Vintage Coach Photos & Chat
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It's been at least a year since I've been on this thread and was heavily into how to authenticate (what to look for), but I want to say this is indeed the case. I think P was the Costa Rica plant. Hyacinth, whateve or someone else probably should jump in here and verify though since it's been so long for me.
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You're welcome. I edited my original reply to add "P" is the Costa Rica plant if I remember correctly.
Definitely fake. The P plant was only used for Costa Rica. The font is wrong as well. I bet there are other problems with that bag. The orange color is a red flag as that style was never made in odd colors. We don't recommend self-authentication since there are a lot of nuances that require an experienced eye to spot. We will authenticate for you on the AT thread in the Shopping sub-forum. Just don't post a link to your listing.
Just to prove our point - the 3 genuine Coaches in these photos have the same exact serial prefixes but they're all made in Costa Rica in the same exact month and year your counterfeit Patricia's Legacy was supposedly made. Several of them even have outlet stamps, which although they CAN be faked or unknowingly stamped by the outlet on fakes, most of the time are a pretty good clue that the bag is probably genuine.
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As Whateve suggested, please feel free to post any authentication requests before you list a Coach bag at the Authenticate This Coach thread in the Coach Shopping forum.
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I recently got a vintage Gucci and I realized how similar it was to my Coach Gramercy from around the same era. I might be biased but I think the Coach is better quality!
Latest $3 charm for a vintage Coach -- found a brass and mother of pearl Coldwater Creek medallion at the thrift store; used the leather thongs that formed the necklace to make the tassel and fasten the whole thing to the bag. Flash does not do justice to the nice colors in the shells.
Great idea, looks like they were made for one another.Latest $3 charm for a vintage Coach -- found a brass and mother of pearl Coldwater Creek medallion at the thrift store; used the leather thongs that formed the necklace to make the tassel and fasten the whole thing to the bag. Flash does not do justice to the nice colors in the shells.
I just read the purseblog feature on bag-shoe combos for fall, each costing more than I normally spend on a car. I propose a game: we pair our vintage/classic coaches with shoes or boots for fall, posting the photos here, to show how normal gals do it. I will go first: This is my Coach 65th anno Whiskey vachetta Alli with my Frye 150th anno Whiskey distressed leather Campus boots. Cost; $150 for the boots (new, on sale) $50 for the bag (thrifted). Touche!
Nice! Here's mine. NYC Companion Bag ($28 on eBay; rehabbed) with K-Mart Route 66 brown leather flats ($25 bought new several years ago).
Wow! That rehab went great. My companion bag looks peaky by comparison. But here it is, a thrifted find ($30), with a pair of Naturalizer pumps bought at Macy's 5 years ago ($30).
And because we take our vintage Coaches out at night, here is a mid-1990s Watson (thrifted $10) with the Frye Harness boots I wear with it to concerts ($150, Macy's 2 years ago).
And because we take our vintage Coaches out at night, here is a mid-1990s Watson (thrifted $10) with the Frye Harness boots I wear with it to concerts ($150, Macy's 2 years ago).
I was checking you link out to the book.....and found this......
https://www.amazon.com/Coach-Histor...qid=1468506014&sr=1-8&keywords=coach+new+york
my birthday is 2 weeks after the release date...I know what I'm asking for...lol
