Vintage Coach Photos & Chat

[Two.time.bags]

I really like this! Thanks for starting it! It will really be a great resource for those of us who are new to vintage bags. I think I have about 7 that would be borderline vintage...how old would a bag need to be to be considered vintage?

To be considered 'vintage' bags need to be at least 20 years, so all of the bags that were made in 1994 with the 'new' (and logical for Coach) serial numbering system become vintage this year!

Great idea to start this thread Cameochi!

This is my favourite and oldest vintage Coach: a pre-creed watermelon tote.

 

[Two.time.bags]

This was my first rehab project, a tan Vista. I was so disappointed when I got her as she had been repainted so I had to remove it all. She reached official vintage status in January this year!

 

[Two.time.bags]

This is the one that started my addiction! A British Tan Carousel made in 1994 in the NYC plant. I purchased her already expertly rehabbed by a well- known Coach expert and sometimes-contributor to TPF.

 

[Two.time.bags]

Equal favourite with the watermelon tote. A large Plaza Court in mahogany from the 80's. I didn't need to do anything except apply some Black Rock. Coach sent me the brass hangtag which suits her size perfectly.

 

[Two.time.bags]

Small Courier in putty. She has the softest leather of all!

 

[thedseer]

lovely bags!

 

[bobbyjean]

Beautiful bags!!

 

[bigal]

To be considered 'vintage' bags need to be at least 20 years, so all of the bags that were made in 1994 with the 'new' (and logical for Coach) serial numbering system become vintage this year!

Great idea to start this thread Cameochi!

This is my favourite and oldest vintage Coach: a pre-creed watermelon tote.

Thank you so much for clarifying. Your vintage bags are gorgeous! I'll have to look at my bags again to see if I have any true vintage ones. I know I have a few from the 90's, they might not be quite old enough yet. I hope more people will post up!

 

[Two.time.bags]

lovely bags!

Beautiful bags!!

Thank you so much for clarifying. Your vintage bags are gorgeous! I'll have to look at my bags again to see if I have any true vintage ones. I know I have a few from the 90's, they might not be quite old enough yet. I hope more people will post up!

Thanks everyone. I hope others post here too.

TPF is such an enabler. I've learnt so much in a very short time from the expert authenticators and rehabbers with lots more to learn too.

Bigal, I reckon bags made in the 1990's qualify, unless Cameochi wants to stick steadfastly to the 20 year rule?

 

[whateve]

Thanks everyone. I hope others post here too.

TPF is such an enabler. I've learnt so much in a very short time from the expert authenticators and rehabbers with lots more to learn too.

Bigal, I reckon bags made in the 1990's qualify, unless Cameochi wants to stick steadfastly to the 20 year rule?

I'd like to include classic styles, even if they were made later. A classic Willis from 1994 looks the same as one from 1997. Most of my bags are from the nineties. My Madisons are from 1996 and Sonomas aren't old enough to technically be vintage either, but in my collection, I consider them vintage.

 

[whateve]

Here is one of my favorite little bags because it has a surprise inside! I don't use it because it is too small but it makes me happy to look at. I even like the way the dye faded on the edges so it looks two-tone. The style is called shoulder purse and it is style #9385. I think it was made around 1986.

 

[whateve]

This adorable clutch bag is a reissue of a Bonnie Cashin design. The original was called the patch pocket bag and it came out around 1969. For the reissue, in the late eighties, they made the style even more fun by adding a zippered pocket on the other side and making it two-tone. There is a black and white version too. I absolutely love this bag and it holds a lot more than it looks. The style number is 9004 and it is called the stroll tote. It is about 10 x 10 x 3 inches. The color was called peacock blue with coral.

 

[whateve]

Here's one more. This is from the Carriage classics collection from around 1992. This is the Chauncey bag, #9897. It is very small but it is pretty cute and a very nice shade of olive. I never rehabbed it. Actually I didn't rehab the stroll tote either. I found that one in almost perfect condition.

 

[coach943]

I love this thread! Everyone's bags are amazing. I don't have pictures of all of mine, but I really should photograph the rest.

This is an original Bonnie Cashin skinny tote. I am lucky to have two of these - This one is camel, and the other is black, and they are both in great condition.

 

[coach943]

Here is a picture of both of my Baxters. I rehabbed the black one on the left. The leather on these are fantastic. I'm usually not a satchel person, but Baxter is great.