UM Carry Bag

I just love it when things are not the way they seem to be but in actuality, functional and fashionable at the same time.

At a glance, this bag looks like an egg, a dinosaur egg. OK maybe I have watched too many documentaries or Steven Spielberg's movies. But you have to admit that it does not look like a bag, at least not at first.

When entirely unzipped, the bag opens flat for easy dry cleaning and storage. When zipped, it is a fully-functional dinosaur egg, I mean bag, that is stylish nonetheless.

What is interesting about this bag other than its ingenious design, is that it is made from excess industrial wool felt, that might otherwise get discarded.

The UM Carry bag, as it is called, is from the UM bags collection which comes in 4 shapes, Carry, Tote, Clutch and Hold.

• UM Carry [Branch]

Unique License Plates Handbag

You would not have guessed that this handbag is made of recycled license plates; two to be exact.

Honestly, I have never thought recycled plates could look this fun and fashionable.

Designed by Leo Espinosa, the bag is named "Roller Dreamer" which aptly describes the cartoon design. The design adds a playful feel to an already unique bag while the Swarovski crystals add sparkle.

Roller Dreamer is only one of many handbag collections from Littlearth, who has been in the business of designing and making trendsetting purses and belts using recycled materials, for 15 years.

Based in the SoHo district of Pittsburgh, Littlearth products and brands are spreading all over the world with distributors in Australia, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

• Roller Dreamer FenderFlair by Leo Espinosa [Littlearth]