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Anna Sui for Coach: First Look!

Feb 16, 2012 @ 1:35 pm

Coach is teaming up with Anna Sui! The leather label tapped the New York designer to lend her signature boho aesthetic to the brand’s Duffle Sac handbags for fall, and she just previewed her limited-edition, two-piece collaboration at New York Fashion Week. “It’s truly an honor to put my own spin on this seminal design,” Sui said. One bag features a fleur-de-lis detail and the other has a dragonfly stitched pattern, while large tassels accent the vegetable-tanned, hand-burnished leather and brass hardware. Each Anna Sui for Coach design will be numbered—so when they’re gone, they’re gone!—when they land in Coach stores and at coach.com this fall.

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Jennifer Garner, Scarlett Johansson, More Celebrate Children’s Defense Fund

Apr 21, 2011 @ 10:45 am

Coach hosted an evening of cocktails in support of the Children’s Defense Fund in Santa Monica last night, and the leading ladies of Hollywood showed up to celebrate—and shop! “I don’t need to shop to celebrate the Children’s Defense Fund,” Jennifer Garner told InStyle on her way into the soiree. “The work they do to advocate for and help children living in poverty in the United States is so important.” Once inside, guests including Scarlett Johansson, Amy Adams, and Zoe Saldana perused Coach’s new collections, and even Coach’s new classic vintage ‘70s styles for Net-a-Porter.com were on display (Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks walked away with the collection’s crimson shoulder bag). See more stars who shopped for a cause in the gallery.

— Reporting by Lindzi Scharf

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Coach Brings Back Its ’70s Styles!

Apr 18, 2011 @ 12:05 pm

Fans of vintage Coach bags, take note! The brand announced it will relaunch some of its classic ’70s purse designs via Net-a-Porter.com—marking the first time the site has sold Coach. The pre-C’s styles will range in price from $298 to $498, and shoppers can expect to see satchels, shoulder bags, and duffles in colors like chocolate brown, navy blue and caramel. “The Coach designs from this era were seminal in defining our approach to great American style,” Coach creative director Reed Krakoff told WWD. “Heritage is our hallmark.” While the retro styles won’t hit the online retailer until June 15th, you can pre-register for the bags starting today on Net-a-Porter.com.

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— Caitlin Petreycik

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Fashion Gives Back to Japan: Find Out More!

Mar 16, 2011 @ 12:17 pm

Yesterday we rounded up some designers who launched fundraisers to benefit the victims of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, and today there’s more to add to the list! Coach, Alexis Bittar, Tadashi Shoji and CafePress will all be donating part of their proceeds to Japan’s relief efforts this month. Coach pledged to contribute 400 million yen (or about $5 million) to The Japanese Red Cross, while jewelry designer Alexis Bittar will donate 100 percent of all sales made on his website next week to the Catholic Relief Services for Japan. In addition, on March 24th, 100 percent of all retail sales at Bittar’s boutiques will be donated. Over the next 30 days, Tadashi Shoji is giving 10 percent of storewide sales to relief efforts, and CaféPress designed a special-edition T-shirt, the profits from which will be donated to the American Red Cross‘s Japan relief.

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— Caitlin Petreycik

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Sundance Film Festival Fashion: Boots

Jan 26, 2011 @ 5:57 pm

What’s the hottest trend at the Sundance Film Festival? Look down. We’ve spotted lots of stars in cute boots around Park City, Utah. Zooey Deschanel wore boots by Tory Burch, Rashida Jones tried a clog pair by No. 6 and Lake Bell showed off the latest styles from Sorel. Demi Moore graciously slipped off one of her high heeled hiking boots so that we could get the correct spelling of the label (it’s Vicini) and Kerry Washington revealed that her Coach boots (inset, $198 online) were her secret style weapon. “They’re puffy, so they make your legs look skinny, which is key when you’re all bundled up,” she explained. See more celebrity boot favorites in the gallery.

— Bronwyn Barnes

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Our Top Picks for 2011 Designer Planners

Dec 27, 2010 @ 10:49 am

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The countdown to 2011 is officially on! And what better way to kick off a stylishly organized year than by treating yourself to a new planner. (Yes, these are still available, despite your smartphone/iPad/Outlook!) Our pick: The Smythson Panama Diary, $205, which features a cover illustration by rising Scottish designer Holly Fulton (inset). Fulton, who won the 2009 British Fashion Award for emerging talent, admits she’s addicted to her own planner: “I actually use two planners—one to keep me right and one to keep everyone at the studio right,” she told InStyle.com. “If we lose either of them, it’s chaos!” Fulton uses her personal planner as a date, sketch and address book. “Like having a wallet you love, your diary will be with you every day, so it’s important to get one that stimulates you aesthetically when you see it.” Check out our gallery to find the right 2011 datebook—at the right price—for you.

— Anne L. Fritz

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Oprah’s Ultimate Favorite Things Part 2

Nov 22, 2010 @ 5:52 pm

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Part two of Oprah’s Ultimate Favorite Things show continued today—with a new audience and a new list of goodies that was just as spectacular as the first. As we predicted, Oprah gave everyone in the audience a car, a sparkling new 2012 VW Beetle! The delighted guests also scored an iPad, a Coach Sophia Satchel, Jessica Leigh diamond earrings by Dana Rebecca Designs, a Magaschoni cashmere sweater with matching cashmere leggings, Hope in a Jar moisturizer by Philosophy, two $500 gift certificates to Nordstrom’s lingerie department (one for a friend), a custom “Oprah Set” of pots from Le Creuset, sequined Uggs, Miraclebody Jeans By Miraclesuit, a Sophie Jewelry box from Pottery Barn and more. Check out the complete list on Oprah.com.

— Anne L. Fritz

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Rachel Bilson Teams Up with Coach for Charity

Jul 1, 2010 @ 9:45 am

Rachel Bilson has joined forces with the accessories giant Coach to raise money for The Art of Elysium, an organization that encourages working actors, artists, and musicians to dedicate their time to children who are fighting serious illnesses. The actress (and InStyle contributor) selected a trio of bags from Coach’s Poppy collection, and Coach agreed to donate a portion of the proceeds from sales of those styles to the charity. So, if you’re in the market for cute purse, consider the Sequin Spotlight purse (at right), the Sequins Disco bag, or the Leather Bella tote, and you can feel good about your splurge.

— Rachel Jacoby