That is an interesting bag, indeed. I didn’t know coach made bags in Italy. It says vintage, I will have to research to see how long ago they made bags in Italy.
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That is an interesting bag, indeed. I didn’t know coach made bags in Italy. It says vintage, I will have to research to see how long ago they made bags in Italy.
I believe that they made them in the early to mid 1990s and so they qualify as vintage because they are 20 years old or older.
Thanks so much for the info, that helps a lot. The leather looks similar to Italian made Vicenza bags that I’ve collected. Very interesting, thanks again [emoji4]
The color of that bag is called Beechnut and the Italian Madison Coach bags of the 1990s are referred to as being made of "caviar leather". The hardware is usually brushed gold.
Yes, that’s exactly what I thought. I was going to say it looks like “caviar leather” but I wasn’t certain. It is the same kind of leather [emoji4]
Here's another one, it appears to be intact and in better condition. I think it is genuine but best to get it authenticated.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-COACH-...294646?hash=item1a4d419a36:g:Vu0AAOSw03VZ4tDz
I should have mentioned that some of these Italian Coach bags were made in the late 1980s, too.
You can't, other than the A code, and even some of those could be an error. From 1989 to 1993, Coach started using made in the United States at the bottom of creeds along with an all numeric serial number. Probably half of those were made in NYC as there was only one other plant open.
My weekend rehab project-suede fringe Dinky. It’s a good thing this was a gigantic bargain because it was a pain in the behind to clean. Here are some before photos:
It had a strange stain across the front:
The back was really worn and had what I assume was some transfer:
And you can see how dirty it was based on the part of the flap that was behind the outside pocket:
Here it is after two dunks. The first was with just Dawn and some light toothbrush scrubbing. I let it dry overnight and it was still gross so I put it back in the bath with some Folex and again some light toothbrush scrubbing. I brushed and brushed after it drained and dried a while. It seemed that helped to remove some more of the filth. I let it dry again overnight and brushed again this morning and used an eraser on some of the remaining dirty spots. All of the brushing raised the nap quite a bit so I used a hair clipper with no guard and then a razor blade to tame it a bit. I’m not sure if the texture is still going to bother me but I don’t know what else to try at this point.
It had a strange stain across the front:
The back was really worn and had what I assume was some transfer:
And you can see how dirty it was based on the part of the flap that was behind the outside pocket:
Here it is after two dunks. The first was with just Dawn and some light toothbrush scrubbing. I let it dry overnight and it was still gross so I put it back in the bath with some Folex and again some light toothbrush scrubbing. I brushed and brushed after it drained and dried a while. It seemed that helped to remove some more of the filth. I let it dry again overnight and brushed again this morning and used an eraser on some of the remaining dirty spots. All of the brushing raised the nap quite a bit so I used a hair clipper with no guard and then a razor blade to tame it a bit. I’m not sure if the texture is still going to bother me but I don’t know what else to try at this point.
I love this bag! I just adore fringe bags! It looks a million times better. I am leaning that suede can be cleaned and can fair very well.
My bag is suede and leather ( not a coach) and it’s very old. My problem is the suede on the inside where I can’t reach is shedding like crazy. Its coming through the snap hole. It gets everywhere and it’s drives me crazy. It’s an older Italian. If only I could find a way to get it all out at one time. But it just makes a mess all over everything. I think it’s called suede crocking. It is truly my enemy.
Moisturizining would darken it a little, but you would probably have to touch up with a matching color paint to camouflage the worn piping.
Gorgeous color!
I fixed a bag like that with acrylic paint. Mixed it with the leather conditioner and applied with my fingers.