Reliable sources do not include websites that sell “replica” merchandise. *Reliable sources include, authorized Coach retailers,, and other well-known/respected businesses and collectors. Many counterfeit Coach bags are marked ‘made in Korea.’.I have seen authentic Coach bags made in the USA (many vintage bags are specifically marked New York City), China, Turkey, Costa Rica, Mexico, Italy, India, Hungary, Philippines, Vietnam and the Dominican Republic.If you authenticate a hangtag you have only authenticated the hangtag, not the bag to which it is attached.Ĭoach may have “made in china” tags but they are never the cheap papery type. There are fake hangtags on real bags, real hangtags on fake bags, missing hangtags, replacement hangtags, and real hangtags that look fake (Coach has used many variations over the years and many do not scream “high quality!”). Hangtags are not reliable for authentication as they are removable, nor are the rectangular hangtag or the lozenge hangtag reliable for authentication.Hangtags, dust bags, price tags, cards & other accessories It may be best to simply ask about it on if you can’t find any information at all and all other signs point to authentic bag. Vintage and uncommon bags can be difficult to find images of because vintage bags do not have a style number and uncommon bags are uncommon.You can also search on ’s Coach board, where the people are knowledgeable and may have had a past discussion about the bag you are researching. If the sellers or websites are trustworthy* compare your bag to the one in the photo. This will usually give you some product search results or images. If it isn’t, do a google search for “Coach” and the style number (the numbers after the dash). It may still be on Coach’s website, so start there. Each style is assigned its own style number, so if your bag was made 1994 or after (or you suspect it was), look it up.In some cases, the number was at some point pasted into the bag underneath the creed (there will be an empty rectangle where it used to be) but may have gone missing. Some older bags did not have numbers, just the creed.The number on the creed is not a proper serial number on post-1994 bags rather, these numbers represent the month, year & place of manufacture (before the dash) and the style (after the dash).Some smaller Coach items do not have creeds, like wristlets, wallets, pouches, some swingpacks, cosmetic cases & other small accessories.Note that they differ in font and/or style, that’s OK! This by no means happens all the time, but if it has in your bag’s case, it is a good sign.Ī few creeds from authentic bags. Coach tries to connect the classic signature pattern fabric at seams in ways that look attractive instead of messy.Non-classic signature patterns don’t always follow this rule, including some Poppy, Patchwork, Optic, Tartan Plaid, and others done in different styles.The classic signature pattern should be straight and symmetrical with a pair of C’s starting in the middle and the rest of the pattern mirroring outward.In signature bags, the C pattern is properly aligned, generally either at a 90 degree or 45 degree angle.This does not mean the bag is counterfeit. Pebbled leather (like what D&B uses in all-weather bags) feels slightly firmer, for example. Different varieties of leather – pebbled and suede, notably, obviously feel different.Coach leather is also not paper thin and prone to peeling (though some is easy to scuff).
#Is there such thing as vintage coach purse crack#
Unless it has been severely mistreated and dried out, it does not crack or seem to be damaged if folded in half.
Coach leather is not stiff and doesn’t look or feel like plastic.
At least 50% of the counterfeit bags I see are obviously counterfeit due to clearly inferior quality. Visit a Coach store or authorized Coach retailer and learn how they feel and what they tend to look like.
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