I have a strange question. I was shopping for a plaza bag (found one!) and I also found this vintage bag. Manufacturer is an artisan leather guy named Jerry Mitchell (he signed the bag) and his company was called Mitchell USA Luxury in Leather. I read his story and he was an engineer who began his work by buying leather purses on the market and "deconstructing" them to see how they were made and then designing similar.
Does this look like a plaza bag? It's 9 x 9 x 3, made in 2003. I also read that he subcontracted for
Coach. I bought both, the plaza and this bag, and I'll look side by side when I get them. I'm struck with how much it does look like a plaza bag. Looks like he added color and invented a different handle attachment. (Now his company is run by his son and they make artisan briefcases out of finest and exotic leathers that sell for thousands upon thousands of dollars.)
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PS: Here's another bag he made which resembles Coach.
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