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OK, can someone PM me about the buyer, since we're not naming names? And I don't think expressing disappointment in these is necesarily spreading hate.

I think this could have been cool if they'd done a better job placing the patches. At least the styles they are using aren't super rare.
 
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ledobe said:
OK, can someone PM me about the buyer, since we're not naming names? And I don't think expressing disappointment in these is necesarily spreading hate.

I think this could have been cool if they'd done a better job placing the patches. At least the styles they are using aren't super rare.
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agreed. there's a difference between hate and extreme disappointment. why such tacky patches? why not something more tasteful, out of respect for these vintage beauties? and why such a sloppy manner of gluing them on? at over $1000euro a pop, i would expect something with a bit more class, esp given the fact that they are using valuable vintage bags. ok, duffles, patricia legacy, saddle pouch arent so rare, but let's hope they stick to those and not harder to find beauties!
 
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ledobe said:
OK, can someone PM me about the buyer, since we're not naming names? And I don't think expressing disappointment in these is necesarily spreading hate.

I think this could have been cool if they'd done a better job placing the patches. At least the styles they are using aren't super rare.
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I could be wrong, but I think the patches are placed to cover up stains, so they couldn't really choose where to place them. And since Coach is selling them, wouldn't they be the buyer?
 
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Flushpuppy said:
I could be wrong, but I think the patches are placed to cover up stains, so they couldn't really choose where to place them. And since Coach is selling them, wouldn't they be the buyer?
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well maybe Coach is the one selling them, but individuals have been buying 'on behalf of' Coach for at least a year or more. so Coach has been overseeing the process. interesting question -- whether the patches are covering up stains and imperfections, or just placed randomly. maybe Coach will do something less gaudy with the remaining bags!!
 
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buckeyebaker said:
well maybe Coach is the one selling them, but individuals have been buying 'on behalf of' Coach for at least a year or more. so Coach has been overseeing the process. interesting question -- whether the patches are covering up stains and imperfections, or just placed randomly. maybe Coach will do something less gaudy with the remaining bags!!
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I guess I don't see the issue over who's buying them - in the end it's Coach. And while the patches aren't my cup of tea, to each his own.
 
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Hobbsy said:
It would help if they were cute! No offense to Snoopy fans.
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:laugh: None taken. I came to this thread wondering if the vintage crowd knew about these. I am possibly the biggest Snoopy fan on the forum and I do agree that the weird placement of patches leaves a lot to be desired. If the effect was to mimic what a gradeschooler might do to their bag, they nailed it. If they're covering up stains, well, I guess they've got to work with what they've got but STILL...

buckeyebaker said:
agreed. there's a difference between hate and extreme disappointment. why such tacky patches? why not something more tasteful, out of respect for these vintage beauties? and why such a sloppy manner of gluing them on? at over $1000euro a pop, i would expect something with a bit more class, esp given the fact that they are using valuable vintage bags. ok, duffles, patricia legacy, saddle pouch arent so rare, but let's hope they stick to those and not harder to find beauties!
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I get why they used vintage Peanuts patches since I've read that Vevers is into the whole American Icons theme (both Coach and Peanuts qualify for that title) and if these bags are from the 70s (yes?), so are the patches. Well, some of them. I looked at the images on Colette and not all those are what a Snoopy collector would consider "vintage". Some of them are pretty recent and thus ruin the "authentic vintage" vibe for me. My inner OCD collector is going "NOOOO!! You can't put that awesome Prince Snoopy Butternut Bread patch with a bunch of others, some too new to be sharing the space!" *sigh*

While part of me is thrilled that they're still using Peanuts, the other part of me is dismayed at the final product and especially that price. Egads. If this was something Vevers needed to get out of his system, that's why Etsy exists.
 
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Tetondeb said:
Hi "Hobbsy"... I'm sorry you feel that way. The bags aren't really my thing either but I think they have an interesting appeal. Being accused of duping others etc is hateful to me. We all love vintage Coach. Though I would never personally paint, patch, etc on one... I can't help what others do to them and what others find pleasing.

Please continue to be respectful in public forums and continue to spread good and helpful information. See you guys later!
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Do you know if they are planning on doing other things with other bags? If I remember correctly, they were collecting slim satchels - I don't see those on Colette.

Remember when Coach had bloggers personalize 2012 Legacy duffles? It would be nice if they took some ideas from something like that. Something more creative than just patches. Something more difficult for people to copy.
 
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When I saw these bags, I thought (in order) a) Of course they’d do vintage Peanut patches, Vevers has been doing alot of Peanuts stuff b) these bags remind me of the way Jane Birkin puts patches on her personal Hermes bags, and of how people put travel stickers on their luggage.

Vevers has publicly stated (in a Feb 2015 interview with Fashionista) that he wants “luxury that is not too precious for coach” - and this is completely in line with that philosophy.

High fashion is frequently transgressive, and the Paris houses are more transgressive than most. That so many people are having a visceral reaction to these bags tells me that on that level, the bags work. It is interesting that we treat these bags - just 25 years old - as precious artifacts (and let's face it, none of the bags used for this treatment are rare). The French , who cannot walk down the street without being confronted by structures that are many hundreds of years old, might have a different take on what is rare and old than we do. I don’t know - but it might be that the target audience for these bags wouldn’t muster the same outrage.

Finally, Whateve, you mention that you would like to see “Something more difficult for people to copy.” I wonder if that’s the point? I wonder if Vevers is asking us to take these bags a little less seriously, follow Jane Birkin’s lead, and make a bag our own. Surely the price point on these bags would seem designed to push (at least some) consumers in that direction…

Just some random musings, I’m looking forward to the upcoming 75th anniversary, eager to see what Coach has in store for us...
 
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Well said RitaMarie. The fact that Peanuts used vintage rare patches on vintage Coach bags (non rare bags that were imperfect with flaws btw) is kind of cool to me now that I know all the details This is just a small collection, not at all the big picture. I grew up loving snoopy. The snoopy collaboration with Coach's newer bags, hang tags, etc. proves that many love the idea of the two together. I definitely have a lot of misgivings about some of Vevers designs. But I am approaching 50 yrs old and have become set in my ways a bit. But if I were a young girl, and could afford one of these it would be a marriage of two things I love the most. I try to keep an open mind.
 
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rlin9200 said:
Hello, fellow Coach lovers. Haven't posted here in a while. I have a question for the experts: Did Coach make the Chrystie (9892) in 1995? If they did, where and in what colors. TIA.
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I believe so. Every one I've seen was made in the US, probably at the D plant. The colors I've seen are the standard colors from around that time: black, BT, mahogany, red, bone, navy. The original 1992 ad mentions a forest green as well, but that might not have been in production as late as 1995.

I have a picture in my files that shows bone and taupe as well for another style with the same closure.
 
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whateve said:
I believe so. Every one I've seen was made in the US, probably at the D plant. The colors I've seen are the standard colors from around that time: black, BT, mahogany, red, bone, navy. The original 1992 ad mentions a forest green as well, but that might not have been in production as late as 1995.

I have a picture in my files that shows bone and taupe as well for another style with the same closure.
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Thank you, Whateve!
 
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Hi guys, happy holidays! I'm just wondering if anyone has had problems with the dye rubbing off of navy blue vintage coach bags? I ordered a couple off eBay that had a big problem with it, but wonder if the seller used something on them, since I've never had that issue with black or mahogany. Any help would be great!! Thanks!
 
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If the seller used a colored polished, it could come off. If the seller used a dye, the proper next step is to use something like Tandy Eco-Flo super shine leather finish available on Amazon. I have raved about Eco-Flo for other problems before, but I think this will work for your problem. Dark colors are tricky, like new jeans on my palomino colored car seats, but usually real coach original color doesn't come off.
 
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