Our Colour Matched Dyed Shoes - Hints & Tips

 

Dyeing Wedding Shoes

With our dyeing companies' extensive expertise in dyeing shoes and handbags we can match any colour to provide you with the perfect finishing touch to your wedding outfit. Below is some useful information which we recommend you read in full before purchasing your dyed items:

- Timescales
- Services Available
- Else branded items
- Swatches
- Colour Matching - White / Ivory shoes - Natural / Artificial Light
- Multiple Shoe Orders
- Protecting your Dyed Shoes / Handbags
- Dyeing Form / Disclaimer
- FAQs

 

Timescales

With a standard order Custom Dyed shoes take around 21 days from receipt of payment and Dying Order Form / swatch.

An express service is available at an additional cost, which takes approximately 7 working days from receipt of payment and Dying Order Form / swatch.

Rainbow Club also provides a 3 working day service but this is very expensive, if you require this very fast turn around please contact us for pricing.

 

Services Available (Dyeing Options)

Buy & Dye
If you have more than 3 weeks before your event, you can use the Buy & Dye Service. This service takes around 21 days from receipt of your completed Dyeing Order Form, swatch and payment.

Express Buy & Dye
If you have less than 3 weeks before your event, you should use the Express Buy & Dye Service. This service takes 7 working days from receipt of your completed Dyeing Order Form, swatch and payment.

Super Express Buy & Dye
If you have less than 1 week before your event, you need the Super Express Buy & Dye Service. This service takes 3 working days from receipt of your completed Dyeing Order Form, swatch and payment. This service is only available on Rainbow Club products.

Once Worn (including 2nd Dyeing)
If you have now worn your shoes and would like to have them dyed, you can use our "Once Worn" Dyeing Service. If the shoes have already been dyed once, as long as you have not used a protective spray on them, you can have them dyed again.

We advise that black is the best colour for "once worn" dyeing, particularly if the shoes have already been dyed.

 

Else branded Items

Else branded items include dyeing in the price, apart from white satin childrens shoes which cannot be dyed. If you require multiple items e.g. shoes and a handbag or more than 1 pair of shoes, to be dyed the same colour all items must be Else branded. We do not offer a mixed supplier dyeing service with the Else brand.

 

 

Swatches

Your swatch should be a piece of fabric a minumum of 1" square. If you do not have an appropriate swatch a piece of ribbon or reel of cotton can be used. We cannot send any paper or plastic items to our dyeing departments to use for colour matching.

 

Colour Matching - White / Ivory shoes - Natural / Artificial Light

Colour matching shoes is an art not a science and as there will be differences in fabrics between the dyeable bridal shoes and the outfit being matched, the items will never be an exact match, but it will be extremely close.

If you have a two-tone fabric the middle colour will be matched to. It is sometimes better therefore to provide a swatch of a single colour that you feel is the correct colour rather than the two-tone to ensure the colour match you require.

For the perfect match, it is recommended that you purchase off-white or ivory satin shoes as they will give the best result. White satin shoes have a blue hue which affects the final colour result. For example if you wish to dye white satin shoes gold , the result will have a greenish hue to them (gold and blue make green)!

Dyed items will look different from indoor to outdoor (natural lighting) as colour changes in different light settings. The presence of ultra-violet light in natural light cannot be avoided. Shoes and other accessories dyed beige, peach and taupe for example will take on a pinkish hue outside. In fact the colour will even appear different between shaded and direct sun light. It is usual to dye shoes to colour match in natural light.

 

 

Multiple Shoe Orders

Dye multiple items at the same time!
As dye batches may differ slightly, if you require multiple pairs of shoes dyeing, we advise that they are all dyed at the same time to enable the same batch of dye to be used on them all. We cannot guarantee an exact colour match to previously dyed items for items sent separately.

We advise selecting shoes and handbags from the same range or at least the same manufacturer otherwise there will be an additional charge as manufacturers charge a premium for dyeing other brands of shoe and to ensure a colour match across all the items they need to be dyed from the same dye batch. The premium charge will depend on the mix of brands. To assist when choosing your items to be dyed the manufacturer / brands are as follows:

Rainbow - Rainbow Couture; Rainbow Club; Else
Paradox - Benjamin Adams; Belle; Pink

Discounts!
We do offer discounts for orders which include over 3 pairs of shoes all being dyed. To find out more please ring us on 01283 534111 or e-mail us at enquiries@victoriabrookes.co.uk.

 

Protecting your Dyed Shoes / Handbags

Dyeable shoes are not water resistant and the dyes used are water soluble so, if your dyed items are exposed to water or heavy rain, the dye will bleed or stain. You can protect your dyeable bridal shoes with a water repellent spray. The shoes will not be waterproof but it will prevent staining. If you do treat your shoes after dyeing, the shoes cannot be re-dyed at a later date.

 

Dyeing Form / Disclaimer

As shoes & handbags are dyed at the customer's own risk, it is usual for the customer to be asked to sign a disclaimer prior to items being dyed. This will cover the various elements that can affect the dyeing result, for example:

•  The glue used in shoe manufacture often cannot be seen with the naked eye. All shoes are cleaned prior to dyeing but some spots cannot be removed and will only show up after dyeing. The dye will not impregnate glue, and as a result there may be patched where the dye does not take.

•  If the swatch provided is of a different fabric from the shoe we cannot guarantee the match due to the different composition of the fabric.

•  The dye used is water-soluble so will run in the rain. A water-protectant spray such as Kiwi will help to minimise runs but will not offer any guarantees.

•  Silk is a natural fibre and as such may have minor variations due to the slub retaining more colour. This is a natural feature and should not be seen as defective.

•  the colour result on bindings and trims may also differ in colour due to them being of different material to the base shoe / handbag.

To download a copy of the Dyeing Order Form, please click here. A copy of this form is sent to you when you place any order including a custom dyed item.