Fall 2012 to Winter 2013 calls for the return of opulence where jewellery is concerned. Spring and Summer saw the beginnings of this trend with the heavy layering of silver chains around the neck and single wide cuff bangles on an arm. Fall 2012 to Winter 2013 goes a step further, layering chunky pieces together for a totally lavish result.

This season, jewellery has gone chunky on all fronts. By all means wear your entire collection of bangles on one arm but leave out the rest of the jewellery, save the earrings. Or you could leave off the earrings and wear not one, but two or more chunky necklaces.

Choose one or two types of accessories and leave off the rest. Like an absolutely stunning pair of chandelier earrings with an armful of bangles. Or an armful of bangles and a gorgeous hair piece. Or several beaded necklaces and a cocktail ring.

The rest of your outfit should not compete with your jewellery. Such heavily adorned looks go beautifully with minimalist clothing, or simple outfit that are very well cut.

One point to note: chunky jewellery looks best on big or tall women who can carry them off. Avoid them if you are petite as you would look as if the jewels are wearing you, not you wearing them.

If you can carry chunky jewels, you will love our range at Avalaya store.

It's not that brooches are new. This winter though, pins and charm brooches have become a punctuation point.

There is nothing shy about the size of the new brooches. Bigger is definitely better.

This arrangement, of course, is for the adventurous. But a woman with a special knack -- and the right brooches -- could wear a cluster of them placed strategically around the collarbone area of a jacket or a dress.

Multiple brooches though should have some vague relationship, like flower shapes. (Flowers are big right now in costume jewellery.)

A word of advice: Keep other accessories minimal.

Eliminate the necklace or wear only a simple one, and earrings should not be too dominant.