I love colors! They are like gems! [emoji7] I believe the green color was actually called Jade. The other ones are my Ruby, Amethyst and Blue Sapphire (Periwinkle)! [emoji16]Those colors!
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I’m wanting a purple so bad...
You are seriously the vintage Coach whisperer. Awesome finds!!
Thank you. I hunt a lot. [emoji16] I had to wait a long while to find the purple and the blue for $50 or less.
Only if I could keep that in mind when the new bags come out! [emoji2362]
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!Rant alert! Keep on scrolling if you're not up for it!
I have a complaint about vintage Coach bags. I am relatively new in the vintage Coach collecting and rehabbing arena and I've bought many bags on eBay now, thinking that each one is "the perfect handbag". I have several Court bags, two Willis bags, two pre-creed Courier bags, three Station bags, one Plaza, a Janice, a Bleecker tote and one with no name because it's supposedly very rare. And those are just my vintage bags, I also have some (note the plurals!) Carly bags, Bleeckers, Parks, Legacy duffles, a Gallery tote, an Alexandra, an Audrey....I'm not gonna mention the wristlets and wallets. This should be a complete collection, right? I am one person. I can carry only one bag at a time. Well, maybe two if I'm carrying a purse and tote. So I'm watching a video on YouTube this morning about rehabbing Coach bags and the lady is working on a beautiful mahogany Rambler's Legacy. I've seen them here on TPF. I've seen them on eBay. But I've never seen them in action, compared in size to other vintage Coach bags that I own and are familiar with. So I see this video and I realize that after all this time, Rambler's Legacy is, in my opinion, really the perfect handbag. It has a back slip pocket, a nicely sized not too cumbersome flap, adjustable strap, front slip pocket, and appears to be the perfect size for carrying everyday essentials plus a book, Nook, or iPad. Maybe even all three. I thought Rambler's were huge. They looked like big, heavy, long bags so I always ignored them. Now I need one. I'm eyeballing my collection while considering which bags I can sell so that I can buy a Rambler's Legacy (or four). This is not a habit that I can afford and my complaint is that these bags don't come with a disclaimer that they are so addictive! Especially when one figures out that old ratty bags can be beautifully restored and enjoyed and passed on to daughters. Or unappreciative nieces in my case, but I'm still working on her. We're engaged in an ongoing Longchamp vs. Coach argument but I think I'm winning because she actually swooned over one of my recent rehabs. That was a good sign at least. Anyway, I digress.
There is no other place in the world where I can go on this rant and maybe find people who understand this exquisite frustration. I thought my search for the perfect vintage Coach was over. I thought I'd seen everything and decided I had what I needed, I could stop spending hours on ebay trying snag a poorly advertised bag super cheap. I thought I could start saving gas money because I don't have to go thrifting any more. Does it ever end? Is there ever satisfaction at the bottom of this rabbit hole?? Or even just a feeling of completeness? I never, ever thought I would enjoy rehabbing so much and I think there are many others who might agree because I've noticed there is not much of a supply of cheap, ratty old vintage bags. They sell quickly! And there is such a feeling of victory in winning a super cheap auction. At least there are far worse habits out there which don't require a carefully timed disclosure on a first date. I should consider myself lucky!
Rant over. Thank you for listening. I'm off to ebay again.....
Girl after my own heart! I love me my candy colored bags!
Just bought 2 more bags tonight! Good thing I'm working overtime this weekend.
Here we go! I'm off the wagon too, I am getting one. I have to!You nailed it! Great rant!
The original Rambler is big (12" long) and I've owned a couple of them, but they were too large for me. So far, I've passed on Rambler's Legacy (9" long), but they do have a back pocket which the original Rambler lacks. I may have to get one.(Thus another addict falls off the wagon!)
I think they're it. I've finally found The One. (Until the next One...) oh boy.
Oh I hope we don't run out. I'm so late to the party and I need more tatty bags to work on!
I feel bags are getting more and more expensive even in awful condition. I'd go thrift but thats picked clean too! I dunno what we're gonna do if we run outa bags!
I've noticed that too! My first couple of bags were about 10 to 20 bucks I think and now even the ones in awful condition seem to be going for about the same as some of the rehabbed bags. It's insane.I feel bags are getting more and more expensive even in awful condition. I'd go thrift but thats picked clean too! I dunno what we're gonna do if we run outa bags!
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! Lovely!!!!
Soooo.....that pretty little Lunch Box looks bigger than I thought it would be now that I see it sitting there next to a Station bag. I always thought they would be too small. And that blue....
! Lovely!!!!