Coach vs Dooney

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#17
medhavini said:
True. I like most of the Coach styles which are very classic. I'm just mourning the fact that there are not very many different styles.

I.e. The shoulder tote, the gallery tote, the hobo, the flap with the big buckle, the duffle and the pouch..they've added a satchel style now which looks nice...and the Carly and the Legacy and that's about it. The colors change with each season but the silhouettes remain much the same.

Dooney does come in juvenile colors, but on their website for each kind of bag there are about 10-15 different styles to choose from. So sometimes I just prefer a different shaped bag than the prevalent Coach tote/hobo or duffel.

Just thinking that I have more of a choice.
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What do you mean, they have sooooooooooooo many satchels!!! Pocket, yet more styles with different pockets, no pockets, siggie, leather, big, small, wide, TALL!... and different colours!

I know what you mean about Dooney. With them, it's mix and match with shape and colour and type of leather and many different signatures. But I cut a lot of them out, almost all the sig, for being jeuvenile, all the bright colours, and all the too long straps or older looking bags, or boring-who-cares shapes, then personally I cut out small bags...

I love Coach because of the classic looks (and the price).

I do have two Dooneys, which I love, because they stand alone being stylish, even though I don't care about the name. I'm like really wanting to carry them! I'm in no way anti-Dooney. I want a third: an Ostrich in wheat, not sure which shape though! (You see, you're right!)

My current shapes are the zip dome satchel, large, and the large flap bag (it reminds me of a birkin-like bag without copying it one bit!) THOSE are REALLY sophisticated and classic! So you CAN find that!! I need to take photos, that reminds me..

They're both in All Weather Leather by the way, which is another great thing. This leather just MEANT for rain. AND CHEAP. Makes me feel so good. I even just bought one in Winter White! I BOUGHT WHITE! $200 + pre-treated. Good for a first white bag.

So Dooney's OKAY, but I love Coach!
 
#19
I have a lot of both. Dooney is fun because their bags come in different colors, and they're less expensive relative to the Coach bags.

However, I prefer Coach because the quality is better and style is more clean/classic. And since I'm not in my teens or early 20s, Dooney's new patterns are just too over the top for me.
 
#20
I work for TJ Maxx and for Thanksgiving we had lots of Coach's and Dooney's. neither brand it better but I would have to agree that Dooney has lots more designs and colors. Although I love Coach just as well, I prefer my Dooney's ;) I just picked this one up yesterday
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and this is one I've had forever
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I see more of the same style of Coach where I live and very different styles and colors of D&B's. To each it's own though :yes:
 
#21
Im really not a fan of either of those brands. They just seem so average and kind of "blah". Without seeing the styles, I'd lean more towards Coach simply because they make quality bags and they have more classic styles.
 
#22
Dooney is more of a southerner thing, carried by women south of the mason dixon line. That is to say, when I'm in the south I see it everywhere.
 
#30
My grandmother used to say that Dooney was the only real purse. My mother rebelled by buying Coach. I have a mix of both. I like Dooney logos better, and they can survive rough treatment. Coach leather feels better.
 
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