A Guide to Dyeing Wedding Shoes

The wedding plans are coming together and there's only one major thing left to do: Locate the shoes and have them dyed-to-match the bridesmaids' dresses. The same can be said for proms, pageants, or any special event requiring a matching ensemble, and the following guidelines will make purchasing and dyeing the items a little less hectic.

Shoe Stores: Many retail shoe centers offer fabric/satin footwear, made specifically for the dyeing process, with purses to match. The cost of these products range from inexpensive to very pricey. The retailer will color the articles too, sometimes charging a fee for the dyeing service, and sometimes not. Although your color choices are limited to pre-measured chart colors, the match should be more than satisfactory. Some shoe stores also dye fabric items not purchased at their location.

Department Stores: These retail centers can be a good choice to visit, because some stores offer premixed dyes, perfectly matching the color of any one particular dress. Although there may be limited dress styles, the dyeing is performed in the store, or you can do them yourself, the ease of having the shoes or purses dyed in this manner saving time and money.

Other than the fabric dyeing kits found in craft stores and grocery stores (such as RIT), this method of dyeing fabric footwear and purses is the only one of its kind offered to the do-it-yourself consumer. Department stores without this particular type of dyeing process offer similar dyeing services as found in the retail shoe store, or may utilize an outside source.

Bridal Shops: Caters to every need of the bride and bridesmaid, proms and pageantry, offering in-house dyeing, or allows the customer to visit a business proffering dyeing services, such as shoe repair shops.