In another nod to Smart Sensuality women, and the growing dominance of Cultural Creatives in fashion, IHT’s Susie Menkes reports from the IHT Sustainable Luxury Conference in New Delhi.

The conference asks a key question in defining luxury: what if luxury were separated from fashion? If fashion is defined with its constant desire for change and built-in obsolescence, suppose that luxury is defined as a more private joy that is crafted to last?

Menkes reports that “sustainability” and “responsibility” are the new buzz words for luxury brands.