Coach Originals vs Coach Classics vs Vintage

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Here are my bags purchase in the 90's, plus my "new" stewardess #9535 bag in british tan made in China. My rambler is a dark steel grey & abbie is lavender both with nickel hardware made in United States.
 

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Bag Me said:
Here are my bags purchase in the 90's, plus my "new" stewardess #9535 bag in british tan made in China. My rambler is a dark steel grey & abbie is lavender both with nickel hardware made in United States.
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Love that Steel Rambler...How do you like your "new" Stewardess is this from the new ones online?
 
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Bag Me said:
Here are my bags purchase in the 90's, plus my "new" stewardess #9535 bag in british tan made in China. My rambler is a dark steel grey & abbie is lavender both with nickel hardware made in United States.
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Beautiful, classic bags! I love the rambler!

I think that your new Stewardess is the 9525 model. The classic glove-tanned bag, not one of the new light-weight bags, correct? How do you like it and how does it compare to your older bags?
 
#22
katev said:
Vintage is really based on age, not the location of manufacture. If the bag is 20 years old or older, then it is vintage. A 20 year old "made in China" bag is a vintage bag.

The bag below was made in Costa Rica 19 years ago and I consider it "near-vintage" and in 1 year it will truly be vintage!
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Ooooo I love this style bag and what a great color! You always find the good ones!
 
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madisonave5011 said:
Ooooo I love this style bag and what a great color! You always find the good ones!
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That was a hard bag to find! The red bags are rare, expensive, and in high demand.

I wanted a pretty, vintage red leather bag in decent condition. I started looking in the fall (to give as a Christmas present) but I eventually found one just in time for a Mother's Day. It took that long to find a suitable red bag!
 
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katev said:
That was a hard bag to find! The red bags are rare, expensive, and in high demand.

I wanted a pretty, vintage red leather bag in decent condition. I started looking in the fall (to give as a Christmas present) but I eventually found one just in time for a Mother's Day. It took that long to find a suitable red bag!
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I just bought one similar to that style in a saddle color and it was pretty beat up. I gave it 2 baths, moisturized it, replaced the turnlock, and used brasso on the rest of the hardware. I'm still waiting for my apple moisturizer to come in the mail so I can finish it up but it was fun. I do love the reds though. People are always looking for red bags!
 
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SilviaLovesBags said:
Love that Steel Rambler...How do you like your "new" Stewardess is this from the new ones online?
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@SilviaLovesBags, I love my Stewardess bag, yes its available online style #9525 classic glove-tanned leather...I'm thinking about another one in a different style as my next purchase.

katev said:
Beautiful, classic bags! I love the rambler!

I think that your new Stewardess is the 9525 model. The classic glove-tanned bag, not one of the new light-weight bags, correct? How do you like it and how does it compare to your older bags?
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@katev, You are correct it is #9525 model, the classic glove-tanned leather. It feels just like my other ones I purchase in the 90s...already thinking about my next purchase (maybe a mahogany willis)! Thank you for starting this thread as well.
 
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PlatinumSerenity said:
how often are vintage coach bags faked? i would imagine the newer non- leathery designs... like the CC logo designs are more faked, no?

Couldn't you clearly feel the difference on a FAKE vintage leather coach bag?
I would imagine a FAKE vintage leather coach bag would feel like pleather??
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You'd be shocked at how good some of the vintage fakes are. And the leather is totally great on the fakes. I honestly don't understand why they bothered faking a bag and making it feel so nice!!! I've been burned 3 times this way. The willis bag I bought was my own darn fault for not reading the creed properly but the bag looks and feels amazing. I also have a faked ergo mini hobo and another smaller crossbody that I can't remember the name of. All were good fakes until you know what tiny details to look for, or in my case, had another bag to look at side by side. I now bring my internet enabled smart phone to the store with me and check creed #s before I buy!!
 
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Does anybody know whether the Coach boutiques carry samples of the Coach originals? I'm looking into purchasing a vintage or almost vintage City Bag, Court Bag, or Rambler's Legacy, and I'm not sure which one would be best for me. I have looked at pictures of them all but that isn't helping me in my decision. I know that they're all essentially not that big and I want to be sure that if I put in a full sized wallet, I will still be able to fit a few other things as well.
 
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