What COACH wishes it could be
Purchased this for my wife as a gift. I caught her looking at cheap, mass produced, Chinese tote bags “for work - like one of my coworkers has.” I was not going to let this happen. I know leather. My jackets: Vanson & Schott. My boots: Red Wing Heritage. She would not be entrusting her laptop to cheap, corrected grain “genuine leather”, wonky stitching, and a plastic zipper. For a fraction of the price of Coach (now made in China) and still less than what I described previously, she has an heirloom quality, handcrafted masterpiece. “Full grain” leather is seldom found in our world today. It’s the equivalent to real 3/4 inch hardwood flooring (used in bowling alleys & basketball courts) versus “engineered” hardwood flooring (plywood with 1/8 inch hardwood veneered/glued on top). Full grain leather develops character, unlike “genuine leather” that cracks thru it’s painted surface and scuffs revealing what can be best described as cardboard-like. If consumers judged products with an educated eye (and not fashion branding) for quality and craftsmanship, there would be a very long waiting list for a Kruk.
Rating: 5 stars