Love it - #1 - especially with your coloring!

I can add to the enabling by saying that I'm thoroughly glad I gave Coach another chance this year. I have three now and they have quickly proven to be my "go to" bags. The bags are just so well made, sized right, gorgeous leathers, and well thought out.

Checked out the Coach bags a Macy's today (I only had a few minutes
before DH showed up so can't say a lot). Apparently there's a big sale
this Sunday including the Coach bags! I saw your bag #1 (the purplish
metallic one) but it looked small - does that come in several sizes?

I can't help but adore the color of the first bag. I like that it's a good eyeshadow color for you since you have really pretty eyes and the bag may highlight that a bit. I could imagine it going well with some of the greens and blues you wear. Hope you can try it out.

Well, I went back to the store last night and ordered it. Now I wish I'd seen your post earlier, Sarah. I even checked Macy's (not available at the one near me) but Coach is excluded from the coupon deals and I didn't hear of a sale that included these. However, I'll take another look during the Macy's sale. I guess that I could return the full-price one from the store, or maybe even ask them if they'd be willing to price match (some places are doing that now).

Sarah, it is a slightly smaller bag (I'm holding it in that fourth pic on my original post so you can see the scale), but I'm avoiding large bags. However, I don't want *too* small so it looks out-of-scale on my 5'7" frame. I think this bag has a little more presence in person because it has a zippered compartment on the back side of the bag (designed to hold an ipad or tablet) and it has some depth to it. Whenever I consider a bag now, I empty all the packing paper out of it and try out my belongings from my bag in it, just to see how it works for me. This one is nicely organized and just the right size for my needs.

I'm late but vote #1 with the others. xo

Metallic is a great idea for a fall neutral bag, I also like #1.

Janet - I don't quite have the hang of this forum and forget to check back if I comment on something. So anyway, I think the bag is stunning and doesn't at all look small in your photo and fits very well on you proportionally. I was just surprised when I saw it in person - maybe because it was next to the bigger totes. The Macy's SA could of course not be telling me all the facts but I did specifically ask her if the Coach bags would be included. Definitely worth a quick check to see if is! If not, you still have a stunning bag.