What I love most about Jessica Jensen handbags are that they’re elegantly understated. They won’t overshadow an outfit or steal attention away from it – instead, they’ll nicely compliment what you wear (and isn’t that what accessories are truly meant to do anyways?)

The Canadian handbag maven is launching a new collection for 2012, which includes three distinct groups: Collection Classics, Metropolitan Metallics and Urban Basics. The styles are simple and the colours neutral, so they easily work into any outfit.

My pick out of the bunch? The metallic woven leather handbag in a rich brown. It’s exactly the type of purse I picture myself wearing when i’m trying to pull off a more sophisticated version of me (a.k.a. when I’m going to work).

Is it just me or are there any other gals out there that get nostalgic everytime there’s a new fashion collaboration with Barbie?  This (kind of) newest one really does it for me – Barbie is back at Joe Fresh again this year, but this time, instead of apparel, it’s all about the cosmetics.

This year’s “Barbie Loves Joe Fresh” line features a variety of beauty products including nail polish, nail files, makeup bags, and lipbalm, all so pink and playful that they would make any Barbie fan, young or old, giddy.  Prices range from $4 – $12, so show Barbie some love back and grab these goodies at any Joe Fresh store – they’ll only be around for a limited time!

Baby Steinberg is one of LG Fashion Week’s darlings presenting designs that pay homage to the rich culture of Brazil by using sustainable, eco-friendly materials, inspired by the country and the vibrancy found in its poorer yet stimulating favelas.

This season’s showing, aptly titled, Remnants, was created using discarded fabrics from manufacturing companies, and upcycling them to produce this season’s creations.

Upcycling, sustainable, eco-friendly – all buzz words of the season, the designers trying to inject consciousness into their work but Steinberg seems to come from a more honest place, truly wanting to not waste unnecessarily, and making a true effort to create beauty from “garbage”.

A very well executed collection, by a designer with undeniable talent, Steinberg makes me want to go to Brazil to experience first-hand the beauty that comes through in her work.

6:05. That’s the time I got into the Label show, and that’s the same time everyone who caught the show, was leaving.

So I along with a bunch of stylish strangers missed the Label show (I was asked more than a few times while I was in the studio when the show was starting). Sad, I know, but I did hit up the after party at the upstairs of LeVack Block (or LVB) where the show was being screened and oysters were being shucked, and from what I could tell, both were very well received. Label’s new collection, The Deep Unknown is a much more sophisticated take on the label that’s been turning heads for using sustainable fabrics and practices before it was chic to do so.

Not just another brand, Label is well on their way to becoming the label well worth the covet.

Read more about Label here, when I first caught up with co-owner, Shawna Robinson.