Chanel Coco Handle in caviar — re-dyed from beige to black

A Chanel Coco Handle in beige caviar with a black handle. The bottom corners and flap edges were worn and soiled, and the request was to make it black.

Black — a change from beige to a darker colour. The black handle and the gold-tone turn-lock and chain were left as they were.

1. Cleaning
2. Preparing the base
3. Dyeing black
4. Finishing

The base was prepared first so no brown cast would show through.

The dye was applied so the caviar grain stayed visible.

With the flap open and from the front, the whole body is black and the caviar grain is visible.Before · photo 4 / After · photo 4

How far the corner wear was improved was not recorded separately — please judge from the photos.

The same spot, shot from a similar angle. An overlay opens once the two photos have been checked for alignment.