Vintage Coach at Barney's
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This is so interesting - thanks for the post! I didn't know Barney's was doing this type of upcycled bag. It makes me wonder something I've often intended to ask on the Coach forum - how much would you pay for an actual Made in USA Coach bag (a new one - I've attempted plenty of rescue/rehabs with mixed success)? I keep thinking, what if Coach restarted a United States factory and had a publicity campaign to re-introduce Made in the USA for its brand, and had re-releases of classic designs, or new designs, all with American materials and labor? That ought to be worth a lot of money for them.
Upcycle, there is the right term for it. Honestly, the made in has been hashed out before, trouble is most don't care.. while it may seem here people do out there (meaning beyond this forum) most simply are not interested.
Plus i admit i have seen many things made in one place then switched to another, it's a double edged sword some things improve while others don't at the days end though it all comes down to the all mighty dollar.
The Barney's page says the bags were "sent to Montana for restoration". So I'm assuming Debi did the actual restoration work? That would give me a lot more confidence knowing it was done right. I think the addition of things like the fringe and the Rip & Repair patches would have been done in NYC or in another small workshop.
Upcycle, there is the right term for it. Honestly, the made in has been hashed out before, trouble is most don't care.. while it may seem here people do out there (meaning beyond this forum) most simply are not interested.
Plus i admit i have seen many things made in one place then switched to another, it's a double edged sword some things improve while others don't at the days end though it all comes down to the all mighty dollar.
You might be surprised, actually a lot of us do care. We (my family) make an effort to buy made in the U.S., Canada or Mexico when we can. My husband uses a lot of products and he thinks highly of those products made in Mexico and Canada. And we buy US made when we can even if it is a bit more.
I didn't say all don't
, i am sure some do. . It truly boils down to a matter of dollars and cents.I own many bags made in my country, that said even they have some smaller goods that they simply cannot produce in their factory here and keep costs reasonable so it's done overseas. They are not alone in this at all.
Complicated thing that is for sure, no easy answers.
Debi did a lot of actual buying so the purses went directly to her in Montana.
My SIL tries to buy US made items. When he graduated law school, I searched for a made in the US briefcase for him. The first one I bought on ebay - the seller misrepresented the place of manufacture, actually had a picture of a US creed but sent me a made in Mexico bag. Normally I wouldn't have bothered with returning but since it was important to him I did. He preferred to have a used made in the US item to a new made in China one. In this case, the vintage one was cheaper.
Personally the quality is important to me. I probably wouldn't pay more for something made in the US if it was the same quality, especially knowing that I can find vintage made in the US items at reasonable prices.
They ought to try that. Dr. Marten's has done something similar. When they moved their factories to China people were outraged and the quality truly did decline. I guess when cost-cutting is your #1 that's what happens. But I've noticed they also have a line that is still made in England. The boots are double the cost but if I were in the market for a pair I'd gladly fork over the money. The quality of the originals is amazing (possibly why they needed to cut costs - they made things TOO well and they don't wear out).
I chuckled when I saw the Instagram post for these bags because I thought of that Snoopy line in France. It looks like these are more of a true rehab rather than a "let's get crafty with it" effort.
Omg, that's where they are! I saw them post about them on Instagram but forgot to check them out. Some of them look awesome but those prices are kinda steep...
Granted, I get that they're gently used and these aren't DIY's that the average person can do. But considering how easy it is to find a vintage Coach bag for under $50 on ebay, this pricing seems a liiiiiiittle... lofty.
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Omg, that's where they are! I saw them post about them on Instagram but forgot to check them out. Some of them look awesome but those prices are kinda steep...
Granted, I get that they're gently used and these aren't DIY's that the average person can do. But considering how easy it is to find a vintage Coach bag for under $50 on ebay, this pricing seems a liiiiiiittle... lofty.
The prices are indeed, ah, "premium", but still less than most of the Colette offerings. I think most of those were 4 digit prices.
While looking for the bags I was temporarily distracted (not in a good way) by the harem cargo pants featured on the front page. Make sure to check out the view from the back.
Fashion is taking an odd turn!
They would kick you off of Project Runway for that "saggy diaper" backside. It's equally unflattering in the front.
Oh wow, didn't know Colette's were so comparatively expensive.
And those pants... wow.
Oh.
Oh my.
That is really, really, really wrong. They weren't on the front page when I visited, so I searched the site for them. The pair that costs 395 .... look at the front and back pics on that one. That's just especially disturbing.
OMG! This comment is so very hilarious while being so spot on.....! Those pants are just incredibly unflattering no matter your shape.
