Handbag year you were born
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There is the classic pouch, which was introduced in 1970. It was never called a saddle bag until Coach revised history when they made the most recent saddle bags.
The bag pictured in this recent Coach ad was called the small shoulder bag, not saddle bag, and was introduced in the 1980s
There was the stewardess, mentioned in the ad above and made for the airlines as well as for general sale.
There was a saddle pouch released in the early 80s. I think of these, the stewardess was probably the most popular. Over time, I think the duffle sac is probably Coach's most popular bag.
So interesting, thank you. I want one!
Which year do you think these gorgeous bags where at their height of popularity?
There isn't a lot of information about that. I think they must have made more classic pouches than anything else because there are lots on ebay, and most of those were made in the 70s and 80s. It was declared by the founder of Coach as the first Coach bag, but that isn't really true. I think he was trying to discount the contribution of Coach's first designer, Bonnie Cashin. Her designs were more elaborate and cost more to produce. I think that is one of the reasons she left. He was always trying to simplify the designs to save money. That's why this bag has no lining, few pockets, and minimal hardware.
The stewardess was made for years, all the way up to around 2011. I have no idea which year they were the most popular.
Until you feel the leather on vintage Coach, you have no idea what you are missing!
Thank you for all this info! I had the small shoulder bags (now called saddle) in the mid to late 1980s. I cannot believe I donated them to charity as they temporarily fell out of fashion (they were not in great condition either). I also could kick myself for donating an old mark cross bag. Ugh.
Great info
I bought some in the 80s too, one a year, and donated each one after I got the new one. I could kick myself too. I can't even remember what mine looked like. I've probably bought similar ones on ebay. I didn't know you could wash and condition them to make them new again.
My mother gave me a vintage bag from around the year I was born as it happens (I don't eve know what the name was). It was black box leather and made every bit as well as any H and it was so beautiful but the strap was a bit short and it was quite deep and I was obviously going through a 'let's be good, let's be practical, let's get real' phase (I was i halls of res at the time). Anyway, whilst in my room (as big as a broom cupboard) a friend admired it and I said she could have it. I've given away lots of things things, no regrets, but to this day I feel guilty that I gave that bag away and even more guilty that I can't let it go now it's gone and just be happy for my friend (if she still has it). We make mistakes, if we don't repeat them we learned something valuable. You gave your bags to goodwill, someone has benefited from that wonderful gift and at least another because of the revenue brought it. I always tell myself it might not have been quite the HG I remembered and I have better now.
My own 'birth bag' is an Hermes Constance from the year I was born that I got for my birthday.
Cute article, I love some of the pics, even if they get some stuff wrong. @papertiger list is much better.
Why do I have the impression that I am the only one who remembers that bowling bags were the biggest thing to happen in the early 2000s? Introduced by Prada at their peek of Miuccia's power and copied by everyone else?
Cute article, I love some of the pics, even if they get some stuff wrong. @papertiger list is much better.
Why do I have the impression that I am the only one who remembers that bowling bags were the biggest thing to happen in the early 2000s? Introduced by Prada at their peek of Miuccia's power and copied by everyone else?
