Hermès Garden Party, black — partial re-dye and handle edge paint

A Hermès Garden Party in black canvas with black leather trim. Sun and rubbing had faded the canvas to a greyish black, and the glaze on the handle edges had worn away, exposing the cut leather.

The original black. The faded areas of the canvas were dyed, and the handle edges were re-glazed.

1. Cleaning
2. Colour matching
3. Dyeing the faded canvas areas
4. Re-glazing the handle edges
5. Finishing

The leather trim and the white stitching were kept free of colour.

The canvas reads as an even, deeper black, and the white stitching is still white.Before · photo 2 / After · photo 2

The handle edges can be seen in the second, third and sixth after photos.After · photo 3

There is no full after shot.After · photo 1

The leather corners also look darker, but the record does not mention any work on them.After · photo 4

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