Your new Coach: a mini-reveal thread!

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#17,926
whateve said:
I prefer city to Willis too. When I had a city, it was a little too small for me but now it might work. Willis is a satchel, city is a shoulder bag. Willis hurt my shoulder. I'd like to see a city-like bag with a wider, more comfortable shoulder strap.
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Pardon my ignorance, but what's a true Satchel per definition? I thought all my Madison Sutton's are satchels but they don't have flaps. To me Willis and City and both Crossbody bags with flap entry. I also thought true shoulder bags can't be worn crossbody. I need some clarifications. [emoji846]
 
#17,929
katev said:
I have rehabbed several Willis bags, including a (rare) navy one and they've all come out great; check out the Rehab and Rescue thread in the coach clubhouse for advice about how to rehab your vintage bag.
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The navy Willis is considered rare?? I was so shocked to find it, I am glad I did! I have perused the Rehab thread, the consensus was to dunk it- but I am afraid to do it! I may try to find one I don't care about first for cheap and then use that one as my guinea pig bag, lol!
 
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#17,930
CoachMaven said:
The navy Willis is considered rare?? I was so shocked to find it, I am glad I did! I have perused the Rehab thread, the consensus was to dunk it- but I am afraid to do it! I may try to find one I don't care about first for cheap and then use that one as my guinea pig bag, lol!
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I think that the navy willis 9927 is a rather rare, I often see these bags in black, mahogany, and British tan with brass hardware but only rarely in other colors or with silver hardware. I have purchased and rehabbed both a gray/silver and a navy/brass willis in the past, but they are less commonly encountered.

In fact, I hesitated to buy my navy willis because it had a strong smell of cigarette smoke but it was the first navy one that I had seen IRL so I decided to risk it. I had an awful time getting rid of the smell and I put that bag through a lot, including giving it 2 baths and even tying it up in a lingerie bag and running it through the washing machine!

It came out looking great (and eventually I got rid of the smell!) you can see before and after pics at the link below. I wouldn't hesitate to dunk another navy willis in the sink with Dawn dish soap - it will improve the bag immensely. The water will turn bluish but don't panic, they really dyed those vintage bags deeply and you won't notice any color loss.

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...l-out-of-2-leather-bags.796750/#post-23705362
 
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katev said:
I think that the navy willis 9927 is a rather rare, I often see these bags in black, mahogany, and British tan with brass hardware but only rarely in other colors or with silver hardware. I have purchased and rehabbed both a gray/silver and a navy/brass willis in the past, but they are less commonly encountered.

In fact, I hesitated to buy my navy willis because it had a strong smell of cigarette smoke but it was the first navy one that I had seen IRL so I decided to risk it. I had an awful time getting rid of the smell and I put that bag through a lot, including giving it 2 baths and even tying it up in a lingerie bag and running it through the washing machine!

It came out looking great (and eventually I got rid of the smell!) you can see before and after pics at the link below. I wouldn't hesitate to dunk another navy willis in the sink with Dawn dish soap - it will improve the bag immensely. The water will turn bluish but don't panic, they really dyed those vintage bags deeply and you won't notice any color loss.

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...l-out-of-2-leather-bags.796750/#post-23705362
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Thanks for the tips, it was recommended to dunk it so it would become more supple and absorb moisturizer more effectively, so I know I have to do it, just taking that virgin rehab plunge scares me a bit! I found it at an antiques mall of all places, and got it for $17.50. I was so happy to find a made in the US bag and it looked like the person who owned it may have worn it for a season or two, and then stored it away in a closet, it's in ridiculously great shape for being 22 yrs old.
 
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#17,933
houseof999 said:
Pardon my ignorance, but what's a true Satchel per definition? I thought all my Madison Sutton's are satchels but they don't have flaps. To me Willis and City and both Crossbody bags with flap entry. I also thought true shoulder bags can't be worn crossbody. I need some clarifications. [emoji846]
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In my opinion, a satchel is a bag that can be hand carried. It has nothing to do with having a flap. The Willis is a satchel because it has a handle. The city is a shoulder or crossbody because it can be carried either way. It can't really be hand carried. Most satchels come with a long strap for crossbody or shoulder wear, like the Willis, but not all.
 
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#17,936
barskin said:
New Grace. What can I say; it was on sale.
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Psst. I took the picture of the Grace next to pottery figures that were created by my aunt. I actually used photo spot editing to make the bare breasted woman look, well, less bare breasted.
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Congrats! The bag is beautiful and the crystal bow looks good with this bag. Enjoy.
 
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