I have no idea, I think it might be called a mini flap. I'm trying to find some info but can't really get a lead.
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I can't either! I took her to a lunch and movie date today. Its extremely light weight, hopefully I dont mess it up. Lol
Great find!! That bag is so cute and I cannot believe it's in such impeccable condition!
You did mention that before, as I remembered you posting that when you mentioned South Eastern PA. For a moment I was placing you in the mid west.
I’m just 10 minutes over the Ben Franklinin Jersey. I am thinking a mini Vintage convention at the KOP Mall outside the big Coach store. Lol or at the Wawa parking lot closest to the Savers in Norriton (sp? I was there once).
I have been to Capitol Grill in KOP for work Christmas dinners, but never in the Mall proper. My niece and I have said we would like to make a trip to the Coach store there, but have not done so yet.
Posting here gives us some comfortable anonymity, but, meeting up would be fun. Tour the Coach store , show off our vintage bag of the day to any interested associate and chat over coffee for a bit . As we each pet the fabulous bag we bring.
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I am coming back that way in July, I can let you both know if I can carve out some time that'd be fun!
And on the topic of vintage finds, I actually found my almost pristine condition Willis in Navy Blue in Allentown of all places for $17.50 last summer! That sort of triggered my vintage collecting recently.
IKR, what is the allure ? As if to say, I’m BT, get over it lol
I have to agree with you there. My Pocket Purse in my avatar is BT and even with its 'character' marks, it looks amazing to me!
Who here has a white or bone color vintage bag? I am contemplating adding one, but curious how they hold up.
This is making me want to start an *Ode to BT* thread. Let me see if there is an old one to resurrect . . .
I've been going to thrift stores here (NY state) on a regular basis, for almost 2 years, and find Coach all the time, but rarely find vintage. Only 4 so far, vs more than 100 from 2000-now (I didn't buy all of them, only about half, lol).
In the last couple of months, maybe more, a few people used one of the Saphir products on white/ ivory. Unless it was a really intriguing bag for cheap, I would rather buy in better condition. I bought an 08 Pleated Ergo in off white. It was in good shape. And looked good after dunking. It just seemed to get dingy looking if I used it two days in a row.
That being said, I did my basic dunk on a few bags from flea market/thrift. One was incredibly dry and scratched and was completely an exercise, for a buck, the others, including a white Dinky no less, were in fabulous shape. A white Dinky was not on my search list, but for $7.50 at a thrift shop, it felt criminal to leave it there. I think I posted a pic. The super dry, scuffed bag responded better then I thought it would. I made buy some white recolorant for it at some point, but it is not a priority. And I got a hang tag out of it.
Off topic, I usually don’t find NYC at that thrift shop. Usually lot of contemporary and always a ton of black Legacy Hobos in all sizes (they made a lot of them in CR, and the leather still feels good) , beat to death, along with a Janice’s Legacy, also beat to death. And the requisite Foach. But I digress.
I bought a red very beat up 2000s legacy hobo. It rehabbed amazingly. The color came back.In the last couple of months, maybe more, a few people used one of the Saphir products on white/ ivory. Unless it was a really intriguing bag for cheap, I would rather buy in better condition. I bought an 08 Pleated Ergo in off white. It was in good shape. And looked good after dunking. It just seemed to get dingy looking if I used it two days in a row.
That being said, I did my basic dunk on a few bags from flea market/thrift. One was incredibly dry and scratched and was completely an exercise, for a buck, the others, including a white Dinky no less, were in fabulous shape. A white Dinky was not on my search list, but for $7.50 at a thrift shop, it felt criminal to leave it there. I think I posted a pic. The super dry, scuffed bag responded better then I thought it would. I made buy some white recolorant for it at some point, but it is not a priority. And I got a hang tag out of it.
Off topic, I usually don’t find NYC at that thrift shop. Usually lot of contemporary and always a ton of black Legacy Hobos in all sizes (they made a lot of them in CR, and the leather still feels good) , beat to death, along with a Janice’s Legacy, also beat to death. And the requisite Foach. But I digress.