Coach x Selena Gomez

Pop star Selena Gomez takes on new role as handbag designer

Selena Gomez's Selena Grace handbag collection with Coach

The Selena Grace handbag will be in Coach stores on September 1, with pre-sale beginning on August 14.

Pop star Selena Gomez is debuting her first collaboration with accessories company Coach. It's the Selena Grace handbag, named after the star and "the quality she most embodies," according to a press release.

Silly me. I thought it was a nod to the Hermès Kelly handbag, which is named for iconic actress and princess Grace Kelly. After all, Gomez played a princess-like character named Grace in the 2011 movie Monte Carlo.

While the Hermès Kelly retails for upwards of five figures, the Coach Selena Grace costs $395, within the range of the Grand Prairie, Texas-raised singer's aspirational fans.

The double-handled carryall, which Gomez designed with Coach creative director Stuart Vevers, features several of the singer's personal touches. "Love yourself first" in her handwriting — a phrase inspired by one of her tattoos — is embossed on the base of the bag, and the empowering message “To be you is to be strong” is sewn on a patch inside. The bag also includes a handtag featuring her signature.

“I’m very excited for everyone to finally see the design Stuart and I worked on together,” Gomez said in a statement. “I can’t wait to carry it — it’s totally versatile, perfect to wear day-to-night, and it goes with everything.”

The handbag, which will be in Coach stores on September 1 with pre-sale beginning on August 14, comes in three colors: Black cherry, white, and red. Fans can go on coach.com now through August 22 to register for a chance to win a signed Selena Grace bag and a trip for two to meet Gomez on September 13 at Coach House on Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Gomez's collaboration with Coach also includes a limited edition collection of small leather goods and accessories, including wristlets, key chains, and coin purses.

What's more, Gomez is appearing in the brand's fall 2017 ad campaign and is partnering with the Coach Foundation in its support of Step Up, a national organization dedicated to the empowerment of teen girls from under-resourced communities.

Coach made news earlier this year when it acquired Kate Spade for $2.4 billion.

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Unique new coffee shop to open inside Coach handbag store in Allen

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Chocolate bag at Coach Coffee Shop

There's a new coffee shop coming to DFW that's riding a hot trend: It's called The Coach Coffee Shop, and it's opening inside the Coach store at Allen Outlet Malls at 820 W. Stacy Rd., where it will debut in summer 2026.

Coach is famous for its collector handbags, but the shop is a new venture for the company, in its efforts to court younger customers and entice them to stick around. There are currently six locations across the U.S., including one in Austin, which opened at The Domain in 2025. But the company has plans to add many more locations around the world, an expansion into tactile experiences to enhance retail sales.

The menu features coffee, espresso drinks like cappuccinos and lattes, cold brew, matcha lattes with rotating seasonal flavors, and iced beverages. The chain has partnered with Stumptown Coffee Roasters, the highly regarded bean purveyor based in Portland, Oregon, to craft an exclusive Coach Coffee blend that's served in the store, described thusly:

"Featuring notes of rich milk chocolate, sweet toffee, and finishes with sparkling blood orange, the blend is a beautiful balance of flavors from Latin America and Indonesia. Bold and versatile, the blend brews both a classic, everyday drip coffee and an elegant espresso."

Coach Coffee Shop will sell Stumptown coffee beansCourtesy

They also serve pastries, the selection of which varies by store, but might include salted chocolate chip cookies, blueberry muffins, vegan carrot cake muffins, cinnamon rolls, savory scones, ham & cheese croissant, and soft-serve in waffle cones.

There are two signature items:

Tabby Cake — an adorable chocolate treat shaped like Coach’s trademark Tabby bag
Lil Miss Jo Cookie — an edible version of the chain's coffee-cup animated mascot used in their ad campaigns

The coffee shop will be located inside the store, and construction is already underway.

With the opening, Coach joins a big trend of cafes located inside high-fashion retailers such as Prada, Chanel, and Dior, which debuted a rare location of Cafe Dior By Dominique Crenn — featuring a menu designed by the acclaimed chef — at their store in Highland Park Village in 2025.

According to a release, in addition to the Coach Coffee Shop, two other new stores are opening at Allen Outlet Malls: Timberland Outlet, known for creating rugged outdoor gear for men, women and children, opening next to Bath & Body Works; and Psycho Bunny, cult menswear brand that debuted in New York in 2005, opening next to Karl Lagerfeld.

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