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It's one of the few coach bags I've bought on sight and I think I'll carry it for years. Definitely worth it IMO","subreddit":"handbags"},{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Coach/comments/1erg8qg/honest_review_of_the_brooklyn_39/lhzk0jd/","type":"comment","title":"Brooklyn 39 for work and travel: lightweight and comfortable","author":"Content-Feedback-171","ref_id":"r_e_3","thread":{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Coach/comments/1erg8qg/honest_review_of_the_brooklyn_39/","title":"honest review of the brooklyn 39","subreddit":"Coach"},"excerpt":"I bought the 39 in maple for work and travel. It can be a little awkward to get a bigger laptop in it (I have a 15inch MacBook Pro), however I find that because this bag is so much lighter than my other totes for work it is way more comfortable to wear which makes up for that. It is easier for me to navigate around people when taking public transit because of how slender the design is vs my other totes (Rae tote being my normal go to). 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Well, take a look at Coach’s website. The Brooklyn Shoulder Bag 28, maple and suede colors, are sold out."}],"leather_dictates_design_simplicity_is_the_appeal":[{"url":"https://world.coach.com/pt/shop/get-inspired/the-brooklyn-bag","quote":"“There was something about the material that really asked for a simplicity. 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It’s a beautiful detail and it cinches the bag in at the top, but the sides are still pretty open."},{"url":"https://betterreport.com/longchamp-le-pliage-review/","quote":"A zip closure offers additional protection from the elements, and also means no curious hands can grab anything in a crowd."}],"weight_and_unlined_construction":[{"url":"https://sandraskaar.com/coach-brooklyn-tote-review-28-vs-39/","quote":"The weight of these bags is almost negligible for them being full leather. Because they aren’t lined, you save a lot of weight on that, and they really are fantastic if you want a comfortable carry without adding unnecessary weight (like chains and a suede lining often does)."},{"url":"https://www.luxtodo.com/2025/12/30/coach-tabby-vs-brooklyn-comparison/","quote":"Brooklyn 28 | 20cm (7.9″) | 28cm (11.0″) | 14cm (5.5″) | 25cm (9.8″) | 0.5kg"}],"longchamp_le_pliage_medium_large":[{"url":"https://betterreport.com/longchamp-le-pliage-review/","quote":"BUY MEDIUM FOR $150 AT LONGCHAMP"},{"url":"https://betterreport.com/longchamp-le-pliage-review/","quote":"BUY LARGE FOR $165 AT LONGCHAMP"},{"url":"https://thecoachbags.com/coach-brooklyn-bag/","quote":"Natural Grain Leather: A Natural Choice. Our semi-vegetable tanned Natural Grain Leather has a classic softly textured feel and unique character – for a perfectly classic Coach bag"}],"on_body_shape_vs_fold_away_storage":[{"url":"https://sandraskaar.com/coach-brooklyn-tote-review-28-vs-39/","quote":"the base is so well reinforced that I think even if the body of the bag would relax, this bag still stands up on its own."},{"url":"https://betterreport.com/longchamp-le-pliage-review/","quote":"When you’re not using the Le Pliage, you can fold it up into a small square and keep it together with a nifty snap 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