The clinic cleaned the bag and matched the colour to the rest of the leather, then added colour to the area that was stained.
The UK-based Handbag Clinic has opened its first international outlet in Qatar .The facility is located on Haloul Street, Villa 31 in Al Mamoura area. The second outlet will open in the Al-Hazm Mall, which is all set to be Qatar’s newest luxury retail destination.
Handbag Clinic is specialised in the cleaning services, repair and restoration, colour change, hardware and stitching of designer handbags and leather fashion accessories. The clinic works on the most prominent and well respected design houses in the world.
Sagar Mehra , Operations Manager at Handbag Clinic told The Peninsula: “Constant issue for our local customers is dye transfer on to luxury handbags from black Abayas. As of yet there is no solution in Qatar for these marks and this is a constant issue, as these ladies wear this attire every day. With no recognised professional service being offered, consumers are left with little option but to try to avail services directly from the fashion brand or travel to nearby countries such as Dubai and Kuwait.”
“Consumers will be offered dedicated services for all their handbag and shoe requirements in a professional and efficient manner. We will offer the Qatar market the option of two strategic locations in order to offer the best service and to successfully become the first company to launch offering this business model,” he added.
Cleaning inside and outside the bag costs QR 250 while full cleaning is offered at the price of QR 440. Cleaning with touch up costs QR 850 and colour transformation of bags and shoes cost QR 2100. Diamond service is provided at the price of QR 1000. Red sole repair of shoes costs QR 178.
Handbag specialists clean all materials including leather, fabric, suede, nubuck, Lambskin and vachetta. Cleaning the exterior of a bag removes surface dirt while cleaning the interior can get rid of common stains such as make-up , ink, perfume, greasy/ dark handles, food , water and drink stains.
Transformation of even the worst old and damaged bag into a condition which is as close to brand new as possible is available at clinic, claims of the operators. Whatever the issue, handbag will be restored using proven, specialist procedures by expert team. Damage repair includes worn corners, ripped piping, color loss, Rips, tears and holes while structural work includes replacement of linings, re-wax edges, replace handle and replace panels.
