Coach Purses

The Coach purses I know for sure are definitely art. The designs on these purses are considered as Op Art. I believe that the reason the name of this purse is name Coach is because the leather that the purse creators used was similar to that of the leather in a baseball glove. "Coach handbags got it’s start when it’s founder noticed how distinctive the leather used in baseball gloves was and how well it lasted in spite of rough handling. So began Coach handbags in 1941 with their first refined leather bags, built to stand the test of time. Six artists began Coach in a loft in Manhattan, New York and the company has since stayed in New York in a larger location to allow for it’s expansion. Only the top 10% of quality leather is chosen to become a Coach handbag and the leather is slow cured in large drums with rotation for several days. The leather is enriched with natural treatments which produces a softening effect to bring out the individual grain of each piece of leather." (Henrietta Timmons, 2005). As Timmons explains the Coach company was founded by six artists which validates my point even further that the Coach purse is a form of fashion art.