I remember when Coach only had like 6 styles and 5 colors and while slightly stogy you knew it was a Quality Bag and you could entertain the idea of Collecting Them All. Then ol' Reed took over and totally reinvented it and while I am thrilled with some of his peppy designs, I feel perhaps Coach's money would be better off policing the knock off market then churning out umpteen new designs a season. It's just not special any more.
Perhaps feeling this pain, Net-A-Porter has hopped into the wayback machine and is selling the Coach Classic line of 5 orginal designs with nary a glittery logo to be seen. This is perfect for someone who is totally over the IT BAG because let me tell you honey you will use this purse until you puke. 4 evah
www.net-a-porter.com