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).
#Vintage coach purse with no tags 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.
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If there is a place to come into contact with a large number of designer bags, authentic and counterfeit alike, it is among Goodwill’s donations! Coach is one of the designer brands I see most frequently, from Cashin-era all the way up to this season’s styles (OK…maybe last season’s). Thousands of bags later, I have picked up several ways to help determine the authenticity of Coach bags, and I’d like to share a few tips and illustrative photos.