Many consumers are closing their pocketbooks this year, but Kathleen Sullivan is opening hers -- specifically, her $298 Op Art Chainlink Maggie handbag from Coach.

Bolstered by a recent promotion to senior international grant manager at Harvard University, the Attleboro, Mass., resident has purchased several Coach products, including a purse, a scarf, slippers, sneakers and rain boots. "I'm addicted," Sullivan says.