HANDBAG repair and restoration FORUM

Check it out - register and get all the answers to your handbag questions...

http://lovinmybags.com/phpBB3

See you there :-)

Barbara
Lovin My Bags

Handbag Cleaning Blog

I am currently working on a BLOG for handbag cleaning advice. It will be at www.cleaninghandbags.com.

I encourage anyone who has handbags and purses that need cleaning and want advice on how and what to do for their handbags post those questions on this blog. I will be live online at certain hours to anwers questions as they are posted.

See you there
Barbara
Lovin My Bags

Lovin My Bags not associated with Loving My Bag UK

Please be advised that there is an impostor out there! Lovin My Bags is not associated with Loving My Bag in the UK!!
Lovin My Bags is a Registered TRADEMARK of Lovin My Leather LLC DBA Lovin My Bags in the USA.

We have requested that they stop using our name - we will hopefully have this resolved shortly.

For those of you who are my faithful customers - thanks for the head's up on this situation -

Sincerely Barbara
Lovin My Bags
Founder

Lovin My Bags at Rebecca Minkoff NY

Come to the Sample Sale at Rebecca Minkoff where Lovin My Bags will be there with Special Handbag Beauty Care Products to help maintain and protect these beautiful leather bags!


Wednesday NOV 19 from 6 PM -12 AM
Thursday and Friday NOV 20, 21 from 9:30 AM to 8 PM
Saturday Nov 22 from 11 AM to 6 PM
Sunday Nov 23 from 11 AM to 6 PM

Nordstrom and Lovin My Bags

On August 2, 2008 - Matthew Powell of Nordstrom's Tyson's Corner, VA, will be presenting the FALL line of Designer Handbags and will be hosting a "Lovin My Bags" event!!!
I will be there to talk about handbag care and present to you all the latest product available; you will see a handbag "half restored" - it will be passed around so that you can see and feel what our restorations are like.

The Power Point presentation will show some before and afters along with the do's and don'ts updates.

There will also be a draw for $200 worth of Lovin my Bags Products - if you are interested in attending please call Matthew at Nordstrom's at 703-761-1121 to register - seating is limited!

See you there!
Barbara

Lamb Skin Cleansing Product from Lovin My Bags!

LAMB SKIN - Ah, the beauty and the softness and the seduction....but how do you keep it from stains and wear and protect it from day to day use...
Lovin My Bags has found a solution. We have created a Lamb Skin Cleanser for all the Chanels, the new Balenciagas and even the Valentino's and Jimmy Choo bags that are so delicate only the most advanced leather technology can be used on them - yes Lovin My Bags has it.
The LambCaress cleanser and conditioner is the answer to all delicate lambskin bags and those bags that just need special care.

We are excited to offer this unique product - after years of research and development. At Lovin My Bags we "never give up" until we create a solution to any leather problem.

Soon to come is a Patent Leather program for restoration ...I will keep you posted!

Love
Barbara

Lovin My Bags has moved to NY State

It's been a while!!! But we are now settled in Youngstown NY and Lovin My Bags is booming!!
We have new products for you and we our restoration services are evolving daily, thanks to my Italian manufacturer who keeps me posted on the new Designer leathers that are in the works!!

Ah Italy! How I miss the fun of designing my own leather bags - oh well some day ... in the meantime I will continue to help restore and beautify all of my "bag ladies' " bags :-)

Cheers,
Barbara

Lovinmybags restoration Hayden Harnett

Hayden Harnett before and after:

Here are some more photos - it's sometimes difficult to get good photos of restorations because the color is in the light source and flash bulbs can created a completely different impression than in person - but here are a couple of bags that came out ok in the photos:

Hayden Harnett's leather here is a cationic finished leather - very soft - like butter, with very strong properties and takes refinishing very well.

This leather was as soft after restoration as it was before...great bag to work on. This was a 2 color process - base and print.

Balenciaga Handles - de-oiling!

Many wonder what happens to your Balenciaga handles when we de-oil them. Well here it is. A white magic powder is combined with a oil extracting solution to pull out all the oil and dirt from the handles. Messy? You bet! Worth it? Absolutely.
Why the sunglasses - well the heat lamps help to get that oil moving - so it is bright in the handle treatment centre!! :-)
Cheers!

Barbara and Bags

Hi Ladies!

Here I am with all your handbags to restore- lots of work!!

Hermes in need of work

Here is a work in progress...It was covered with "shoe polish" a big NONO!!
Stay tuned for the "after" photo!

Here are some closeups of the black over red :

Handbag redyed to original color - Balenciaga

Another way to get your bag looking great is to have it restored to the original color. With the Balenciaga bags the challenge is to duplicate the distressed look of the leather. This involves matching the base color, and the print then doing artistic renderings to simulate the original. The high gloss on these bags must be duplicated as well to get the "look" just right.

This is one of the most complicated restoration jobs we have. At $425.00 for a full restoration it is always a labor of love - involving over 40 hours of work to complete.

Before - Balenciaga Bubble gum pink has yellowed from oxidation

Here the Bubblegum pink is restored to match the color of the mirror.

Redye Handbag - Color Change by LOVINMYBAGS

Lovinmybags can do color change to bags - redying them to the color of choice.

There are some things you must think about before proceeding to color change any of your bags:

1. Previous color: if the bag is going from light to dark you need to consider the color of the stitching (some stitching does not take color, the zipper color and any other accoutrements that may clash with the color you are thinking of going to.



2. The amount of hardware and pockets add to the labor cost and will be pricy for a color change.

In the following example, this veg tanned Bottega was a multi colored bag previously - it had pinks, purple and tan colors running through it. To take it to a solid pink was a good choice of color. The Pink color was matched to a Bottega Pink found in their catalogue

The results were wonderful - with the lack of hardware the price of this procedure was kept under $500.00 and the bag looks like new.

Here is the catalogue (background of the photo) that we were asked to match to.

For more about redying your handbag contact info@lovinmybags.com