Most of the shock value of Coach releasing a bag with a four-figure price tag Louis Vuitton Epi Leather wore off years ago, but the disparity between the prices of the Coach Madison Calf Hair Brynne Satchel and the Coach Madison Ocelot Sabrina Satchel truly caught be off guard.
The Brynne, left, is made of printed calf hair with leather trim and is Louis Vuitton Damier Canvas Ref Tate GM wide. The Sabrina, on the right, is nylon with leather trim and measures 12 inches across. If you had shown me the bags and asked me to guess, I would have pegged the Brynne at about $700 – one of Coach’s pricier offerings, but not out of the brand’s normal range these days. The Sabrina would have been much lower, probably about $300. On one count, I would have been remarkably Louis Vuitton Damier Canvas Papillon 30 (not much of an accomplishment, considering that this is my job); on the other, not so much.
