Givenchy Nightingale — re-dyed from bronze to black

A Givenchy Nightingale in metallic bronze leather. The metallic surface had worn and turned blotchy, so the colour was uneven.

The whole bag was taken to black — a change to a darker colour.

In the photos it reads as a metallic mix of olive and brown, unevenly blotched.Before · photo 8

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

The metallic layer was settled first; left in place, it would have shown gold through the black.

The dye was worked in so the soft, slouchy grain stayed supple.

The 4G logo plate on the handle was left untouched.

Shot on the same studio set from the same front angle, the whole bag reads as an even black and the logo plate is still gold.Before · photo 8 / After · photo 7

No particular limits were noted. Any difference the leather keeps is explained before work begins.

The comparison pair (before photo 8, after photo 7) was shot on the same studio set from the same front angle.

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