Vintage Coach Fans: If you could only own five vintage bags

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Hyacinth, I just have to say how much we vintage Coach lover's LOVE you (and Whateve as well) for schooling us all in what to look for and not get ripped off!

I bet the seller's of fake bags can't stand either one of you.......:graucho::graucho::yahoo:

Just a quick thanks for all you do!

Thank YOU!

And BeenBurned, Whateve, Noshoepolish and the rest of us LOVE making scammers' and crooks' lives miserable. It's what we live for! :D
 
What a neat thread to bump! Lots of vintage eye candy.
These are my favorite 5:
Top- 90's Italian Madisons (I no longer have the garnet Biltmore on the end, and my current forest Gracie is not the one in this pic)
Middle left- '98 Italian Pearlized Satchel
Middle right- '95 USA Patricia's Legacy (with fuchsia duffle kit)
Lower left- '97 USA Sonoma small full flap
Lower right- '96 USA Sonoma small flap
 

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Just a quick word of warning - ALWAYS have any apparently vintage bags in unusual colors authenticated here. Most of Coach's older styles were available in a handful of standard colors, and many of the more colorful ones you'll find for sale are actually fakes. Except for some genuine Cashin styles, true classic and vintage glove-tanned Coach bags never came in colors like Bubble gum Pink and Lime Green. Coach started adding color with the mid-1990s Madisons and Sonomas, and many bags from the later 1990s came in great pastels or bright colors (like the Geometric Bags shown in some of the above photos that literally came in a rainbow of colors) but in general bright colors were very unusual and should always be carefully authenticated.

Also be careful looking at photos - many colors don't show accurately because of the quirks of digital cameras, camera settings, or lighting. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten my hopes up thinking I've found a great classic or vintage bag in Purple, only to find it was actually brown but just looked purple in the photos. That's a very common problem in many photos.

And again, ALWAYS have anything you're thinking of buying or may have found at a thrift or garage sale authenticated here. The number of counterfeits of classic leather Coaches is truly scary and some even have high-quality leathers and good workmanship. Luckily for us the crooks usually messed up the creeds, serial numbers or hardware but some have been scarily accurate.

Also remember - COACH HAS NEVER MADE HANDBAGS IN KOREA.


Thanks a lot for all the tips!

Thank YOU!



And BeenBurned, Whateve, Noshoepolish and the rest of us LOVE making scammers' and crooks' lives miserable. It's what we live for! :D


BIG Hugs to all of u! Plus flowers
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What a neat thread to bump! Lots of vintage eye candy.
These are my favorite 5:
Top- 90's Italian Madisons (I no longer have the garnet Biltmore on the end, and my current forest Gracie is not the one in this pic)
Middle left- '98 Italian Pearlized Satchel
Middle right- '95 USA Patricia's Legacy (with fuchsia duffle kit)
Lower left- '97 USA Sonoma small full flap
Lower right- '96 USA Sonoma small flap
Wow that top pic is gorgeous! Classic and never goes out of style.
 
Wow that top pic is gorgeous! Classic and never goes out of style.

Thank you! I've been lucky to find these colors (even one Whateve had never seen before, iirc). I picked up a black and cream Copley this evening (the next size up). I'd definitely recommend the 90's Italian Madisons to anyone considering adding timeless post-Cashin/ pre-China pieces to their collection.
 
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