I've been detailing, spa-ing, restoring and customizing authentic Hermes bags for over a decade and a half now. During that time I have also helped others in caring for their bags by teaching step by step care techniques.
Because so many have harmed their beautiful bags accidentally with the best intentions by using the incorrect products and techniques on their bags, I have developed the Luxury Again line of handy handbag care kits which can be used with confidence by even the most novice and or nervous luxury handbag owner.
But lets face it sometimes a bag is beyond restoring back to original, lets say for instance hair dye gets dumped all over a light colored bag while at the hair dresser or a bag gets tossed in to a swimming pool , run over by a car , slashed repeatedly and by a knife or falls off the side of a boat in to an ocean .. yes these things actually happened! you bring the bag for servicing and repair and Hermes might refuse to fix your bag... its simply too far gone so what can be done? Well I say sometimes a remaking or transforming such a bag is the way to go.
I have made "Art" Bags for clients and myself over the years many of the bags were in fact bags which needed to be transformed due to stains and accidents, I'd like to share some photos of some of these bags. I hope I don't shock you too much.
When a ruined bag gets transformed in to an art bag it can add new life, joy, hope and purpose to an otherwise destroyed bag.
Here are some photos of "Docride" Art bags
Spring Meadow Camo.^^^
Safari Kelly^^^
Lucky Girl ^^^^
Moon Child ^^^
Wild Garden Beautiful Chaos ^^^
You are a very talented artist, do the clients tell you what colours, patterns, subjects they want or do you have a free reins (pun intended !!!)on that ?
ReplyDeleteHey there!
DeleteSometimes I do a specific theme but most of the time I have free rein LOL
Hi there,
ReplyDeleteI chanced upon your blog and I'm very amazed by what you do. I've recently bought myself a few vintage hermes bags and one of them is a Herbag. The overall condition is great, expect for scratches on the leather flap portion of the bag. The leather portion is in dark blue and the scratches are rather visible. Would you happen to have any tips on how I could go about restoring the leather portion or lightening the scratches on the leather?
Hope to hear from you soon.
Sorry this is so late... You are not going to make the scratches go away, they'll stay. The good news is that the Her bag's leather is a wonderful saddle leather which gains a patina over time, and all those blemishes will eventually blend together to creat a unique patina. If the leather is natural undyed then using some saddle soap can help get the patina process underway. Keep in mind that the leather scratches will look darker after conditioning. and the distressed laid back look is what you'll have, Not a pristine sort of bag.. If you want a bag which will look better with care and polishing you might wish to try a colored finished leather bag rather than an unfinished undyed leather. All the best,doc
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