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Week in Photos--May 3, 2014
The Kentucky Derby, the annual gala at the Met, a fundraiser in Los Angeles and a WJA Chat & Chill event made for a busy week.
California Chrome (5) crosses the finish line ahead of Commanding Curve (17) and Danza (4) at the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby, which took place Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Longines is the official watch of, and timekeeper for, the race.
The Kentucky Derby, the annual gala at the Met, a fundraiser in Los Angeles and a WJA Chat & Chill event made for a busy week.
The Kentucky Derby was held Saturday in Louisville, Ky., with watch brand Longines as the official timekeeper.
Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, also called the Met Gala, took place Monday in New York. The celebrity-studded annual fundraiser is the opening celebration for the museum’s annual fashion exhibit.
Also in New York, presidents from four major watch brands were featured on a panel Tuesday morning at Bar Pleiades in the Surrey Hotel, kicking off the fourth annual Madison Avenue Watch Week, which continues through Saturday on the Upper East Side.
Finally, Marina B and 100 Women in Hedge Funds held a fundraiser in London while the Women’s Jewelry Association’s Los Angeles chapter had a networking event.
Click through this slideshow to see it all.
California Chrome (5) crosses the finish line ahead of Commanding Curve (17) and Danza (4) at the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby, which took place Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Longines is the official watch of, and timekeeper for, the race.
After the race, Longines presented the winning owners, jockey and trainer of California Chrome with Conquest Classic chronograph wristwatches. Pictured here from left are California Chrome’s owners Perry and Denise Martin and Steve and Carolyn Coburn, with jockey Victor Espinoza, trainer Art Sherman and Longines’ Juan-Carlos Capelli and Jennifer Judkins.
Alexi Ashe Meyers, wife of Seth Meyers of Saturday Night Live and now Late Night with Seth Meyers, attended the Met Gala wearing studs, a ring and a brooch by Forevermark and Forevermark by Leo Schachter.
Designer Cynthia Rowley accessorized with a cuff and bracelet by Forevermark by A. Link for the gala.
E! News correspondent Alicia Quarles showed up to the Met Gala wearing an 18-karat yellow gold, pink titanium, diamond and multi-colored sapphire cuff by Kara Ross.
A breakfast panel took place Tuesday morning in New York to mark the start of Madison Avenue Watch Week. From left, Chopard
Guests of the Presidents’ Breakfast listened in on the panel, where each brand president discussed their respective company and answered questions from the audience.
Marina B and 100 Women in Hedge Funds held a fundraiser for Action on Addiction on Tuesday at Kensington Palace in London. Here, Marina B CEO and owner Paul Lubetsky and Marina B brand ambassador Sophie Lasry pose together at the event.
Lasry, center, poses with 100 Women in Hedge Funds CEO Amanda Pullinger and President Mimi Drake. The fundraiser benefitted Action on Addiction, a London-based charity that aims to help free people from addiction through prevention, treatment and rehabilitation while providing support to their families.
The Women’s Jewelry Association’s Los Angeles chapter hosted a Chat & Chill networking mixer at Les Noces du Figaro in the city Tuesday. From left, WJA-LA Co-President Jen Cullen Williams, of Luxury Brand Group; Natalie Weisiger of Omi Gems; Angela Karaguezian and Grace Terezian of Kirk Kara and their guest; Manali Parikh, WJA-LA events chair; and Melissa Tuttle Tufekci of Mark Schneider Design.
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