COOL, soft, casual designs are the essence of Coach's Spring/Summer 2003 season. Coach continues to offer new collections that highlight chic and functional fashion.

　　This season's classic colour palette features khaki, camel, saddle and doe, while introducing clear ocean colours like pool, marine, celery, grass and crisp white. Spectacle, colour blocking and stripes encompass these colors and add another visual dimension to the collection.

　　"The latest collection is young, fun and feminine," said Reed Krakoff, executive creative director for Coach. "For spring/summer the collection is wearable, understandable fashion for the consumer who wants pieces that make sense. The soft, drapy bags are chic and tailored but also casual and sporty. The chunky hardware and great variety of fabrics, colours and details keeps the collection exciting and new."

　　Coach has done it again this season with the new Soho collection. Taking a stroll through Coach's archives, the Soho collection features soft, round, modern silhouettes highlighted by its hardware, colours and attitude.

　　The vast collection of totes and hobos features an excellent collapsible zipper closure for extra security. Coach's iconic double-faced cotton twill fabric, contrasting with the fun fashion colours in the interiors of the bags, is complete with a chunky Soho buckle.

　　Coach Signature evolves to a new dimension with the introduction of the Mini Signature Coach springs seasonal chic

　　Collection. The collection takes the "C" to a smaller scale, appearing more like a pattern than a graphic logo. The Mini Signature collection is offered in Coach's very successful Ergo silhouette, as well as on larger totes and an array of small leather goods.

　　Coach, long recognized for its exceptional tote collection, has updated the Hamptons Collection by adding the Hamptons Weekend tote collection. With preppy details, iconic to Coach's Hampton collection, the Weekend collection is offered in a new versatile, nylon, water repellant fabric in three sizes. The contrast leather trims and stitching, metal snap closure, webbing details, and the Signature C interiors lend a young and fun look of the collection. The soft, casual and sporty collection is great for everyday, work, the gym, shopping or a trip to the beach.

　　Very fashionable and very cool, the new Coach Straw Basket offers fun shapes and a fresh new look for a chic day at the beach or a whimsical day about town. Handwoven out of natural straw, the basket is large enough to hold everything for a daily outing. Finished with a leather trim, chunky nickel hardware and lined with Coach's Optic "C" print, this collection of bags will make a statement in any summer wardrobe.

　　Fresh for spring, the small leather goods collection completes the look this summer with a fresh, chic twist to the Polished Calfskin Collection. The collection offers sophisticated styles with an updated look for small leather goods, characterized by their outstanding detail and craftsmanship. Building on the success of Coach's small leather goods, this collection adds colour and updates the look with vibrant colors and new hardware.

　　Coach, with headquarters in New York, is a leading American marketer of fine accessories and gifts for women and men. It announced the opening of its first domestic Chinese store located in Shanghai Times Square recently.

　　(Star News)