Showcasing our shoe and handbag repairs with before and after photos
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This Hermès Garden Party tote bag was in need of a thorough clean and colour restoration, due to the accumulation of dirt and marks on the canvas and the loss of colour on the corners of the leather base. We cleaned and conditioned the canvas and leather before recolouring / refinishing the discoloured leather.
The leather woven through the chain strap on this Chanel bag was heavily worn, with discolouration and tears in several areas. We replaced the woven leather with an entirely fresh, stronger Kangaroo leather in a matching colour.
The zipper on this Gucci handbag had broken, with missing teeth preventing the bag from being zipped shut. We removed the old zipper and replaced it with an entirely new one, retaining the original zipper pull.
The piping around the bottom corners of this Prada Galleria tote handbag had torn right off, leaving the metallic spring interior exposed. We repaired the piping, using thin leather patches to seal up the tears and reinforce the piping.
The piping on one of the corners of this Gucci Soho disco bag was torn, with the outer layer of leather worn through. We repaired and reinforced the piping by covering the damaged area with a thin leather patch.
The wax edging on the leather straps of this DKNY Bryant tote bag had come apart, leaving the leather dangerously exposed to irreversible damage with continued use. We carefully re-waxed the edging on the straps.
This Maison Margiela 5AC was in great shape but the hardware connecting the handles to the handle mount, and thereby the body of the bag, had broken. We repaired the hardware and re-secured the handle to the bag.
The hardware connecting the strap to the body of this iconic Christian Dior Saddle bag had broken off, with the screws holding its pieces together having fallen and gone missing. We repaired the hardware, replacing the missing screws.
This Valentino Daphne studded leather handbag became essentially unusable when the strap connector (aka strap mount) tore, leaving the strap with nothing to hook into. We crafted a replacement strap connector from a fresh piece of leather and stitched that into place, along the original stitching lines.
The epi leather on this Louis Vuitton Twist bag was torn at the seam around the bottom of the bag. We repaired the torn leather, installing an interior leather patch which we used to seal up the tear and reinforce the area.
