Coach Kisslock: #TheCarrieEffect
Nothing cements a bag’s status quite like a Sarah Jessica Parker sighting!
Though the Coach Kisslock Frame Bag debuted at the brand’s S/S 25 show during New York Fashion Week last September, it was the image of Parker’s character Carrie Bradshaw in NYC on the set of And Just Like That… Season 3, carrying the burgundy version of the bag tucked under her arm, that sent fashionistas into a frenzy! If ever there was a sign that the Stuart Vevers-design was about to be everywhere, this was it!
The oversized clutch, with its vintage-inspired kisslock clasp and buttery leather, instantly became one of the most sought-after bags, with stylistas scurrying to be added to waitlists and others setting alarms for the recent online February 27 release.
If, like us, you were among the thousands disappointed when the US $695 Large Kisslock Frame Bag sold out within five minutes in all three colours — Brass/Black, Brass/Rose, and Brass/Dark Brown, we feel your pain. Luckily, we’ve been living vicariously through a few Rock-fab fashionistas who managed to snag the bag of the season. Princess Banton-Lofters, a Jamaican-born, Canada-raised, US-based media maven — who is best known as creator/producer of hit reality show
The Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA) — snagged the brown version, as did Jamaican-born, Florida-based digital content creator Kerry Ann Spence.
Tuesday Style Fashion (TSF) has the looks.
From the Coach website…
The Large Kisslock Frame Bag is based on the “Cashin Carry” from 1969, an archival style designed by Coach’s first lead designer, Bonnie Cashin. Reimagined as a spacious carryall, this buttery soft glovetanned leather silhouette features our iconic kisslock closure inspired by vintage coin purses, an inside zip pocket to organize essentials and a detachable shoulder strap.