One of my Chelsea bags came with a card that mentioned how the leather was like the original Coach baseball mitt leather. I will try to find that later and see if there is more info.Interesting. I read somewhere else that they originally made baseball gloves and that's why it was named
Coach.
I think glove tanning is a common leather tanning method. It may have started because of tanning actual gloves, but that term isn't just used by Coach.Well they do call the original leather "glove" tanned.
There are some other threads that discus Bonnie. Let me shamelessly link to my own because some lovely members posted pics of their Bonnie purses: http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/vintage-collector-opinions-on-modern-cashin-carry-426576.html
J This "Guide" is an example of why we always tell posters to ignore most of what they read in these internet "guides" - most of them are out of date or just plain wrong.
Be aware though, Bonnie Cashin is labled incorrectly MOST of the time in these listing. Do your homework first...many of the bags are Cashin remakes and lovely, but not original Cashin.Sometimes you can spot old old Cashin designs in pretty good shape on Ebay.