Pocket Bag
- Style number
- 9875
- Era
- classic-nyc-lateE4
- Introduced
- 1989-fall
- Designer
- in-house
- Confidence
- confirmed
- Status
- published
Pocket Bag (9875)
Lead — primary-confirmed Fall 1989 launch
The Pocket Bag (Style 9875) debuts in the Fall 1989 catalog as a NEW Classics-line addition [coach-catalogs-1960-1989] per research stream M2. Part of the Fall 1989 Classics expansion (9875 Pocket Bag, 9880 Classic Satchel, 9885 Club Satchel) that ran alongside the Continental Series and Spectator Collection launches.
NOT to be confused with Pocket Purse (Style 9755) — earlier Classic-line model in continuous production from at least Spring 1989 onward at $118 per M2.
Era and designer
Era E4 (Classic NYC late, 1985–1994). Designer is in-house Coach team. NOT Cashin (her contract ended 1974, 15 years before the Pocket Bag launched).
Authentication
- Style 9875 in creed [coach-catalogs-1960-1989]
- Pre-1994 era: LEATHERWARE creed wordmark expected
- Solid brass hardware, non-magnetic
- Glove-tanned cowhide with raw or burnished edges
Open verification items
- Fall 1989 price + dimensions + colors not yet read in detail from M2 — specs pending direct catalog page review.
Sources
coach-catalogs-1960-1989— Fall 1989 catalog (NEW launch)
Authenticate a Pocket Bag
Don't authenticate on a single feature — combine the era-keyed signals across creed, hardware, hangtag, stitching, and country of origin. Start at the wizard or jump to the topic.
Sources
Primary-source backed. 1 source cited · Tier 1: 1
- [coach-catalogs-1960-1989] Tier 1