BEFORE & AFTER HANDBAG REHAB Vintage COACH City Bag 9097 Restoration 

My grandmother used this bag, then my mother, and now me. It has held up beautifully through 3 generations in my family. Truly a timeless piece!

This is a beautiful restoration and a beautiful presentation of that restoration. No talk. No music. Good camera angles. It was peaceful and satisfying to watch. Thank you!

I found this bag at Goodwill for $4.00. I put it in my washer with a little Dove body wash on the gentle cycle because it was so dirty I felt I had little to lose. Let it air dry for three days then conditioned and polished it. It turned out beautifully! I love vintage Coach!

I absolutely LOVE the vintage Coach bags. They’re so elegant and timeless, and they were built to last. I’m so glad you put in the time to restore this timeless classic. I wish that Coach went back to that for their handbags instead of trying to be trendy. The quality of their modern bags are not the same as their vintage bags.

Thank you so much for not talking through the whole thing with unnecessary details and personal opinions about products. Your work shows everything it needs to. So refreshing.

When I turned 15, my parents gave me a coach bag and a gold chain for my birthday...I still have both. I felt so fancy.

Looks great! Just a note for anyone undertaking a restoration that a serious amount of buffing is needed to prevent the new leather stain from transferring off the bag.

I've got this same bag from the 80's. Its in mint condition. They don't make leather like this anymore. A pure classic.

OMG! It turned out gorgeous. I have a Coach thick black leather bucket handbag that I bought brand new decades ago. I’m definitely giving her this spa rehab. Thank you for sharing ❤

Stunning, I am so happy you give these old bags new life.

Turned out gorgeous! Love how you take so much time to detail and their transformation. Your passion shows!

Thank you so very much for showing in detail how to care for these bags! I have quite the collection and hope to follow your lead on how to bring them back to life!

What a beautiful restoration...and this video was extremely relaxing!!

Stunning result, thank you for showing us how it’s done.

I'm thankful for your video. I have found several classic bags that were discarded at my local Goodwill. I now know how to restore them. Thank you.

This my passion too. Your posts are both inspirational and educational. Thank you for sharing them with us.

You are a miracle worker! It turned out great😊

Amazing job and results. You are so good at restoring those old beauties. Thanks for sharing.

I bought my first Coach bag eons ago when I graduated from college and had my first "real" job. After years of use, it was relegated to the back of the closet until I resurrected it with a refurbish. I use it frequently and often have women stop me and comment on my vintage Coach!

I have this same bag, and it still looks like new. It was my first Coach bag in the 80’s.

Stunning transformation!

thankyou, finally found someone like me who washes the purse. I wash my purses often and do that similar like you. And they are running well since decades. The towel drying is the key ❤

WOW! Beautifully done. 🌈🦋

Major transformation! Thank you for this video

So pleased that I found your channel.

There’s just nothing like up cycling and I am glad that this is such a big trend again

You inspired me to look for a City Bag myself and clean/restore it. I found one that was in pretty good condition, I didn't need to do too much but a cleaning and conditioning. However, not knowing what this bag held, I decided to wash it fully like you did here. I used Lexol Leather cleaner instead of Dawn. MAN, was it gross - while the bag looked decent enough, what came out in the wash was a heavy brownish pinkish fluid. It took me 7 - 8 rinses to get it to run clear. It's drying on my deck (out of sunlight) now with towels stuff in there to soak up the moisture. Thank you for making these videos, so nice to learn how to restore a nice leather piece.

Wow!! What a transformation 😮 you have done amazing job. This bag turned out beautifully! Bravo 👏 👏 👏

Great video , thanks for sharing ! its like its always been looked after from brand new 😊

amazing! thankyou for restoring that beautiful bag

Great video! Just a few observations regarding a potential rehab bag. This bag was a perfect rehab candidate, being in excellent condition in several important ways. One is that the stitching was completely tight. There were no loose or broken stitches. Another is the piping was not especially worn. It's not unusual for vintage Coach bags to have piping that is worn completely through, especially in vulnerable areas. Some of the bags are constructed to stand up on their own (this one is not) so the bottom piping would tend to be worn. This bag also didn't have any stains that had to be removed. That has always been my biggest problem. I've never been able to do that. This makes me want to try another one. Thanks so much!

Wow!! Beautiful!!😍

I restored this same bag, and was pleased with the result except for the strap, I finally burned the edges and it looks much better.

Looks beautiful. This was amazing. TFS 💕

What a beautiful result; Thanks a lot!

Wow that looks amazing . Thank you for this great video .

The variety of textures in the *luxdups* pack is impressive. From smooth leather to textured suede, there's something for everyone.

WOW! Bravo. Beautiful work.

I use Angelous leather dye to refurb mine. It stays in the leather vs a polish. Plus they have charts of exact color matching

Absolute stunner.

Nice job! Beautiful. You've inspired me to try this.

Fantastic work! Thank you for sharing.

This is my exact bag. Looks just like this too. I can’t wait to restore it.

Thank you for this video! I followed your steps and was able to save my favorite leather satchel that I had stopped using because it was so scratched up. I kept it in the back of my closet for years because I just couldn't bear to throw it away. So glad I kept it and saw your video! One question. Does the new stain ever rub off onto clothing?

Amazing oh, I so enjoyed watching this video

What a wonderful project to clean a beautiful old treasure! Great work..

Great video loved it the purse was beautiful

Wow! You did an amazing job. Thank you!!!

Saphir products are great to use for leather. I just conditioned my louis vuitton vachetta leather with Saphir balm (jojoba oil) and the leather immediately looked and felt better.

Oh thank you. I have one of these too. It's a little rough but not as bad as yours. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

Amazing result ❤

Amazing job!

Very good restoration! I’m surprised that the belt was not worn out compared to the body.

I don’t see how you can do that to a purse amazing 😻 wow I’d be afraid to put my bag in water 💧 I would never have the patience to do what you did with that beautiful bag ty so much for sharing but I could never restore the vintage bags mine are from the 80s in excellent condition!!!!!!!!!!love!!!!!your work!

Superb! Thanks for sharing thr knowledge.

You could also use a sweater shaver on all those leather bits under the flap. Love your videos!

I wish there was a way for me to post my bag but it looks just like the one that you're restoring it's a black vintage Crosby I absolutely love it I wear everyday and I cannot wait to see how you restore this!!

That was inspiring and I would have the patience to do something similar. Thanks for the tutorial.

Can you please list the colours and products names, turned out gorgeous 😍

Like brand new! Thanks for the demonstration.

Very nice job. Looks new.

This feels like an asmr video 😊

Beautiful!!!

Wow , amazing !

Great job👍💯

What an insane result! Great job!

Très joli travail !!😮😍

MARAVILLOSO TRABAJO !!!!!!!🥰👍👍👍👍👍👍

Beautiful job.

Nice work! After seeing the result I subscribed!

Beautiful Work!!! An Evercare battery powered fabric shaver will take off some of the pieces of leather that are sticking out inside the bag.

Excellent idea

I find found a pair of Feragammo loafers at the thrift store ( $10) and did the same process as you ( not restaining) and all of the creases came out and with the moisturizing using mink oil they came out looking almost new.

Well done! So soothing to watch and not be disbursed by background music or chitchat! I’m gonna pull my purses out and polish them up! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent! Question, did you need to let the bag dry on each side before you moved on to the other side?

Wow!! Amazing..

Great job 👏

What a difference! Thanks

Incredible.

Amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Удивительно, какой красивый цвет у сумочки ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Thanks for video what an excellent job.I would love to repair handbags.

Thank you for this video I’m going to restore my daughters coach bag

I have a huge Harley Davidson leather biker bag I’m going to try this cleaning/restoration on.

As soon as you put it in water it looked 100 times better!

me encantó el video, muchas gracias!

Beautiful

Yo siempre hago mantenimiento a mis carteras, billeteras,zapatos,etc.....sean de cuero ó ecocuero, hacerle la limpieza,darle humectación y color es muy satisfactorio para mí,quedan como nuevas! ♡♡♡

Great job well done

it's a 9790! looks fantastic!

Thank you, this is a great video and gave me the courage to deep clean all my leather Coach purses. It will make me spot clean them every time I put them away going forward. For cleaning the brass and stitching, I used two toothbrushes and Wenol for brass and the cleaning solution for stitching. Any other ideas?

Thank you for that nice video

Very nice!!!!

Great video

the *luxdups* would be super cute during the fall with a nude or tan or even tonal outfit! i’m thinking a tan wool coat with that bag!!

amazing!

Magnifique ! Très beau travail !

Thank u for sharing ❤️

Gorgeous

My mom bought one *luxdups* and she loves it. It had been there for over 10 years when she went out with it.

I have this exact same bag I bought it and it was horrible. I also restored it and it came out beautiful such a timeless piece.