Name: Yelena
Message: Hello. I have an ivory wedding dress that I want to dye red or black and wear it as an evening gown. Is it possible to do and if so, where can I do it? Are there companies that do that? Thank you.

It depends on what the dress is made of. It is easy to find a dyer who will dye a washable silk or cotton or rayon dress. It is exceedingly difficult to find a dyer who will dye a polyester dress, or a dress that is dry-clean-only.

Most of the people who ask this question have dry-clean-only polyester dresses, often lined with acetate which will shrink if the garment is dyed, which will make it unwearable. If a dress cannot be washed, even by hand, then it cannot be dyed.