Chanel Reissue 227 bag - restore [if possible] or dye?
Hi - I have been considering doing something to reinvigorate this bag, and every time I do a search on restoring Chanel bags, I end up here. It is obvious you have helped so many, thank you!
So, before I take the plunge, and in light of your helpfulness, I thought I should reach out! I have a reissue bag that is in need of a lot of TLC. It has abrasions on the corners and throughout, ink underneath the flap, poor structure to the bottom and discoloration throughout.
As an ombre bag in cream / pink, I imagine a general "restore" may not work. One of my thoughts was to dye the bag black, with a metallic strip as is done in the photo I am attaching. Or, I would love to do a maroon metallic also as in the photo below. I am somewhat of an artist, so I have even considered trying to recreate an ombre but with darker colors to cover the rubbed parts, but I fear I would end up dying the bag one color anyways. Thoughts? Thank you!!
What I would like it to look like:
