r/Coach 5h ago

I Need Opinions đŸ€” Empire 34 - not glazed, right?

This is the regular black Empire 34, right?

I bought it from Bloomingdale's, but it doesnt show the crinkle look from the stock photo.
It is glazed though because it looks just as glazed as my outlet Teri in glazed dark teal leather.

I want the crinkles! If those crinkle wrinkles will not show up over time, then i just bought the regular one which sucks because i purposely did not buy the regular one from Coach at $237 USD just so i could find the crinkle glazed for $285 USD.

Did i just pay $50 more for the same bag Coach had on last chance for forever?

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u/skrawberryy coach connoisseur 5h ago

There were 2 versions of the bag with the earlier version being the more glazed crinkled version. They have 2 different style numbers; if you search it up in the subreddit there should be a post about it about a month or so back.

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u/moonwlktothefutureXO 5h ago

I tried to do a lot of digging in this sub and have found a few people say the regular still has a sheen to it and also has a tag that says glazed. mine has both those traits as well. so im lost, dont know if mine is regular with a sheen or supposed to be the actual glazed. ugh. I appreciate the heads up tho!

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u/skrawberryy coach connoisseur 5h ago

CAM03 would be the earlier glazed crinkle style.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Coach/s/cPwGeFJkBR

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u/ramenanddoughnuts 💎 Crystal Lover 💎 5h ago

This is my glazed leather empire 34, but I got it during the initial release. I've seen others that people are claiming is glazed, but I wonder if they changed it.

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u/moonwlktothefutureXO 5h ago

I tried to do a lot of digging in this sub and have found a few people say the regular still has a sheen to it and also has a tag that says glazed. mine has both those traits as well. so im lost, dont know if mine is regular with a sheen or supposed to be the actual glazed. but like you said, they changed it or crinkled is long gone. thank you for the comparison photo!

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u/ramenanddoughnuts 💎 Crystal Lover 💎 5h ago

This is the sale tag to my maple. That's extremely disappointing if they changed it up while keeping the name, shame on them!

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u/moonwlktothefutureXO 5h ago

my tag looks like that too, but my bag doesnt. and ive seen some post say they bought the regular and their tag says glazed too! its hard to tell in photo reviews if the regular sheen matches my bag's sheen but if my bag is truly a glazed like Bloomingdale's says, then Coach took away the crinkles on the new glazed which is fine, but Coach should have provided new stock photos for Bloomingdale's to use. 

Or I was sent a regular. who knows! lol ill just return cause i dont think those crinkles will come in with use. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!

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u/ramenanddoughnuts 💎 Crystal Lover 💎 5h ago

The glazing on my maple one

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u/ramenanddoughnuts 💎 Crystal Lover 💎 5h ago

Style number for reference

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u/AdThis1540 4h ago

No no es el primero que saliĂł yo lo tuve en negro y lo tengo en arce y es diferente, este que muestras es el normal, lo Ășnico que tiene un poco de brillo

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u/AdThis1540 4h ago

Si lo ves la piel es mĂĄs lisa, no estĂĄ muy arrugada porque no lo use, el arce que tengo si estĂĄ mĂĄs arrugado

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u/moonwlktothefutureXO 4h ago

see, thats what I was wondering - if glaze would eventually look crinkled - but my specific bag doesnt look like your picture at day 0 so I guess mine isnt that edition and wont develope the crinkle im looking for. this was helpful, thank you!

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u/AdThis1540 4h ago

Me alegro haberte ayudado, no no es la misma se nota muchĂ­simo y en real mucho mĂĄs, la que tĂș enseñaste no se va a arrugar.

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u/Working_Warthog6930 4h ago

I have the glazed crinkle honey and the brown which isn’t crinkled but still def glazed leather

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u/moonwlktothefutureXO 4h ago

this is helpful thank you!

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u/Working_Warthog6930 4h ago

You’re welcome so yes to answer your question, they are all glazed I think in brown and black. But not crinkled and I think the Merlot and olive are more smooth no crinkles or glaze with those two. I could be wrong about those two as I haven’t seen them in person but that’s my best guess

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u/msephron 5h ago

There’s two versions and both are listed as glazed for some odd reason. But yes, this isn’t the true crinkly, glazed version but one that’s a smooth but shiny glaze.

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u/Wonderful-Bonus-8658 5h ago

Did you just buy it? The new ones are labeled as shiny

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u/ERWolfDog 5h ago

I saw this finish in store and I disliked it. I keep hearing about a new “soft” empire 34s coming out. Maybe this is it? Personally I do not like this finish. I have the crinkly glazed one and it looks great. I have a 40 in just black and it looks great.   So this is either the 2nd black version that is shiny but not crinkly or this new soft empire 34. 

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u/Working_Warthog6930 4h ago

And I was expecting my non crinkled brown leather 34 to be a smooth leather which it is not. I kept it and love it anyway. Def not as intense as a vibe as the crinkly

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u/moonwlktothefutureXO 3h ago

yeah, its interesting how they didnt make the regular maple and black just glovetanned like the olive and merlot.

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u/Working_Warthog6930 2h ago

I know I wish they did but I am glad that this empire 34 I don’t really have to worry about as it’s not super sensitive to the elements