaxing afternoon baths a week significantly improved symptoms of depression, and were apparently even more effective than exercise.

For the study, researchers had 45 people with diagnosed depression either soak in 40 degrees Celcius (104 Fahrenheit) for 30 minutes then wrap up all warm and snug in blankets and hot water bottles for another 20 minutes twice a week, or do 40 to 45 minutes of aerobic exercise twice a week.

After eight weeks, both groups scored lower on a commonly used depression scale, but those who took baths scored significantly lower than the exercise group at an average of six points lower versus an average of three points, respectively.

The reason why hot baths help relieve depression, according to New Scientist, is because they help normalize and strengthen your natural circadian rhythm, which is the 24-hour cycle of our physiological functions and processes.

In people with depression, circadian rhythms are out of whack, and instead of their core body temperature rising during the day and dropping at night (which causes the release of melatonin at night), their core temperature stays approximately the same throughout the day and any fluctuations are delayed by several hours.

With that said, hot baths raise core body temperatures, thereby helping the physiology of people with depression return to normal.

However, not all of us have the time to take a leisurely a.k.a. long-ass bath in the afternoon twice a week. So, for those who don’t have the luxury of setting aside a designated “Hot Bath Hour,” here are some options to create a similar effect:

• Take a hot shower
• If you’re at work, fill up a hot water bottle and hold it against your abdomen
• If you go to the gym in the afternoon, use the steam room and/or sauna
• Relax in a Jacuzzi

But I’d like to note that these suggestions are not scientifically studied, and are simply educated recommendations for raising your core temperature.

Furthermore, “depression is thought to be related to low levels of the brain-signaling molecule serotonin, and research in rats has shown that serotonin-releasing neurons connected to mood-regulating regions of the brain fire in response to increases in body temperature,” the Guardian explains.

More research is needed to truly understand why hot baths help improve depression. But whatever works, especially if it involves not doing anything other than soaking.

While Apple’s huge new iPhones are making some customers angry, a Japanese company is shrinking smartphones to an unprecedented size. 

NTT Docomo is selling what they call the “world’s thinnest” smartphone, the Kyocera KY-01L. 

At just 5.3 millimeters thick, it’s easily slender enough to slide into one of your wallet’s credit card slots. The Japanese mobile carrier also claims it’s 47-gram (or 1.7-ounce) weight makes it the lightest mobile phone around. For comparison’s sake, the iPhone XS clocks in at 7.7 millimeters thick and weighs 6.24 ounces. 

But, as The Verge notes, the 5.2-millimeter 2016 Moto Z is technically even thinner than the KY-01L, but that measurement doesn’t include the camera lens bulge. 

All that downsizing does come with some sacrifices. The device doesn’t have a camera or downloadable apps and runs a tiny 2.8-inch touch screen with a monochrome display.   

But it’s plenty capable of performing basic tasks such as calling, texting, web browsing and calculating, as demonstrated in the video above.  

According to Engadget, the KY-01L is not meant to serve as a replacement for current-gen smartphones, but as a companion gadget. In Japan, these complementary accessories are more common than in the United States.

Unfortunately, the KY-01L will only be available in Japan for $285 when it launches this November. 

Would you buy one? 

When you get an opportunity to speak with someone as like Adwoa Aboah, you take it. Obviously, I was excited—and a bit nervous—to meet with the British model who’s been a name on everyone’s lips this year following her historic British Vogue cover, standout street style moments, and a number of collaborations with iconic fashion houses from Burberry to Versace. To say that it’s been Aboah’s year is an understatement.

She arrived in Los Angeles fresh off the heels of a jam-packed fashion month—Aboah walked for Fendi, Marc Jacobs, and Chanel, just to name a few—to celebrate with Ugg for their 40th-anniversary collection. The California heritage brand tapped the model to be the face of their campaign, alongside another industry disruptor, designer Heron Preston.

Ugg is no stranger to working with some of the most innovative talent in the fashion industry, as their track record of collaborations with everyone from Jeremy Scott to Y/Project shows. But to celebrate their 40th anniversary, the brand went back to its bread and butter styles and launched a limited edit of the most well-known styles like the short and mini boots in its classic sand colorway.

As for Aboah, well, one look into her closet reveals that she’s one of the Ugg brand’s biggest fans (her personal collection is vast). “I think they’re definitely paving the way,” she shared with me. Aside from her beloved boots, we also talked about the key to her next-level style (“more is more”) and what she hopes for the fashion industry down the road. To read our interview with Aboah and get a look at her campaign images with Ugg, keep reading.

Next, read about the accessory you’ll see every celeb wearing soon.

Meghan Markle loves wearing well-known labels like Gucci and J.Crew, but she doesn’t exclusively wear boldfaced brands. She also has a penchant for shining the spotlight on more up-and-coming labels, including Strathberry and Martin Grant. In that vein, for her latest appearance during her royal tour of Australia, Markle wore one of her favorite shoe brands that’s poised to make it big: Sarah Flint. The Duchess of Sussex styled her sandals with a Reformation dress and Karen Walker sunglasses, but it’s far from the only way to style the shoes.

Given Markle’s incredible fashion influence, she has arguably put Sarah Flint on the map, also wearing the brand during her very first outing with Prince Harry last year. Among the other celebrities who’ve helped make the label famous are Blake Lively and Cindy Crawford, so Markle is certainly in good company. Scroll down to shop our Sarah Flint picks.