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#10,925
Hello,

I have some questions about the red Coach bag in the photo. My wife received the red coach bag as a gift from her Aunt. I've searched all over the internet for it and I can only find a matching style on Japanese auction sites. I'm starting to think it may be a fake. Does anyone know for sure?
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#10,926
hxh21 said:
Hello,

I have some questions about the red Coach bag in the photo. My wife received the red coach bag as a gift from her Aunt. I've searched all over the internet for it and I can only find a matching style on Japanese auction sites. I'm starting to think it may be a fake. Does anyone know for sure?
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It looks authentic. It was made in 2001 so you aren't going to find many these days. There are several on ebay in other colors. When searching, you should only search by the numbers after the dash.
 
#10,927
hxh21 said:
Hello,

I have some questions about the red Coach bag in the photo. My wife received the red coach bag as a gift from her Aunt. I've searched all over the internet for it and I can only find a matching style on Japanese auction sites. I'm starting to think it may be a fake. Does anyone know for sure?
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The style is 15 years old, so it's not surprising that you can't find any on US sites. As for Japanese sites, in general the large sites have a much smaller percentage of fakes than most US sites do, so that has nothing to do with how likely it is that a bag is fake, in fact, just the opposite. The Japanese have a much lower tolerance for counterfeits than we do, although there will always be exceptions. Everything I see points to it being a genuine Signature Lunch Tote from 2001.

In the future, please use the Authenticate This Coach thread for asking about a Coach item's authenticity - thanks!

BTW, I don't know where or how on the internet you were searching, but there are currently an even dozen listed on Ebay and it looks like only 2 are from Japanese sellers. You should ONLY use the style number - the part of the serial number after the dash - when you search for Coach styles.
 
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#10,931
My first post so I hope I am doing this correctly.
Does anyone know the name and style number of the bag in this link?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/276668...arch_query=coach willis bag&ref=sr_gallery_19

They call it a companion bag.... but I thought companions have the stitching through the outer pocket.

I have one just like it in Dark Navy and have come to call it "My Mystery Coach" because I haven't seen another like it and don't know the name or the style number.
Thanks
 
#10,932
Transported said:
My first post so I hope I am doing this correctly.
Does anyone know the name and style number of the bag in this link?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/276668362/vintage-1980s-coach-companion-bag-made?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=vintage&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=coach willis bag&ref=sr_gallery_19

They call it a companion bag.... but I thought companions have the stitching through the outer pocket.

I have one just like it in Dark Navy and have come to call it "My Mystery Coach" because I haven't seen another like it and don't know the name or the style number.
Thanks
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You're right, the early Companion Bag has the divided slip pocket on the outside. This looks like a Blazer Bag #9830, but the measurements given by the seller appear to be incorrect. It's probably closer to 9" long, not 11".
 
#10,934
Catbird9 said:
You're right, the early Companion Bag has the divided slip pocket on the outside. This looks like a Blazer Bag #9830, but the measurements given by the seller appear to be incorrect. It's probably closer to 9" long, not 11".
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Thank you Catbird9! Mine Measures 9x7 and is about 3" across the bottom This one has been driving me mad. Now she has a name! She is a sharp little New York City bag. Any Idea what years the Blazer bag was made?
Thank you so much!
 
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