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I don’t pretend to have much in common with celebrities, but there is one thing I share with some of fashion’s biggest stars: a love of the Coach Tabby bag .

Seen on Bella Hadid, Emily Ratajkowski , Jennifer Lopez, among several other famous fans (and slightly less famously, me), the Coach Tabby bag is in many ways, the story of a modern-day “It” purse. Introduced by creative director Stuart Vevers in Fall 2019, the Tabby has already seen several variations on a theme in its relatively young lifespan; in 2021, a soft, puffy "Pillow Tabby" was launched, followed by a quilted, chain-strap Tabby models in 2024. Years later, the bag continues to be a bestseller — which in an age of constantly-evolving trends, is no small feat.

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Let’s begin with the one that started it all: The Tabby Shoulder Bag 26 .…