Coach Handbags

Coach Company History

The Coach brand started over fifty years ago, in a small family run workshop. A truly American born company, the founders artfully designed leather goods with skills passed down from previous generations. This original group of Coach artisans were fascinated with the leather characteristics of a baseball glove. Both the distinctive details of the glove’s design and the ability of the leather to become softer and supple with each catch, were employed in the creative concept behind the first Coach designer handbags.

The tanned glove leather has become ingrained in the Coach handbag tradition.

With a small shop in a Manhattan loft, the Coach design philosophy began with twelve simple bags, each classically presented with a well balanced presentation. They still continue this same concept today, with only minor fashion variations.

Coach Traditions

The Style

Coach is one of the few brands that truly live up to its image. When a woman shops for a handbag, she knows to expect quality from the Coach selection. Their design consistency has created a distinctive look, much like a signature perfume. The Coach handbag says a woman is classy, elegant, a lady.

The Quality

This consistency is important to the Coach Company. The leather, texture, color, and stitching is uniform in design and superiority, both inside and out. This stability helps the buyer quickly spot a fake after a simple inspection. When holding a Coach handbag, you can easily identify the stability in quality throughout every piece and stitch of the bag.

The Leather

The Coach designers hand pick their leathers from only the top 10% produced for manufacturing. They tan the leather in large drums with natural treatments to enhance each product, constructing a truly unique grain pattern with each individual bag produced. Once purchased, the bag continued to be molded through the individual who owns it. As the leather transforms with each touch, the finished Coach handbag truly becomes an original.

Types of Coach Handbags

The Coach handbags assortment has grown along with the company. They now offer a wide variety of collections, both classic and high fashion. In addition to their popular trends, they still offer a small selection of classic favorites. If you have ever owned, or still own, a classic Coach handbag, check to see if it is still available online at their website www.coach.com. Stroll down memory lane and visit those turn clasps, clip straps and historic semi-circle handles.

In their more recent collections, you can find them sorted into three types:

In Hand

A timeless look of the smaller clutch purse style that is convenient to grab and go, is found in the smaller handled handbag. The following are some selected examples of their vast selection.

• Basic Look - The Coach Hampton’s Leather Signature Pouch: Available in three colors, black, mahogany and Bordeaux, this classic bag is great for travel as it is small and soft.

• Flashier Style – Mia Satchel: Decked out in rivets, buckles and stabilizing boot feet, this bag is a quick fashion grab bag - available in chestnut and indigo colors.

On Shoulder

Typically a larger bag to grab and swing, the on-the-shoulder bag is one of the most popular. As their largest category, we have highlighted two different examples.

• Basic Look – Chelsea Leather Hobo: A true carry it all purse with lots of extra room, it is versatile and simple in design. Available in black or mahogany pebbled leather.

• Fancier Style – Coach Soho Laced Leather Hobo: A fresh look with all the new fall fashion trimmings, including studding and lacing. Displayed in an oversized crescent moon shaped bag, the only color available is a silver metallic.

Across Body

Typically a comfortable style purse, most of the Coach versions have adjustable straps to enable them to also be used only on the shoulder. With a smaller amount available in this type, we choose two examples.

• Basic Look – New Coach Hampton’s Leather Signature Taffy: This is a delicately soft and tailored bag that could easily transition from day to night. With an extra long strap that can also be knotted at the shoulder, this bag is available in black, Bordeaux or tobacco.

• Fancier Style – Chelsea Optic Signature Swing Pack: A small bag with a big statement, it is fashionably designed with jacquard fabric and leather trim. An organizer style bag with many pockets for cell phone, I-pod, keys and more, it is available in three color combinations: silver/white, silver/black, and silver/khaki.

External Link

Visit the Coach website for updated fashion and purchasing information:

• www.coach.com