The Luxury Festival 2015

The Luxury Festival is the first ever luxury exhibition, jointly organized by Quintessentially Lifestyle Services India and GroupM ( a WPP Company) with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as the Trade Partner. The three day extravaganza will showcase world's leading luxury brands in an exhibition format to an ultra-affluent audience. The Luxury Festival will welcome 'By Invitation' high net worth guests from across India, including industrialists, socialites, entrepreneurs, corporate magnates, private wealth clients, luxury automobile owners and private air charter members. The event will also see attendance from senior executives of global luxury brands, Foreign Embassies' dignitaries, media representatives & industry experts.

Quintessentially Lifestyle Services India, GroupM (a WPP Company) & Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) come together to bring to India for the first time - The Luxury Festival. The three day extravaganza will take place from 10th to 12th April 2015 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi and will showcase world's leading luxury brands, targeting the ultra-affluent audience. Leading iconic global brands will be participating in The Luxury Festival across key categories - timepieces, space crafts, jets & yachts, jewellery, gadgets, apparel, accessories, automobiles, luxury residences, and art & design. Redefining exclusivity; The Luxury Festival will host XCOR Space Expeditions, a chance to travel to outer space in a unique way. Another highlight is a panel of experts from the luxury industry as the Advisory Board from within and outside India.

The Indian luxury market, which grew at a healthy 30% in 2013, is expected to reach USD 15 billion by 2016*. The exponential growth of India’s luxury market, coupled with increase of rich upper middle class and HNI community, has led to global luxury brands vying to make a mark in and create presence in the Indian market. With India’s luxury potential growing year on year, brands from across the world are indulging customers and taking that extra step to overcome barriers typically associated with operating in India.

One of the brands offering a never seen before luxury experience will be XCOR Space Expeditions, a wholly owned subsidiary of XCOR Aerospace from Mojave, California, United States.  XCOR Space Expeditions is looking at capitalizing on the opportunity to welcome Indians to the ranks of future astronauts launch in India at the Luxury Festival by offering a chance to travel to outer space. While LYNX, the XCOR flagship spacecraft can reach outer space in 4 minutes, XCOR will be exhibiting a prototype of the spacecraft at the exhibition giving the attendees a taste of space travel. The idea is to commercialize space flights for attendees and enable them to become astronauts. India’s luxury potential has attracted several luxury players such as XCOR causing a renewed interest in the market and bringing about strong evolutionary undercurrents that are redefining the consumer profile.

The Luxury Festival Advisory Board comprises of crème-de-la-crème from the fashion and luxury fraternity, who will share their valuable insights to make this a truly world, class experience for exhibiting brands as well as their attendees. The Festival aims at providing participating brands an opportunity to network with purveyors of luxury brands, key decision makers and influencers in India. 

Ranjan Kapur, Country Manager - WPP India and Member of the Advisory Board, The Luxury Festival said, “These are exciting times for the luxury sector in India, which is buzzing with activity. Global players are willingly walking the extra mile to overcome barriers typically associated with operating in India. Traditional and digital media has played a huge role in increasing awareness amongst consumers creating a host of opportunities for the existing and new players.”

The Indian consumer is evolving and luxury brands no longer deal with just the elite and well-traveled urbane customer. New segments with varied profiles now constitute potential targets for luxury brands. The Luxury Festival is a good proposition that is leveraging consumer market insights and relationships with opinion leaders and relevant business partners, says Andreas Dannenberg, Founder, President& CEO- Ad-comm Group, Member of the Advisory Board, The Luxury Festival.

Showcasing bespoke collections from world’s leading luxury brands in an exhibition format, The Luxury Festival presents a unique platform for participating brands, along with opportunities to network with key decision makers, and influencers in India.  A pertinent and tasteful show of extravaganza and style, The Luxury Festival includes fashion shows, exhibitions, and many other curated customer experiences. The Festivals aims at creating experiences of unparalleled luxury and indulging the opulent tastes of the invitees. Creating specially curated experiences for its attendees remains the core of the three day affair with luxury.

About The Luxury Festival

The Luxury Festival is the first ever luxury exhibition, jointly organized by Quintessentially Lifestyle Services India and GroupM ( a WPP Company) with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as the Trade Partner. The three day extravaganza will showcase world's leading luxury brands in an exhibition format to an ultra-affluent audience. The Luxury Festival will welcome 'By Invitation' high net worth guests from across India, including industrialists, socialites, entrepreneurs, corporate magnates, private wealth clients, luxury automobile owners and private air charter members. The event will also see attendance from senior executives of global luxury brands, Foreign Embassies' dignitaries, media representatives & industry experts. The event is being supported by CII as the trade partner, who will also facilitate participating brand on their India Strategy.