Coach launches &Platform with Charli XCX, Angel Reese, and other Gen Z partners. The shift comes as parent Tapestry expects $7.95 billion in annual sales.
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Coach wants a different kind of relationship with Gen Z buyers. The handbag maker, owned by Tapestry, launched &Coach, a platform built around shared authorship and unfiltered storytelling. The goal is to position the brand as something consumers build into their own identity rather than a status symbol.
Charli XCX, the pop star heading into a new album rollout, is among the launch partners. Angel Reese, the WNBA rookie, is another. The roster also includes NASCAR driver Toni Breidinger, Korean pop group KiiiKiii, and pro basketball players Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd. The campaign was developed with United Talent Agency's Next Gen Practice and the creative agency Marcel, working directly with Gen Z creatives.
&Coach has a social-first structure – new @and.coach accounts on TikTok and Instagram serve as content hubs. Coach plans to build on the platform through more ambassadors, community participation, and cultural moments over time.
“This generation doesn’t want to inherit a prescribed version of aspiration – they want to shape identity for themselves, and they want to be part of the process,” said Coach CMO Joon Silverstein in a statement.
The &Platform follows an "Explore Your Story" spring 2026 campaign that used a similar co-creation angle. Bueckers and Lilas, a Japanese singer-songwriter, appeared in both. "It's so much more powerful when our consumers see themselves in the brand and feel like they are helping to build that brand together with us," Silverstein said during a Marketing Dive virtual event in February.
Coach is running this play from a position of strength. Revenue at the brand rose 31% year over year for Tapestry's fiscal 2026 third quarter, which ended March 28. Tapestry raised its full-year guidance, now expecting sales of about $7.95 billion. The parent company also owns Kate Spade New York. Softness elsewhere in luxury fashion has not spilled over onto Coach's side of the house yet.
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