Prada nylon handbag — beige nylon re-dyed black

A Prada handbag with a beige nylon body and black leather trim. The pale nylon had yellowed, and the base and corners were soiled.

From beige to black to match the trim — a change to a darker colour. Only the nylon was dyed.

In the intake photos the nylon reads as a yellowed, faded beige.Before · photo 9

1. Cleaning
2. Mixing a colour for nylon
3. Dyeing black
4. Finishing

Nylon does not take leather dye well, so the colour was mixed from a dye suited to nylon.

The leather trim and the stitching were kept free of colour, and the triangle logo and the lock were left as they were.

In the same studio, from the same front angle, the nylon is now black, while the white stitching and the triangle logo are unchanged.Before · photo 9 / After · photo 8

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

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