Most brands are merely pleased to provide a luxurious, cohesive handbag assortment every period, but as we all know, Hermes is not most brand names. The legendary French house regularly requires leather-based to the next level, which time, they have taken it towards the jungle. With a small assist from Lucie Thomas and Thibault Zimmermann (the two halves of French art studio Zim & Zou), that is.

According to FastCompany's Co.Create site, Hermes first commissioned a single parrot made of Hermes leather scraps in the duo. After viewing the finished product, although, Hermes decided to populate its own rain forest with a lizard, a monkey and also the toucan you see above [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. The animals are part of Hilton McConnico's latest exhibit in Hong Kong, but to get a appear at them with out traveling halfway around the world, check out our slideshow beneath [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

Here's How I Met Your Mom star Alyson Hannigan headed to a party with her fam in Venice Beach. Alyson's carrying the Prada Madras Woven Leather-based Top Handle Satchel, accessible at Neiman Marcus for $2,895. Even though this particular satchel is from Prada's Fall 2011 collection, I still find it has a definite resort/beach bag vibe. Is it just me?

I really like Alyson's casual party get-up in this pic. An auburn floral dress, black knee-high boots, tights along with a red and black Prada bag...it is a little 90's chic, no? I've always found Alyson uber relatable - she's a bit quirky, she never wears something too fussy and she doesn't seem just like the type of gal who enjoys sitting inside a chair for eight hours getting primped and styled within an inch of her life [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. (Obviously, I wouldn't have pegged her as a Prada girl either, so I could be wrong.)