The Leela, Ara Lumière Bring Women's Empowerment Fashion to Milan
Mumbai – October 08, 2026 -- The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts has extended its three-year partnership with Ara Lumière to Milan Fashion Week, bringing The Phoenix Circle initiative and artist Raghava KK's PASSPORT project to a global luxury audience.
The Leela ties its luxury brand to a three-year social impact campaign
The hospitality group, India's largest institutionally owned pure-play luxury brand with 15 operating properties backed by Brookfield, used the Milan platform to position its "True Indian Luxury" positioning around cultural and social initiatives rather than hospitality services alone.
The Phoenix Circle centers women survivors of acid and burn attacks in creative livelihood
Founded by philanthropist Kulsum Shadab Wahab, the initiative channels fashion and art into economic opportunity and creative expression for the women it supports, reframing their public narrative around agency rather than adversity.