Downgraded Dustbags & More
Heads up, the Coachtopia dustbags are now entirely polyester instead of cotton — so, not great for their purpose of storage (leather needs to breathe, anyway, but natural fiber dustbags are better at that, not retaining odor, not trapping moisture, etc.)
It was already disappointing enough that the lobster clasps on the swappable straps were made more cheaply (I assume the failing tension is due to a garbage spring in the mechanism) on my last few Rogue and Runway bags — I can only imagine other styles must have been affected by that, if their flagship and archival re-editions were.
I only came back to Coach because of the revival of the retail styles reentering the higher fashion scene a few years ago in a way that better aligned with their established track record of providing amazing leather quality and pricing…so I’d really hope they don’t lose steam by cutting QC costs to ramp up production to appease the more fast-fashion & trend-driven consumerism ~
Anyone else experiencing these patterns, or is some of this just unlucky, coincidence that seems to frequently find its way to me?