gordomom....you need at least all of your black Koobas!
Well. for Fall 2011 they sure have some great bags in store. From what I understand, the design team is the same and they have been addressing issues like freshness and the weight. As a retailer, I am optimistic! Spring 2012 will be the the first season created entirely under the current corporation.
Zoey Bloom - what do you think they mean by "weight"? Bringing back the old school leathers? One can hope!
Hey, Lexie! I think that if Kooba could manufacture anything similar to the quality they used to have, I have no doubt they'd be in the range you mentioned. There'd be no way that you can buy a bag of the older quality for under $1000 today. I'd say they should even make the $1200 to $1500 range from what I've seen of bags in that price range today.Good Post Rose. At this point Kooba is just spitting out inferior products trying to call them new and exciting. And while someone who never knew Kooba way back when, may find them acceptible, us old timers know that Kooba already hit their peak in 2007 and have been on the decline since. The bottom line is it's going to "cost" too much for them to use those high quality materials and still make a good profit and they know the brand will never be accepted as a high end bag to make them able to charge 800-1000+ per bag.
I think you might be right with the old Kooba fans not embracing newer designs but I didn't say they were flimsy either, you'll have to wait and see. They have to move on to new styles those old ones are fast becoming stale! Just my opinion.This is how I feel about it....all the alumni Kooba owners out there will probably be disappointed in most of the newer lighter weight flimsy leather and cloth bags that Kooba may come up with. But anyone who is new to Kooba, say from this point on, just may like what Kooba comes up with because they haven't experienced the fine workmanship and quality finishing touches that Kooba used to have. So, it should be interesting to see what Kooba can come up with that can be original using materials that don't match up to their older standards.