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Building a Versatile Jewellery Capsule for Festive Season

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Photo: 'Sari' from Varanasi (north-central India), silk and gold-wrapped silk yarn with supplementary weft brocade by Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Openverse

A well chosen jewellery capsule can carry an entire festive season, provided the pieces are selected for versatility rather than for how striking each one looks in isolation on its own, without any thought to how they might combine with an existing wardrobe, something that becomes second nature once you have done it a handful of times.

A pair of statement earrings, a versatile necklace that works both alone and layered, a simple bangle stack and one genuinely bold piece, whether a maang tikka or an armlet, together cover most festive occasions without requiring an entirely new set of jewellery for every single event.

Choosing pieces in a consistent metal tone makes mixing and matching considerably easier across different outfits, while a couple of colourful stone pieces add variety without demanding an entirely separate jewellery set. This kind of considered capsule rewards the planning many times over, and that small investment of time usually proves genuinely worthwhile in the end.

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