Wow, this is so interesting! With my love of color variety, I don't think I could have been a Coach fan in those days. At least there was a Red in the mix, but over half the colors being in the Brown/Beige family seems so odd now. And i'm sure there was no hint of embellishments or Bedazzler experiments on any bags either.
Although Betsy Johnson might have fulfilled the youthful, more playful, purse and fashion demands back then. I forget how long ago BJ debuted, maybe in the early to mid '70's?
Then again, leather wasn't her specialty...sorry, I'm thinking out loud while typing...lol.