Coachies: Post Your Non Coach Purchases Here!
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Honestly, I have mixed feelings. It's the perfect size and is well made but it might be too much of a clean look for me. I had mentioned getting the KF diamond scarf to accessorize it. I think I'm thrown off because I usually lean towards more color but it's nice to have a more classic style bag.
I got the Michael Kors Medium Pebbled Leather Envelope wallet in electric blue 
This is way out of my comfort zone because I always go for neutral or dark colours.
I wanted a small wallet to go with my new black Coach Cassie and decided on this for a few reasons - all my wallets are Coach and I found this envelope design super cute. The electric blue will pop nicely with a black handbag. Another plus is my initials are MK so in a way it’s already monogrammed for me
This is way out of my comfort zone because I always go for neutral or dark colours.
I wanted a small wallet to go with my new black Coach Cassie and decided on this for a few reasons - all my wallets are Coach and I found this envelope design super cute. The electric blue will pop nicely with a black handbag. Another plus is my initials are MK so in a way it’s already monogrammed for me
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This is a bad pic, but I bought a preloved Celine nano that, long story short, I am stuck with even though its description said “rubs, but still plenty of life” and not “rubs, several of which I glopped the wrong color of paint on good luck getting it off”.
Ended up getting this from Dillards over Labor Day for like 60% off. Needed a larger bag for a wedding and this was exactly what I was looking for!
The sides unzip for more room and there's an exterior pocket on the back:
The sides unzip for more room and there's an exterior pocket on the back:
I found a green Dooney in Thrifty Shopper today (I needed a green bag).
I recently picked these two sweet pieces up - LV Mono Neonoe and the Pochette Metis Empreinte in Very Berry. 
Im considering the Coach Tabby. Done anyone have one?
Im considering the Coach Tabby. Done anyone have one?
I do apologize for yet another post, since I've been posting our "birthday month vintage Coach buys" in the "What Coach are you carrying?" thread, but I wanted to add this one here too. I could have posted this months ago, but it's just as relevant now.
I have always been a Coach girl at heart, and will always be so, but like many I also have a pack of LV/Burberry/etc as well. My real "dirty little love" however, outside of Coach, is Versace. It has to do, in part, with Gianni Versace, but it is also especially fueled by the Medusa logo. To me, the Medusa is the ultimate in "girl power". She could entrance men while human, and even after Athena turned her into a 'monster', she could turn men to stone with one look. Our daughter was originally not a fan, but once I pointed out Medusa's myth, she has certainly come around. And you know, I once had a tiny girl of maybe five or six, gain my attention to compliment a Versace "Medusa logo" bag I was carrying. She said, "I like your bag," while her mother smiled politely. I teach pre-school Sunday school so I'm pretty even keeled when speaking with tiny ones. So I replied, "Thank you. That's Medusa. She was a strong, powerful girl. Are you a strong, powerful girl too?" The girl smiled and announced, "Yes!"
Anyway, there's a shop in Atlantic City we often visit over the summer, that specializes in Versace. The owner knew Gianni and once worked for the company in Italy. My anniversary gift for this past summer came from there, as did another part of daughter's birthday gift. I know I've been mentioning the vintage Coach birthday splurge I just did, but we made another purchase for daughter's birthday as well. She turns 17 in two days. (She was 8, I think, in my avatar pic.) I know emotions are often mixed on younger people with designer items, but in my defense, she's always taken excellent care of the Coach we've purchased for her over the years, and two small LV bags too. She's in high school with a >4.0 GPA with a science/computers focus, fourth degree black sash in kung fu, second degree black belt in karate, has been an assistant teacher in those arts for years, spent three years as a special tutor for an autistic boy, and then goes in on Sundays and assists in my Sunday school class. Yes, she's spoiled, I admit it. But she's not a slouch. So anyway, with that as my further defense, she now has her first pair of designer heels. Versace. ($800+ original price, but they were dropped a few hundred on sale.)
In the pic I posted earlier today of our vintage Coach bags, she was actually wearing the shoes ... the Coach picture just didn't scroll low enough ...
And as for my own non-Coach purchase from this past summer ... my anniversary gift was a wonderfully soft, Nappa leather Versace evening bag. With, yes, Medusa, staring down the enemy.
Next pic is daughter again, this past summer, showing off my bag with her shoes as we were making the purchases ...
I have always been a Coach girl at heart, and will always be so, but like many I also have a pack of LV/Burberry/etc as well. My real "dirty little love" however, outside of Coach, is Versace. It has to do, in part, with Gianni Versace, but it is also especially fueled by the Medusa logo. To me, the Medusa is the ultimate in "girl power". She could entrance men while human, and even after Athena turned her into a 'monster', she could turn men to stone with one look. Our daughter was originally not a fan, but once I pointed out Medusa's myth, she has certainly come around. And you know, I once had a tiny girl of maybe five or six, gain my attention to compliment a Versace "Medusa logo" bag I was carrying. She said, "I like your bag," while her mother smiled politely. I teach pre-school Sunday school so I'm pretty even keeled when speaking with tiny ones. So I replied, "Thank you. That's Medusa. She was a strong, powerful girl. Are you a strong, powerful girl too?" The girl smiled and announced, "Yes!"
Anyway, there's a shop in Atlantic City we often visit over the summer, that specializes in Versace. The owner knew Gianni and once worked for the company in Italy. My anniversary gift for this past summer came from there, as did another part of daughter's birthday gift. I know I've been mentioning the vintage Coach birthday splurge I just did, but we made another purchase for daughter's birthday as well. She turns 17 in two days. (She was 8, I think, in my avatar pic.) I know emotions are often mixed on younger people with designer items, but in my defense, she's always taken excellent care of the Coach we've purchased for her over the years, and two small LV bags too. She's in high school with a >4.0 GPA with a science/computers focus, fourth degree black sash in kung fu, second degree black belt in karate, has been an assistant teacher in those arts for years, spent three years as a special tutor for an autistic boy, and then goes in on Sundays and assists in my Sunday school class. Yes, she's spoiled, I admit it. But she's not a slouch. So anyway, with that as my further defense, she now has her first pair of designer heels. Versace. ($800+ original price, but they were dropped a few hundred on sale.)
In the pic I posted earlier today of our vintage Coach bags, she was actually wearing the shoes ... the Coach picture just didn't scroll low enough ...
And as for my own non-Coach purchase from this past summer ... my anniversary gift was a wonderfully soft, Nappa leather Versace evening bag. With, yes, Medusa, staring down the enemy.
Next pic is daughter again, this past summer, showing off my bag with her shoes as we were making the purchases ...
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I do apologize for yet another post, since I've been posting our "birthday month vintage Coach buys" in the "What Coach are you carrying?" thread, but I wanted to add this one here too. I could have posted this months ago, but it's just as relevant now.
I have always been a Coach girl at heart, and will always be so, but like many I also have a pack of LV/Burberry/etc as well. My real "dirty little love" however, outside of Coach, is Versace. It has to do, in part, with Gianni Versace, but it is also especially fueled by the Medusa logo. To me, the Medusa is the ultimate in "girl power". She could entrance men while human, and even after Athena turned her into a 'monster', she could turn men to stone with one look. Our daughter was originally not a fan, but once I pointed out Medusa's myth, she has certainly come around. And you know, I once had a tiny girl of maybe five or six, gain my attention to compliment a Versace "Medusa logo" bag I was carrying. She said, "I like your bag," while her mother smiled politely. I teach pre-school Sunday school so I'm pretty even keeled when speaking with tiny ones. So I replied, "Thank you. That's Medusa. She was a strong, powerful girl. Are you a strong, powerful girl too?" The girl smiled and announced, "Yes!"
Anyway, there's a shop in Atlantic City we often visit over the summer, that specializes in Versace. The owner knew Gianni and once worked for the company in Italy. My anniversary gift for this past summer came from there, as did another part of daughter's birthday gift. I know I've been mentioning the vintage Coach birthday splurge I just did, but we made another purchase for daughter's birthday as well. She turns 17 in two days. (She was 8, I think, in my avatar pic.) I know emotions are often mixed on younger people with designer items, but in my defense, she's always taken excellent care of the Coach we've purchased for her over the years, and two small LV bags too. She's in high school with a >4.0 GPA with a science/computers focus, fourth degree black sash in kung fu, second degree black belt in karate, has been an assistant teacher in those arts for years, spent three years as a special tutor for an autistic boy, and then goes in on Sundays and assists in my Sunday school class. Yes, she's spoiled, I admit it. But she's not a slouch. So anyway, with that as my further defense, she now has her first pair of designer heels. Versace. ($800+ original price, but they were dropped a few hundred on sale.)
In the pic I posted earlier today of our vintage Coach bags, she was actually wearing the shoes ... the Coach picture just didn't scroll low enough ...
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And as for my own non-Coach purchase from this past summer ... my anniversary gift was a wonderfully soft, Nappa leather Versace evening bag. With, yes, Medusa, staring down the enemy.
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I also love the Medusa head with Versace. She's such a unique icon and symbol for a fashion house to use!
Thank you so much for sharing! Sounds like you raised a fine young woman who is certainly deserving! I would be very proud of her if I were you which I'm sure you already are! Those shoes and the bag look great on her! Congrats to both you and her!!I do apologize for yet another post, since I've been posting our "birthday month vintage Coach buys" in the "What Coach are you carrying?" thread, but I wanted to add this one here too. I could have posted this months ago, but it's just as relevant now.
I have always been a Coach girl at heart, and will always be so, but like many I also have a pack of LV/Burberry/etc as well. My real "dirty little love" however, outside of Coach, is Versace. It has to do, in part, with Gianni Versace, but it is also especially fueled by the Medusa logo. To me, the Medusa is the ultimate in "girl power". She could entrance men while human, and even after Athena turned her into a 'monster', she could turn men to stone with one look. Our daughter was originally not a fan, but once I pointed out Medusa's myth, she has certainly come around. And you know, I once had a tiny girl of maybe five or six, gain my attention to compliment a Versace "Medusa logo" bag I was carrying. She said, "I like your bag," while her mother smiled politely. I teach pre-school Sunday school so I'm pretty even keeled when speaking with tiny ones. So I replied, "Thank you. That's Medusa. She was a strong, powerful girl. Are you a strong, powerful girl too?" The girl smiled and announced, "Yes!"
Anyway, there's a shop in Atlantic City we often visit over the summer, that specializes in Versace. The owner knew Gianni and once worked for the company in Italy. My anniversary gift for this past summer came from there, as did another part of daughter's birthday gift. I know I've been mentioning the vintage Coach birthday splurge I just did, but we made another purchase for daughter's birthday as well. She turns 17 in two days. (She was 8, I think, in my avatar pic.) I know emotions are often mixed on younger people with designer items, but in my defense, she's always taken excellent care of the Coach we've purchased for her over the years, and two small LV bags too. She's in high school with a >4.0 GPA with a science/computers focus, fourth degree black sash in kung fu, second degree black belt in karate, has been an assistant teacher in those arts for years, spent three years as a special tutor for an autistic boy, and then goes in on Sundays and assists in my Sunday school class. Yes, she's spoiled, I admit it. But she's not a slouch. So anyway, with that as my further defense, she now has her first pair of designer heels. Versace. ($800+ original price, but they were dropped a few hundred on sale.)
In the pic I posted earlier today of our vintage Coach bags, she was actually wearing the shoes ... the Coach picture just didn't scroll low enough ...
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And as for my own non-Coach purchase from this past summer ... my anniversary gift was a wonderfully soft, Nappa leather Versace evening bag. With, yes, Medusa, staring down the enemy.
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