Geniuene coach no longer "lines up" the CC??

wigglytuff · Aug 11th, 2008, 04:34 PM

new to the board, this is my first post.

I am just discovering coach and someone recommended this forum. I purchased the Legacy leather swing pack and the skinny mini in the same style plus a few scarfs.

I was looking into the COACH HERITAGE STRIPE SMALL ZIP SATCHEL in the brown. I went to the store looked at it and sure enough the CCs do not match up the front with the sides or the bottom. this was one of the many offical stores in NYC. I always thought only the fake ones didnt match up. Indeed i looked at all the others ones in the store that were not from this collection did look like they matched up.

this a pic from the offical site and you can see the top of the side does not match the pocket. is his new that they will no longer match up? but doesnt that make them look fake? isnt that the point of a "luxury" brand - the attention to detail?

Sorry if this had been discussed here before.

Kansashalo · Aug 11th, 2008, 04:39 PM

Welcome to the boards!!!!!

I know this has been discussed before in various other threads but I don't think it's had it own dedicated thread though. LOL

But yes, the C's no longer line up so you can not depend on that to tell you whether it's a fake or not.

This is an irritant for me. I was all set last year to buy a chelsea sig tote…..until I saw it in person. The "mis-matchy" of the C's totally threw it off.

So I don't buy sig fabric bags anymore.

Nina_B · Aug 11th, 2008, 04:43 PM

Hi! welcome and thanks for the good question b/c I have always thought that the C's had to mirror. Not necessarily line up perfect but mirror non the less.

wigglytuff · Aug 11th, 2008, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nina_B

Hi! welcome and thanks for the good question b/c I have always thought that the C's had to mirror. Not necessarily line up perfect but mirror non the less.

Thank you :)

hmmmm so mirroring and matching are the same? so it can mirror like side to side here, but not match it like this bag (also from the official site?

abwd · Aug 11th, 2008, 04:49 PM

I am totally confused now, although I am headed out to the eye dr. right now so it could be me. I thought they mirrored as well.

beauty k addict · Aug 11th, 2008, 05:12 PM

i didn't realize that till now.

Nina_B · Aug 11th, 2008, 05:42 PM

right! the side doesn't align perfectly to the front but the pattern is completely mirrored. (i don't know how to explain without sounding confusing.)

babes_elise · Aug 11th, 2008, 05:50 PM

I have a top handle pouch authenticated here a few days ago and i was told it was authentic. I was worried because the c's were not exactly lined up along the seams on one side of the bag, i was told it was normal.

greenpixie · Aug 11th, 2008, 06:18 PM

I think it also has to do with the shape of the bag. My med. Carly lines up almost exactly on the seams, but the sig. Zoes, with the curved sides and bottom, would be impossible to have all the C's line up on. The C's should be symmetrical and centered on the front and back of thr bag though, if it is the traditional sig pattern and not optic or something.

k2sealer · Aug 11th, 2008, 07:57 PM

The C's are still symmetrical from left to right. If it starts with a specific C on the left, it will be the exact same C on the Right.

beautyinside · Aug 12th, 2008, 09:21 AM

I have that same satchel and love it. Here's a picture of mine from the side. It doesn't bother me at all.

beautyinside · Aug 12th, 2008, 09:22 AM

One thing I did notice though is that the turnlock on one side, although in the center of the fabric is a little off with the Cs. I was going to exchange it, but I think I can live with it.

simplycaren · Aug 12th, 2008, 11:11 AM

In the past I thought they did... my most recent purchases do not match up perfectly. My capacity wristlet is very close though

LegacyGirl · Aug 12th, 2008, 11:48 AM

They seem to be getting slopy imo.... I've seen several crooked turnlocks in the store

sinniebunnie · Aug 12th, 2008, 11:58 AM

When i asked about this concerning the patent stripe tote.. on the bottom they do not line up and on the sides they are off.. the SA said that lining up does not concern coach anymore. they are concerned on the materials used to make it. she also said that a coach bag is defined by the materials and not the alignment anymore

Aug 11th, 2008, 04:34 PM	#1
wigglytuff new to luxury bags	Geniuene coach no longer "lines up" the CC?? new to the board, this is my first post. I am just discovering coach and someone recommended this forum. I purchased the Legacy leather swing pack and the skinny mini in the same style plus a few scarfs. I was looking into the COACH HERITAGE STRIPE SMALL ZIP SATCHEL in the brown. I went to the store looked at it and sure enough the CCs do not match up the front with the sides or the bottom. this was one of the many offical stores in NYC. I always thought only the fake ones didnt match up. Indeed i looked at all the others ones in the store that were not from this collection did look like they matched up. this a pic from the offical site and you can see the top of the side does not match the pocket. is his new that they will no longer match up? but doesnt that make them look fake? isnt that the point of a "luxury" brand - the attention to detail? Sorry if this had been discussed here before.

Aug 11th, 2008, 04:39 PM	#2
Kansashalo Michelangelo's muse Location: take a guess...	Welcome to the boards!!!!! I know this has been discussed before in various other threads but I don't think it's had it own dedicated thread though. LOL But yes, the C's no longer line up so you can not depend on that to tell you whether it's a fake or not. This is an irritant for me. I was all set last year to buy a chelsea sig tote…..until I saw it in person. The "mis-matchy" of the C's totally threw it off. So I don't buy sig fabric bags anymore. __________________

Aug 11th, 2008, 04:43 PM	#3
Nina_B Member Location: Dallas	Hi! welcome and thanks for the good question b/c I have always thought that the C's had to mirror. Not necessarily line up perfect but mirror non the less. __________________ My middle name should be Coach!

Aug 11th, 2008, 05:12 PM	#6
beauty k addict Flickr Photographer Location: Cowtown Canada	i didn't realize that till now. __________________ "Click the label(s) to view my collection! Coach, hayden-harnett and MARC by Marc Jacobs" --beauty k addict

Aug 11th, 2008, 05:42 PM	#7
Nina_B Member Location: Dallas	right! the side doesn't align perfectly to the front but the pattern is completely mirrored. (i don't know how to explain without sounding confusing.) __________________ My middle name should be Coach!

Aug 11th, 2008, 04:49 PM	#5
abwd Member	I am totally confused now, although I am headed out to the eye dr. right now so it could be me. I thought they mirrored as well.

Aug 11th, 2008, 05:50 PM	#8
babes_elise Member Location: Home of the fuzzies!	I have a top handle pouch authenticated here a few days ago and i was told it was authentic. I was worried because the c's were not exactly lined up along the seams on one side of the bag, i was told it was normal. __________________ Star, Sunny and Twinkle

Aug 11th, 2008, 06:18 PM	#9
greenpixie Coach & Ignes Mod Location: sunny CA	I think it also has to do with the shape of the bag. My med. Carly lines up almost exactly on the seams, but the sig. Zoes, with the curved sides and bottom, would be impossible to have all the C's line up on. The C's should be symmetrical and centered on the front and back of thr bag though, if it is the traditional sig pattern and not optic or something. __________________ GP is banned!

Aug 11th, 2008, 07:57 PM	#10
k2sealer Kerri Location: Everett, Washington	The C's are still symmetrical from left to right. If it starts with a specific C on the left, it will be the exact same C on the Right.

Aug 12th, 2008, 09:22 AM	#12
beautyinside Nail Polish Fiend Location: Canada	One thing I did notice though is that the turnlock on one side, although in the center of the fabric is a little off with the Cs. I was going to exchange it, but I think I can live with it. __________________ See My Nail Polish & Coach Purse Collections!

Aug 12th, 2008, 11:11 AM	#13
simplycaren live. laugh. love. Location: california girl at heart	In the past I thought they did... my most recent purchases do not match up perfectly. My capacity wristlet is very close though __________________

Aug 12th, 2008, 11:48 AM	#14
LegacyGirl I ♥ Chuck Bass Location: Candy Mountain	They seem to be getting slopy imo.... I've seen several crooked turnlocks in the store __________________ ATTENTION: I AM BANNED BANNED BANNED FROM BUYING ANYTHING* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. IF YOU SEE ME ATTEMPTING TO BUY SOMETHING YELL AT ME. *Bras excluded Come check out my collection on Flicker!!

Aug 12th, 2008, 11:58 AM	#15
sinniebunnie Neurotic 4 Alignment Location: bay area, ca	When i asked about this concerning the patent stripe tote.. on the bottom they do not line up and on the sides they are off.. the SA said that lining up does not concern coach anymore. they are concerned on the materials used to make it. she also said that a coach bag is defined by the materials and not the alignment anymore __________________