Yes, I believe they left Coach in '85. As far as I know, they are still making goat cheese. I do think Mr. Cahn may have passed on though.
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My husband and I did 23&Me DNA tests for Christmas and his report said he is somehow related to Mario Batali. Where's my free Coach?! 😄
Aww, Coach Farm - that's lovely. Once you're into Coach you just can't let go. This is all very interesting. It could be a thread on it's own. 'Who knows who and what about corporate Coach'
Has anyone ever mixed dye and conditioner? I'm working on a non-Coach briefcase. (Solo is the manufacturer.) The quality of the leather isn't nearly as good as Coach. The bag is only about 4 years old, but it was never conditioned or weather treated. The leather started as deep british tan, but faded to a light yellow. I bathed and have been reconditioning.
The top of the bag has two smaller strips of leather running the length of the bag between the zippers that have more significant color loss than anywhere else on the bag. I'm convinced it is weather-related as the area under the handles is darker. I've used three coats of Montana Oil, one coat of Leather Honey, and one coat of Skidmore's. The rest of the bag is fine and I think I'm ready to go to Black Rocks next. However, I'm not sure the color will correct on the yellowing on the top of the bag.
It is such a long strip of leather, and with it being on the top of the bag, I don't really want to use paint to fix it. I certainly don't want to dye the entire bag, and I'm not sure I want to deglaze just those strips of leather and dye them. I tested British Tan Fiebing's, and it seems to be a great match. I'm thinking of seeing if I can mix some it with Lexol and apply to these areas. Has anyone tried this? Any thoughts or ideas?
The top of the bag has two smaller strips of leather running the length of the bag between the zippers that have more significant color loss than anywhere else on the bag. I'm convinced it is weather-related as the area under the handles is darker. I've used three coats of Montana Oil, one coat of Leather Honey, and one coat of Skidmore's. The rest of the bag is fine and I think I'm ready to go to Black Rocks next. However, I'm not sure the color will correct on the yellowing on the top of the bag.
It is such a long strip of leather, and with it being on the top of the bag, I don't really want to use paint to fix it. I certainly don't want to dye the entire bag, and I'm not sure I want to deglaze just those strips of leather and dye them. I tested British Tan Fiebing's, and it seems to be a great match. I'm thinking of seeing if I can mix some it with Lexol and apply to these areas. Has anyone tried this? Any thoughts or ideas?
I know the girls have mixed acrylic paints with conditioner for great results, so why not dye???
I think you should be able to. Or there might be something that Fiebing's makes that you can add to the dye to make it less opaque, like medium.
It looks wonderful. You did a great job. I believe Jax always sends a metal tag as a replacement. If you want a leather one, try going to your local store (either FP or outlet). I asked at my FP store recently, and they had a gigantic bag they let me look through and take whatever I needed.
Thank you coach943!! Whateve passed along some great tips. Rehab 2 is in the works. Thank you for letting me know about the tags. I just can't seem to appreciate the metal one on this particular bag.
It looks great! It looks like you got rid of the dents. I don't know how you did that. I know what you mean about the metal hangtag. At least they didn't send you a giant one - when I asked one for my geometric, the hangtag was way too big for the bag. They can't send you a leather one because they wouldn't be able to match the color.
Thank you Whateve!! Your knowledge made it successful!! I think the dents were mostly hidden by the blackrocks. However, I did over stuff the bag when I let it dry. That may have helped.
I guess this tag will have to do for now. Yes, at least it isn't huge. One of our bloggers mentioned she went to her local coach store and was able to pick through a bunch of tags they had. May give it a shot the next time I go to the mall.
You've done a marvelous job of bringing little Abbie back to life...congrats! Her twin and 3 other sisters live in my collection
