Cole Haan - Paige Collection vs. Aerin Collection
While perusing through Cole Haan's site, I came across the Aerin Collection, their new collection for the Fall, which of course you can pre-order and receive by August 20th. What concerned me is that their Large Convertible Tote from the Aerin Collection (seen on the left) looks a lot like the Convertible Tote from their Paige Collection (seen on the right). Luxist featured the Paige Tote back in December 2006. And its an awesome bag, I use mine pretty much every day and it works well for traveling too. But why release the same back under a new name? If anyone knows the difference between these two bags please share because to me, they look exactly the same with the exception of one having a semi glaze finish and the other doesn't. And with a price difference of $25 and extra hoopla surrounding a new collection to arrive for the Fall, I wonder if this is a smart move on the part of the advertising & marketing team of Cole Haan? How can a company re-issue virtually the same bag and not think that customers will be upset and perhaps disappointed that the "new Fall Collection" is really a revamping of collections from the past? Perhaps it would have been better to actually feature a new collection with new designs. Just a thought.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
DanD Aug 9th 2007 9:19AM
This is typical Cole Haan. The last few years have been a complete downer for the company. The men’s line all have repeats in their shoe collection from the past 3 years. Cole Haan has been a disgrace to footwear and fashion accessories since Nike bought them. On the other hand Tumi is expanding their Luxury goods line and is coming out with great pieces such as their Voyager line.
Charlie Aug 9th 2007 1:05PM
The only difference I can spot is in the hardware that attaches the strap to the body of the bag. The bag from the Aerin collection uses strips of leather that are studded to function as a belt-loop as well, whereas the Paige collection bag lacks these "belt-loops". Although, it looks like they might be inside the bag instead of outwardly visible. Even with that small detail, this is little more than a re-name for a previously distributed bag... Sad, really.