Acqua di Parma turns 110 this year, and the anniversary has produced a considered series of releases. The latest is La Caletta, a summer collection developed in collaboration with French interior designer Laura Gonzalez, known for projects including the Cartier Mansion in New York and the Hotel Saint James in Paris.

Festivals in India are not quiet affairs. They’re loud, dazzling, and stretched across weeks of pujas, late-night card parties, and the...