Animal Louis Vuitton by Billie Achilleos

British artist Billie Achilleos was commissioned for the luxury fashion house’s Maroquinaris Zoologicae, celebrating their 100th anniversary in the small leather goods game. Louis Vuitton wallets, purses, belts, and accessories were all transformed into a miniature zoo of small mammals, birds, reptiles, crustaceans, and even insects.
'Each animal highlights an element in the design of the products' states Billie in her blog
The collection has 30 animal creations, first debuted at the famous Parisian taxidermy store Deyrolle back in October, made a second appearance as part of the holiday display in Louis Vuitton Omotesando, and will be on a world tour again this year.











Honestly I become not so keen on Louis Vuitton since its crossover work with Takashi Murakami. The cute, fancy, manga style are definitely not my cup of tea. But this time is a real twist by Billie Achilleos, the animal creation shows a sense of humor as well as keeping Louis Vuitton's luxury touch! I'm amazed at their mix and match with different parts of LV leather goods. Their sophisticated handiwork has presented how LV leather can be turned to something else other than traditional handbags.