Collegiate
- Style number
- 9815
- Era
- classic-nyc-lateE4
- Introduced
- 1989-summer
- Designer
- in-house
- Closure
- brass_turnlock
- Confidence
- confirmed
- Status
- published
Collegiate
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The Collegiate (Style 9815) is a Coach Classic Collection shoulder bag introduced in Summer 1989 at $118 [coach-catalogs-1960-1989]. A compact crossbody with a full 3” depth, brass turnlock, and three full-length pockets — positioned by Coach as a work-and-weekend silhouette. Documented in the inaugural ten-color Classics palette that included the newly-introduced Sandstone color.
Description (Summer 1989 catalog primary)
“For work as well as for casual weekends, this compact bag has a full 3” width so there is plenty of room for bulky items. There are three full-length pockets: one on the outside back, another under the flap, and a third inside. Comes with a solid brass turnlock closure and adjustable 44” shoulder strap. Dimensions: 8¼”×6”×3”. Black, Bone, British Tan, Burgundy, Mahogany, Navy, Putty, Red, Sandstone, Tabac shown on page two. Pictured in Bone.” [coach-catalogs-1960-1989]
| Spec | Value (Summer 1989) |
|---|---|
| Style number | 9815 |
| Price | $118 |
| Dimensions | 8¼” × 6” × 3” |
| Closure | Solid brass turnlock |
| Strap | 44” adjustable shoulder strap |
| Pockets | Full-length outside back; full-length under flap; full-length inside |
| Colors | Black, Bone, British Tan, Burgundy, Mahogany, Navy, Putty, Red, Sandstone, Tabac (10 colors) |
History
- Introduced: Summer 1989. Style 9815, primary-confirmed in
Summer Preview 1989 catalog [coach-catalogs-1960-1989]. Confidence:
confirmed. - Continuity: Collegiate carries forward into the 1991 catalogs as a recurring Classic Collection bag (per M2 research stream notes), suggesting an extended production run rather than a short-season introduction.
Designer
In-house Coach team. NOT Cashin (her contract ended in 1974,
fifteen years before the Collegiate launched). Designer attribution
confirmed to Coach’s pre-Krakoff (Krakoff joined December 1996)
in-house team.
Authentication
- Style 9815 in creed [coach-catalogs-1960-1989]
- Pre-1994 era: LEATHERWARE creed wordmark expected
- Solid brass turnlock, non-magnetic
- 44” shoulder strap — fixed-length adjustable
- Glove-tanned cowhide with raw or burnished edges
- Sandstone color is a Summer 1989+ palette indicator; a Sandstone Collegiate claiming pre-Summer-1989 manufacture is wrong on its face
Sources
coach-catalogs-1960-1989— Summer Preview 1989 catalog (primary introduction, full spec)
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Sources
Primary-source backed. 1 source cited · Tier 1: 1
- [coach-catalogs-1960-1989] Tier 1