There's nothing wrong with it. It's a Brighton Bag, style number 9895 from the very early 1990s. Here's Coach's Holiday 1991 page;I have another mystery bag for you guys to authenticate. I picked it up a while ago at a GW.
Item: Leather crossbody. I haven't seen a similar style, which is what makes me suspicious tbh
Comments: When I found it, it was in bad shape. There were visible water stains towards the bottom and the leather was pretty dry. The leather is different from my other bags: it's more like the tan leather that's used for the trim on a couple of my Dooneys. It seems more prone to staining, but after conditioning, it has a nice patina. It also has a rich, leathery smell. There's no hangtag and the only Coach identifying marks are the creed with serial number and a small bullseye stamp.
Here is the front:
And the back:
Inside and bottom:
The creed with serial number. There is also a bullseye stamp to the left of the creed. from what I understand that indicates it was sent to the outlets as either with slight defects or as overstock. But I also understand that the bullseye stamp has been counterfeited before.
Here's some detail of the stitching, which seems rather uniform and straight.
And finally, the zipper and the buckle on the strap:
I just realized that I forgot to measure it. If the measurements will help, I'll post those when I get home! Off the top of my head, it's smaller than my 13" laptop.
Thanks in advance! You guys are awesome
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Yay! Thank you!
(Another one to post to the Coach rehab thread. I think I have a closeup of one of the water stains from before. I'm going to condition it a little more and post after pics there
)btw are there scans of old Coach catalogs archived online somewhere or is that from your personal collection? Maybe I should try searching for catalog scans versus single purse styles when I google, hmmm.
Hey everyone! I'm new to the forum here but I've been a lurker for quite a while. I have a NWT Coach bag here that seems awfully suspicious. My mom got it from a close friend of hers who supposedly bought it from a real Coach store and even had a gift receipt to prove it. My mom sent me pictures before she bought it and everything seemed ok until I got the bag today. The creed is VERY light and I can barely read it and the "Coach" part of the creed doesn't seem to be imprinted evenly. I've had Coach bags in the past have small blemishes like an extra stitch or an uneven logo but never like this. The leather is also kind of stiff and firm. The zippers on the outside don't have YKK engraved on them but the zippers on the inside do (although I've been told that not all Coach handbags have YKK zippers).
Anyways, I took lots of pictures so hopefully someone can help me authenticate it! This is supposed to be a present for a friend's birthday tomorrow but I'm definitely not going to give it out if it's a fake. Thanks!
Style of bag: Madison Mini Christie Carryall in Saffiano Leather
No. 30402
Color. Li/pink ruby
front of bag:
http://imgur.com/LxSK6pL
Coach logo:
http://imgur.com/9XAshb1
Coach hangtag and hardware:
http://imgur.com/hlQEZoy
Coach hardware:
http://imgur.com/oth8D4p
Inside of bag:
http://imgur.com/xHvyA77
Back of bag:
http://imgur.com/awM1DFT
Magnetic clasp:
http://imgur.com/aThX3vg
Inside of bag 2:
http://imgur.com/uTKs7ao
Outside zipper (Sorry for the bad quality! The outside zipper doesn't have any logo engraved on it):
http://imgur.com/pQ9xEIB
Inside zipper:
http://imgur.com/MWGW7H5
Coach creed:
http://imgur.com/5tjNOxW
Thank you for all your help!
Anyways, I took lots of pictures so hopefully someone can help me authenticate it! This is supposed to be a present for a friend's birthday tomorrow but I'm definitely not going to give it out if it's a fake. Thanks!
Style of bag: Madison Mini Christie Carryall in Saffiano Leather
No. 30402
Color. Li/pink ruby
front of bag:
http://imgur.com/LxSK6pL
Coach logo:
http://imgur.com/9XAshb1
Coach hangtag and hardware:
http://imgur.com/hlQEZoy
Coach hardware:
http://imgur.com/oth8D4p
Inside of bag:
http://imgur.com/xHvyA77
Back of bag:
http://imgur.com/awM1DFT
Magnetic clasp:
http://imgur.com/aThX3vg
Inside of bag 2:
http://imgur.com/uTKs7ao
Outside zipper (Sorry for the bad quality! The outside zipper doesn't have any logo engraved on it):
http://imgur.com/pQ9xEIB
Inside zipper:
http://imgur.com/MWGW7H5
Coach creed:
http://imgur.com/5tjNOxW
Thank you for all your help!
This line made me
Scroll down to the white field where the "Description" page is located.
On the far right you will see:
eBay item number:141301349485
Just copy and paste to your tPF post. Highlight the number and Ctrl + C, to cut, and Ctrl + V, to paste. It seems to be the fastest way to accomplish cut/paste. .........
Viola. Tidy link.
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HTH.
My first attempt with embedded link.
Is this bag authentic? May 1997 Made in China Model 0520?
Item: leather drawing backpack.
Item #: 231243340495
Item Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/231243340495?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Vendor: http://http://stores.ebay.com/salearea?_trksid=p2047675.l2563
It's a genuine Travel Backpack from a highly trusted seller and tPF member.
Yay! Thank you!
(Another one to post to the Coach rehab thread. I think I have a closeup of one of the water stains from before. I'm going to condition it a little more and post after pics there
btw are there scans of old Coach catalogs archived online somewhere or is that from your personal collection? Maybe I should try searching for catalog scans versus single purse styles when I google, hmmm.
Coach no longer has a public photo archive. The Internet Archive Wayback Machine will sometimes have archived webpages available but nothing older than 1997.
Thank you so much!!! I bought another one from Macy's today to double check against my bag and for personal use. However, the Macy's coach creed is even lighter than the one I have! I can't even make out the letters on the creed. Everything else seems to check out though, the stitching is good and the hardware looks authentic. Can someone help me confirm the authenticity of the this bag based on the creed? Could this be a fake return?
Ok, last one for a while.
Item Name:
Item Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Authentic-British-Tan-Vintage-Coach-Court-Bag-5348488c21bf8d350e0ecf78
Front: https://dtpmhvbsmffsz.cloudfront.ne...bf8d350e0ecf78/m_5348489221bf8d350e0ecf87.jpg
Creed: https://dtpmhvbsmffsz.cloudfront.ne...bf8d350e0ecf78/m_53879fbc018efa4f8006e42f.jpg (reads: This is a Coach bag. It was handcrafted in the United States of completely natural glove-tanned cowhide. The variations in the grain are characteristic of natural full-grain leather.)
Item Name:
Item Link: https://poshmark.com/listing/Authentic-British-Tan-Vintage-Coach-Court-Bag-5348488c21bf8d350e0ecf78
Front: https://dtpmhvbsmffsz.cloudfront.ne...bf8d350e0ecf78/m_5348489221bf8d350e0ecf87.jpg
Creed: https://dtpmhvbsmffsz.cloudfront.ne...bf8d350e0ecf78/m_53879fbc018efa4f8006e42f.jpg (reads: This is a Coach bag. It was handcrafted in the United States of completely natural glove-tanned cowhide. The variations in the grain are characteristic of natural full-grain leather.)
This is the second one...
Approx. 11w x 7.5h x 2d straps drop 17 to eyelets.
Hangtag chain is faceted and stamped BEAD CHAIN.
I'd love to have any and all info anyone can give me on this one...age, name, style #...anything!
Thanks in advance!
Approx. 11w x 7.5h x 2d straps drop 17 to eyelets.
Hangtag chain is faceted and stamped BEAD CHAIN.
I'd love to have any and all info anyone can give me on this one...age, name, style #...anything!
Thanks in advance!
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Maybe an early version of a Convertible Clutch, style 9635? It would have to be from before 1976 since Coach's mini catalog with that date already shows it with a wider single strap attached by D-rings at the sides instead of the grommets right through the leather. I don't know if it would have had a different name or number though.
Here's the catalog page for the Convertible Clutch:
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