Crescent

Style number

9235

Era

classic-nycE3

Introduced

pre-1981

Discontinued

1984-spring

Designer

in-house

Confidence

confirmed

Status

published

Lead

The Crescent (Style 9235) is a Classic NYC-era Coach silhouette documented in catalog through Spring 1984 at $100, then discontinued [coach-catalogs-1960-1989]. Per research stream N3, the Crescent appears in the Spring 1984 catalog but is absent from the Fall-Winter 1984 catalog and from all 1985 catalogs (per M1). The Crescent is therefore one of the documented Cahn-era discontinuations between Spring 1984 and Fall-Winter 1984 — among the last silhouettes cut before the July 1985 Sara Lee acquisition.

The “Saddle Bag” framing in the name reflects the saddle silhouette; catalog text simply says “Crescent” (not “Crescent Saddle Bag”) in the 1984 Spring catalog primary-confirmed appearance.

Description

Per D1 (yourgreatfinds-collectors-guide): black full-grain leather with brass hardware, dimensions 10.25” × 9.5” × 2.875”, a large interior pocket, and an adjustable strap.

Authentication

Era diagnostics applicable to a Classic NYC-era Crescent Saddle Bag (cross-reference authentication/ for the full era-keyed matrix):

• Style number TBD. Not yet documented in the available literature; per-bag verification depends on the creed and a catalog match.
• Creed wording (E1 diagnostic). A pre-1994 example should read “COACH LEATHERWARE” with “LEATHERWARE” stamped in small letters beneath “COACH,” typically with “Made in United States” or “Made in New York City, U.S.A.” on earlier examples [coachbagrehab-dating].
• Serial format. Pre-1994 Classic NYC-era bags carry a digit-only unique serial (xxx-xxxx 1970s, xxxx-xxx 1980s, per coachbagrehab-dating, tentative).
• Hardware. Solid brass, non-magnetic. A magnet that sticks to the hardware indicates plated steel and is a strong fake or post-vintage signal.
• Construction. Glove-tanned cowhide with raw or burnished edges. Painted glossy edges on a bag claiming 1980s manufacture is a strong reproduction signal.
• Designer. Attribution to any specific designer is tentative; Classic NYC-era bags were in-house staff designs and any attribution to Bonnie Cashin (whose contract ended 1974) is folklore.

Sources

• yourgreatfinds-collectors-guide (D1) — sole source for the Crescent Saddle Bag name, dimensions, colorway, and feature set.
• coachbagrehab-dating (E1) — Classic NYC-era creed and serial diagnostics applied above.

Confidence: tentative. The model is attested in only one Tier 3 collector compilation; style number, introduction year, and catalog appearances all remain open verification items.