Coach Creed Update

Hot on the heels of giving you all a crash course on Coach Creed Patches, they go and change things again! They are phasing out the stamped registration numbers on the leather Creed Patches inside the hag in favor of a cloth tag that will have this information. Here is the Coach Khaki/Brown Otl Zip Top Tote:

As you can see in the bottom photo, the number is now on the tag and not the creed patch.  It is in the same format as it was on the creed A1557-F36185, just fit to size on the tag. Also note, the No still has the underline under the o. If you want to do your google search to verify authenticity, you would do it the same way you did before; Use the title of the bag and the numbers following the F. Not shown is the back side of the tag, which shows the country of manufacture.

So, in closing, only the very old and very new creed patches will not h ave the registration numbers on them.

Be sure and check out our next auction on Friday May 2015 HERE.

Coach is Getting an Overhaul

In mid June, 2014 Coach announced that it would be closing 70 of their under-performing outlets. This is in light of recent developments which includes the bringing on of Stuart Vevers as their new Creative Director. Vevers plans to take the brand to a more fashionable and expensive level, focusing on high quality all leather goods.

This also means a shift in their sales strategy, going to a biannual sales promotion which is more in line with your other luxury brands like LV and Prada. There will also be a major shift in the outlets, moving the signature logo bags out and bringing in a wider variety of leather goods.

There have been mixed reviews about these changes, but overall I get a sense that this is a positive move.  Many long time Coach aficionados had grown away from Coach because of  the ubiquitous logo line and what I am hearing is that they are looking forward to returning to Coach because of the new direction.  I guess time will tell. It seems their focus will be on a more sophisticated consumer who is looking for quality rather than brand recognition.

What do you think?  Share your thoughts about these changes

Has Coach Gone to the Dogs?

Is there anyone out there who doesn't know Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts Gang?  I grew up on Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, Lucy, Linus, Sally and Schroeder. Imagine my surprise when I learned about Coach's incorporating those iconic characters into one of their lines. The problem for us though, is that the line sold out quicker than any other line I can recall.  There isn't a hang tag or bookmark to be found. These were a limited edition, so likely we won't see them done again, and what a shame for those of us who missed the boat.

Here is a sampling of some of the line:

You can see the whole collection on Coach.com

Welcome to the New Exclusively Coach Auctions!

We have spun off into our own group now, bringing the same great variety of Coach merchandise, brand new, pre owned, vintage and hard to find pieces, all guaranteed to be authentic.

Our auctions will be on Tuesday's at 10am.  Our first auction was on Tuesday, October 7th and was a huge success.  Don't miss our next auction on Tuesday October 14th at 10am.

We have a lot of new and exciting things in store for our customers, giveaways, contests and more.

Stay tuned.........

Celebrities and Coach!

I thought it would be fun to find some pictures of celebrities carrying Coach bags, so I went on a hunt to see who I could find!

Here is Jessica Alba:

Here is Eva Mendez with the Bonnie Convertible Foldover Tote:

Here is Hilary Duff:

And here is Fergie carrying her Bonnie Metallic Chain Tote:

Ok, so maybe you aren't a celebrity,  but now we can look like one with our Coach bags!