Would you rehab this bag??
- Thread starter Lake Effect
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Despite the fact that this bag is dryer than dry, I like the moderately distressed look it will take on after deep conditioning. The piping and seams look okay to me. Cheap way to get a NYC bag. BAsed on what appears to be a corner seam, I think it’s a convertible clutch. Sigh, I absolutely should not. Save me.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-COACH-Style-9518-Messenger-Bag/263858384178?hash=item3d6f2f6d32:g:1QEAAOSwPRdbZaua&_pgn=2&_sacat=169291&_nkw=vintage+coach&_from=R40&rt=nc
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-COACH-Style-9518-Messenger-Bag/263858384178?hash=item3d6f2f6d32:g:1QEAAOSwPRdbZaua&_pgn=2&_sacat=169291&_nkw=vintage+coach&_from=R40&rt=nc
This would be a great way to dive into vintage rehab for rehabbing experience if you could get the seller cough up some Creed shots to authenticate , if the vintage shopping in your neck of the woods is terrible.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-lot-...cat=169291&_nkw=vintage+coach&_from=R40&rt=nc
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-lot-...cat=169291&_nkw=vintage+coach&_from=R40&rt=nc
I think I’d like to show this bag some love . . .
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Vint...332839?hash=item4d7a7a89e7:g:na0AAOSwkzhbdh-t
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Vint...332839?hash=item4d7a7a89e7:g:na0AAOSwkzhbdh-t
Salarea is a great vendor and I am sure that the bag will look 1000% better after a vigorous trip to the spa, but I noticed in one photo that there are a couple of tiny spots where the piping has started to wear through. I am sure that some fabric glue would stabilize those areas but it makes me wonder about the overall condition of the piping in general; just how thin, worn, and dry is it really?
Still, a British Tan NYC Stewardess bag would be a great rehab project for someone - if they can get it for a good price!
I didn't realize it was Salearea. He offered me free shipping once but I bet he wouldn't remember.
I now try to walk away from British Tan and other light-colored bags that are in bad shape, even if they are cheap, because I am unlikely to be completely satisfied with the results. Unfortunately I occasionally weaken and give in to temptation. Below is an old thread showing how I learned that lesson after attempting to rehab 5 British Tan bags with mixed success.
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-5-tan-bags-rehab-reveal.729945/
Whenever, I see an enthusiastic new rehabber wanting to start with a light-colored difficult bag, I try to suggest an easier, dark-colored project first. Not that it is a bad thing to be ambitious, but sometimes you can do a lot of work, and end up unwilling to carry the bag because the results aren't what you hoped for - at least that is true for me.
So even though that British Tan Stewardess is tempting, I would probably say "It's not for me, but good luck, and I hope that it finds a good home!"
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Not that it is a bad thing to be ambitious, but sometimes you can do a lot of work, and end up unwilling to carry the bag because the results aren't what you hoped for - at least that is true for me.
^^^^We should start a 10 commandments of rehabbing.
My thoughts exactly Katev.
^^^^We should start a 10 commandments of rehabbing.
My thoughts exactly Katev.
I often can't predict how easy or hard a rehab will be. Some come out perfectly with very little work, and some develop stains I didn't see before.
I stay away from things that need restitching.
I am not afraid of worn corners, even if there are holes.
I am afraid of worn edge coating (newer bags) because I can never repair it to be completely smooth, although I keep trying.
I shy away from whites and bone colors unless the bags are spotless, both because these are hard to rehab and because I don't wear these colors much.
I would rather rehab a BT or red over black even though it is harder, because I have enough black bags.
I said I would never buy a bag that had noticeable ink on the exterior but then I bought one because I had a coupon and needed to spend more in order to use the coupon. I figured that made the ink stained bag free.
Lol I think my only commandment is dunk first and ask later
Hmmm . . . I guess I could use a few commandments!
Thou shalt not rehab nubuck. Nubuck is the debil.
Lol I think my only commandment is dunk first and ask later
Hmmm . . . I guess I could use a few commandments!
Only 10 Commandments? Between all of us rehabbers, we could write an entire Gospel! Well, here's few off the top of my head:
Breaking this commandment is a Mortal Sin, and I'm ashamed to say that have committed it many times - don't buy until you get the bag authenticated! Or at least make sure that you will be able to return it!
And although I have broken this commandment several times - I keep resolving to abide by it in the future - don't buy the bag if the strap is missing!
Here's another one - avoid bags that smell like cigarettes or mold - because they will make you suffer.
And another - if the bag looks like it has been treated with shoe polish - use the shoes on your feet to run, not walk, in the other direction!
And I've thought of one more - don't buy a monogrammed bag - unless by some miracle you come across a bag that was monogrammed with your exact initials! Or maybe with your Mother's initials!
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