Luxury brands have realized that Diwali is the season to splurge in India. So, they have begun rolling out limited editions to lure the luxury consumer in the country.

Carl F. Bucherer at Ethos Summit — Alacria Royal and Alacria Swan

Even in austere times, festival days bring in rich dividend for most luxury brands. This is the time when Indians splurge the most. It also marks the end of Shradh, or the month of paying obeisance to the ancestors when most Indians don’t buy anything precious.

The start of the festival season, with the festival of lights round the corner, is the time to celebrate for both, the luxury brands and the people of India. Brands will see a spike in their sales that will extend till the end-of-the year celebrations. As Charu Sachdev, CEO of the Sachdev Group says, “We expect Deepavali to be a fantastic season for us. We’re looking for at least 20% rise in sales.” Across all luxury malls – DLF Emporio in Delhi, UB City in Bangalore and Palladium, Mumbai, sales of luxury brands have already shown a sharp increase.

Alexander McQueen available at KITSCH

Canali, which launched the ‘Nawab Collection’ a couple of seasons ago, has added the ‘Blue Nawab’ collection, a range of bandhgalas in deep indigo blue colour. The brand has also released a pink velvet edition and there are only 13 pieces if it. Etro, Paul Smith and Ermenegildo Zegna have also done their versions of the bandhgala.

Watches are timeless possessions. The beautiful Carl F Bucherer jewellery watches collection at Ethos Summit, studded with precious gemstones and luxurious leather straps, are perfect for both gifting and to present yourself with an indulgent buy. Eighty three orange and black baguette-cut sapphires embody the slender form of the bamboo on the white gold dial of the Alacria Diva Bamboo.

Corneliani, the international Italian menswear brand, has launched a range of luxurious leather belts, beautiful diamond-studded cufflinks and a slew of lovely leather belts. The collection includes narrow patent leather to plaited effect belts.

Corneliani’s New Range of Accessories

From the eponymous label of the late British couturier and designer, Alexander McQueen, comes a series of extravagant, over-the-top clutches… an embroidered angel knuckle-box clutch, a python angel knuckle-box one, and the piece de resistance, the absolutely gorgeous and edgy floral and pearl skull box clutch.

Jimmy Choo Tayn – ShimmerSuede Crystals – Raspberry

Judith Leiber, the brand known for its quirky clutches, is back with a few unusual ones – besides their iconic apple clutch, there are clutches in the shape of an embellished guitar, a cigar box, and to beat all of them, a fountain, the kinds you see in Italy!

Worth investing in this festive season are also a handful of other uber-luxe accessories: a bright pink embellished stiletto from Jimmy Choo, which will add the requisite bling to any wedding or Diwali party ensemble; a luscious red leather belt; a beautiful Emporio Armani gold clutch, and the multi-hued Etro wallet, which references to our very own Indian prints.

Emporio Armani Gold Clutch

In keeping with the trend of releasing limited edition collections just for the Indian market, Moët Hennessy India has launched Chandon Brut and Chandon Brut Rosé, two locally made sparkling wines from grapes grown in the Nashik region. Chandon has been created by Moët Hennesey’s team of international and local wine-makers and viticulturists, who closely worked with grape growers from the Nashik region. They combined the finest local grapes with the centuries-old“method traditionnelle” to ensure the signature Chandon style. While Chandon Brut is made fromChenin Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Chandon Brut Rosé is made from Shiraz and Pinot Noir

Chandon – Produced in and especially for India

Grover, one of India’s finest winery that has vineyards sprawling across the hills near Bangalore, unlike the others which are located in Nashik, has launched a Grover Zampa wine hamper, which includes a range of wines with the special Art Collection packaging. The Grover Zampa range has intense aromas of peach, apricot and tropical fruits complemented by floral notes and a hint of honey.

These limited edition and special ‘Made for India’ collections are beautiful buys for the sparkling season ahead.