After delivering its usual spectacular racing between April 13 and 19, the 29th Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta ended in triumph for Janley which took home the coveted Panerai watch as overall winner. The 1948 Bermudan sloop prevailed over 40 of the world’s most beautiful vintage yachts to win the prestige prize sponsored by Florentine luxury sports watchmaker Officine Panerai. Her name has now been added to the roll call of honour of the 2016 Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, the international vintage and classic sailing circuit making its 12th outing this year.

Janley is a Pacific Cruising Class, a 14-metre Bermudan sloop built from mahogany and oak in 1948 by Kettenburg Marine in San Diego, California. She competed extensively on the US West Coast and also took part in high profile events such as the Transpac and the Lipton Cup. Janley was acquired by new owners in 2014 and underwent extensive renovations at the local Woodstock Boatbuilders yard.

The 2016 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta fleet was divided into five main classes (Vintage, Classic, Traditional, Classic GRP, and Spirit of Tradition) and further subcategories. In all, four races of between 11 and 20 nautical miles were competed: the Old Road, the Butterfly, the Kenny Coombs Memorial Cannon Race and the Windward Race. Seven of the participating boats took first in their class in all four races they competed in (The Blue Peter, Mary Rose,Janley, Argo, Heron, Dragonera, Wild Horses).

The 2016 Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge continues between June 1 and 5 with Les Voiles d’Antibes on the Cote d’Azur, which is also the first round on the Mediterranean Circuit.

As part of its mission to nurture and support creativity, the latest next gen designer application process of Swarovski Collective, has started and will go on until May 20. Following her first collaboration with Alexander McQueen and Isabella Blow, Nadja Swarovski developed a program to make Swarovski crystal available not only to established couturiers but also to emerging fashion talents.

The Swarovski Collective program offers sponsorship to designers working at the cutting edge of fashion in New York, London, and Paris. While this year’s winner will work with Swarovski for the spring and fall 2017 seasons, along with campaigns, events, and product collaborations.

More than 150 designers have benefited from the program and the roll call reads like a who’s who list of some of the most exciting names to have emerged over the past decade and a half, including powerhouse designers like Alexander Wang, Christopher Kane, Mary Katrantzou and Erdem.

Swarovski has extended its reach to nurturing talent during its most nascent stage—at school. From the company’s scholarship programs at Central Saint Martins and Parsons The New School for Design, to its support for major fashion events like the CFDA Awards, ANDAM, and the British Fashion Awards, Swarovski remains closely linked with emerging designers, as part of its mission to nurture and support creativity.

Van Cleef & Arpels is exploring gemology and the craft that goes into its pieces through an exhibition until August 14 at the ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

Over 450 pieces of jewellery selected from the Van Cleef & Arpels Collection are displayed over seven themes illustrating the poetry and ingenious craftsmanship of the Maison: Couture, Abstractions, Influences, Precious Objects, Nature, Ballerinas and Fairies, and Icons.

“The Art & Science of Gems” focuses on both the artistic capabilities necessary to develop fine jewelry, as well as the science that leads to the formation of precious stones and minerals.

Jimmy Choo introduces limited edition shoe trunk to celebrate brands 20th anniversary and to coincide with the launch of Memento – a capsule collection of glamorous shoes and bags which pays homage to their red carpet legacy.

“Not surprisingly, I have a personal obsession with collecting shoes. For our milestone birthday I wanted to unashamedly celebrate a woman’s love affair with shoes and create a one-of-a-kind environment to house her most treasured pairs. I wanted the trunk to be exceptional and to be the ultimate expression of luxury and glamour,” says Sandra Choi – Creative Director

The trunk contains 20 individual shoe drawers lined in suede and finished with a brass card holder to accommodate a shoe sketch from the Memento collection, serving as a decorative label

Every detail of the trunk has been carefully crafted to create the beautiful case for a precious collection of shoes and bags. From the metal studs which frame the trunk to the foiled Jimmy Choo logo, the trunk has been fitted with studded leather handles and discreet wheels. Steel locks keep the trunk and its contents securely in place, highlighting that the shoes and bags held within are to be truly treasured.