That bag looks new!! Wow. I’m impressed. I’ve hear some negative feedback on them but I would certainly send my bags to them given your experience!I’ve actually had two Chanel bags and a Chanel card case dyed but all to their original color. My grey jumbo was preloved and arrived horribly scratched (not as described by Reebonz. They were horrible to deal with. The bag took weeks to get to me, they said it came with the dust bag and it didn’t and the bag was supposed to be lien new and showed up looking like it had been used as a football. Their customer service was slippery and I had to fight to get a tiny partial refund to pay for the refurbishing.) I kept it because the ‘07 bijoux chain is hard to find and the bag was otherwise in great condition. Here are photos. It was perfectly restored by Leather Surgeons. View attachment 4317869View attachment 4317870View attachment 4317871View attachment 4317872 View attachment 4317873
And the final product.View attachment 4317874 I also had my gold Boy touched up on the edges by Leather Surgeons to look brand new.
More dying: I have a pink Chanel card case that I cleaned to aggressively after dye transfer from jeansso I also had that recolored.
Lastly I had the top flap of the currently-in-play ivory bag re-colored as it was also preloved and came in with sun fading on the top flap. Leather Pros did the wonderful work on the last two items.
These experiences turned out really well. (Though the stress made me much less likely to buy preloved bags.)
So, I feel pretty comfortable that the bag can be dyed well in a non metallic color.
I’m just wondering if the contrast with the interior would be too much for a navy. And, I’m open to hearing if another color may be even prettier.
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Congrats!! Are your big house projects two different ones or did you both want to do the same thing? Exciting to have things to look forward to, including presents!Two other notes
First, Mr. S and I were just talking about how we want to spend our disposable this year. We want to do a big house project and both of us have a relatively expensive want on our wish lists. So, we decided to get those for each other as combo bday / Christmas presents. And, we both are still working on our wardrobe updates. Those aren’t cheap propositions.
Soooooo...the upshot of this is we can’t spend on random other stuff. So, for the first time I’m going on (quasi) ban island.No new bags for me this year unless it’s a one in / one out situation.
And, I just sold 2 bags. Yippee! They were bags that I thought I sold last year but because of a number of factors still own. ONE IS THE CELINE!!!I took a serious bath on it but, it’s still outta here as of tomorrow. Someone got a crazy good deal on that bag. But, these don’t count on my one in one out for this year. Lol!
Now, I just have the 2 Proenza Schoulers and 1 MK to sell and I am DONE with selling for the foreseeable future!!! Whoop!! I sorta kinda am thinking I might sell my big Jimmy Choo biker hobo because I just struggle with the black hole that is this slouchy bag. But, we’ll see. I really do love it.
I think Navy would be fabulous but truthfully I would just sell it. I know it has the chain that you love but it seems to many things could go wrong. Even though the others came out well, I would still be nervous. Go with your gut though, if you think they can do as good a job again then go for it.Ok. Now I’m waffling. Lol! Since I realized I can just dye the ivory bag, I’m thinking of other potential colors.
I was originally thinking pink. Something like this color.View attachment 4317748
But, I have three pink bags - a hot pink Dior, salmon pink Prada and today’s pale pink Fendi. In a collection of 26 bags - of which 7 are black, do I need a 4th pink?
Last year I wore my pink bags a total of 13 times. So, probably not.
I thought about green which is a color I want in my wardrobe. But, a big green Chanel flap seems a bit much.Plus, while I love the color green, I’m not sure how much I’ll wear a green bag.
The two other colors I very much want to add are bordeaux and navy. I don’t see this bag looking good in bordeaux. And, I have a red Chanel jumbo. So, nix the burgundy.
Where I think I’m going to land is a rich navy. I just asked if I can do this color. Even cooler if I can get a metallic sheen.View attachment 4317743
The only question on navy for me is around the interior which is a light caramel color. It makes a nice contrast with the ivory. View attachment 4317747 But, would it be too much contrast with the navy? Perhaps not since many black Chanel bags have red lining. And, all my Miss Diors have a leather lining in a contrasting color.
With the dying, I worry a teeny bit about someone thinking the bag is fake but, I can’t let that stop me from getting the right color for me.
I’m open into any and all thoughts. I think I’m going to post in the Chanel forum and see what people think.
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I am rather frustrated myself. My new silver backpack arrived complete with perfume smell and tag removed and tucked in a pocket. I paid full retail for it so I am not a happy camper. I even sold my leopard one before hand so it would be one in one out. Ugh!
I’ve read some negative feedback on Leather Surgeons as well which gives me pause. I think I really would go with Leather Pros.
And, it’s one house project and one gift each.
Oh no! Can’t you send it back and get a replacement? It’s obviously a return.
And, I appreciate your caution on the bag. I am nervous about dying but, I really don’t want to sell and hunt anymore. I’d rather take a chance on it. My back up is dying it black if I don’t like the color I choose or if the vendor I select does a bad job. In any case, I don’t have to decide today. But, I am leaning heavily in that direction.
We are going to try to do the hour drive and bring it to back to them. The reason I ordered it in store was that they did not have one in store. I will see today if I can get there.I’ve read some negative feedback on Leather Surgeons as well which gives me pause. I think I really would go with Leather Pros.
And, it’s one house project and one gift each.
Oh no! Can’t you send it back and get a replacement? It’s obviously a return.
And, I appreciate your caution on the bag. I am nervous about dying but, I really don’t want to sell and hunt anymore. I’d rather take a chance on it. My back up is dying it black if I don’t like the color I choose or if the vendor I select does a bad job. In any case, I don’t have to decide today. But, I am leaning heavily in that direction.
Regarding your bag I think the backup plan if it does not come out well is a good one. I don't know much about chanel but does it lose a lot of value if you dye it?
I used my Black Box Kelly while I was home in Michigan for the weekend, so I think I just have maybe one more use of my Birkin 25 before I’ve completed the New Year New Bag challenge! I have a dinner party on Saturday so that will be the perfect opportunity. Next, I want to get some good use out of my red Kelly sellier with gold hardware. It’s a smooth leather so I’m nervous to use it. Such a beautiful bag!!
I don’t know if anyone here likes trying to make “healthier” desserts but right now I am obsessed with this recipe I found a couple days ago for cookies. It’s a cup of almond butter (I used peanut butter), a cup of unsweetened coconut flakes, 1/3 cup of maple syrup, 1 egg, 1 tsp pure vanilla extract, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1 dark chocolate bar chopped up, and sea salt sprinkled on top. Oven preheated to 350 and they only need to cook for 10 mins. I ate 4 last night before they were cooled and set, and now I’ve eaten one from the fridge this morning. Delish!
I don’t know if anyone here likes trying to make “healthier” desserts but right now I am obsessed with this recipe I found a couple days ago for cookies. It’s a cup of almond butter (I used peanut butter), a cup of unsweetened coconut flakes, 1/3 cup of maple syrup, 1 egg, 1 tsp pure vanilla extract, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1 dark chocolate bar chopped up, and sea salt sprinkled on top. Oven preheated to 350 and they only need to cook for 10 mins. I ate 4 last night before they were cooled and set, and now I’ve eaten one from the fridge this morning. Delish!
They lose some value if they are dyed. It really depends on the bag, the color and the dye job. If it’s black I may get more than it being ivory.
Whoops! I forgot I was doing the red color challenge. Yikes! I’ve only worn one of three.
I am not 10000% sure but I don't believe that Leather Surgeon's will redye a bag to a different color. They also won't dye a bag if it has already been dyed/touched up by someone other than them. I think this ivory bag is gorgeous but I totally get why you would rather redye than rehome. I would just urge extreme caution because in my experience a completely redyed bag doesn't feel anything like an untouched bag (texture wise). I cant wait to see what you decide!Ok. Now I’m waffling. Lol! Since I realized I can just dye the ivory bag, I’m thinking of other potential colors.
I was originally thinking pink. Something like this color.View attachment 4317748
But, I have three pink bags - a hot pink Dior, salmon pink Prada and today’s pale pink Fendi. In a collection of 26 bags - of which 7 are black, do I need a 4th pink?
Last year I wore my pink bags a total of 13 times. So, probably not.
I thought about green which is a color I want in my wardrobe. But, a big green Chanel flap seems a bit much.
The two other colors I very much want to add are bordeaux and navy. I don’t see this bag looking good in bordeaux. And, I have a red Chanel jumbo. So, nix the burgundy.
Where I think I’m going to land is a rich navy. I just asked if I can do this color. Even cooler if I can get a metallic sheen.
The only question on navy for me is around the interior which is a light caramel color. It makes a nice contrast with the ivory. View attachment 4317747 But, would it be too much contrast with the navy? Perhaps not since many black Chanel bags have red lining. And, all my Miss Diors have a leather lining in a contrasting color.
With the dying, I worry a teeny bit about someone thinking the bag is fake but, I can’t let that stop me from getting the right color for me.
I’m open into any and all thoughts. I think I’m going to post in the Chanel forum and see what people think.
I think you are right in that Leather Surgeons won’t change the color (or any other element of a Chanel. But, I sent them the email just in case.
With the texture change, this could be a positive. The soft nature of the bag is really soft. I’d like it to be a bit firmer. And, unlike with my lamb bags, I’m not as maniacal about hand feel of the leather.
I think that if I go into this expecting a visually beautiful result with some significant loss in softness of texture that my expectations can be met.
But, yea. Selling and buying something else doesn’t make sense to me on this bag. I would lose perhaps $500 then have to spend $3-5K to get another Chanel I would be happy with (I’m lucky I like single flaps which are less expensive because they aren’t only available preloved). So I could be out $3500-$5500 and have the buying and hunting hassle factors. I’d be out of pocket even more if I got a Boy Bag. Alternatively, I could spend $200, recolor the bag and be genuinely happy with it. So it seems worth the risk.
I returned the perfumed backpack I received. I guess they could see I literally just received it. They apologized and took it back. I am disappointed but I am not ordering another one. Will look and see if I can find something that is in stock so I can look it over and that doesn’t have an odor.