Announcements
Growing Team!
We'll soon have a Team page introducing Stephanie and Morgan. Stephanie is heading up Customer Care and is absolutely gifted with the kind of wise compassion that our clients need and deserve. Morgan is a talented Dye Tech and Creative Assistant coming to us from University of Houston. We're so honored to have them contribute to an ever-improving level of service!
Gown Builder Update
We're hard at work uploading the 300+ design elements into the Gown Builder software. We've temporarily disabled the Builder page until all elements are added, to eliminate confusion. Join our newsletter and follow us on Instagram to be notified when our affordable custom design solution is live!
Tariff Policy
We're dedicated to navigating the daily, rapidly changing costs of manufacturing fairly and with transparency. As we are the importer, we have the freedom to invoice the exact tariff charged to our clients, without markup. For all orders already in transit, we'll be absorbing the price difference, even at the 104% rate live as of 4/9, equating to thousands in unexpected expense. For new orders, we will invoice the variable pricing for shipping and import upon arrival. This is with the hope that with time, the absurdly high rate will come down before new orders arrive. We know the information available can be murky and welcome your questions. We are monitoring developments very closely, even testing with additional production partners in Turkiye and Columbia. Our Chinese factory partners are a valued part of our team, however, and their dependability isn't something we intend to abandon. Part of ethical manufacturing is remembering every team is made of people and relationships.
We do not anticipate a price increase for dye services at this time. All services are performed in-house here in metro Houston, so tariffs only relate to our cost of dye itself and the potential for inflation necessitating increased labor costs.
Dye Lab Rush Availability
Discuss availability in your consult.
$250 Super Rush (2-Day turnaround)
$100 2-week Rush
Go ahead and schedule your complimentary Zoom consultation now, and we can help you plan timeline logistics. We work from a production schedule that doesn't necessitate your gown being present for you to claim a spot in the queue. We have October brides scheduled for dyeing in June, for instance, whose gowns are still in production from their designers.
3/31/25:
Dye Lab News:
Change in our acceptance of some fibers:
Viscose/Rayon (some crepes) gowns are no longer accepted; water alone (even without heat) causes dramatic shrink. We know minimalist crepe styles are very popular, but only poly crepe (or poly/lycra blends) and silk crepe are accepted. Silk projects are sometimes susceptible to shrink as well. We can conduct a complimentary shrink test if a piece at least 4"x4" is provided for silk projects; we can report back with whether shrink occurred or not, but cannot predict how this will precisely effect size or length. As of 6/1/24, all silk projects require a shrink waiver.
We are also recategorizing Poly duchess satin (heavier, crisp satin) as unfit for ombres with colors darker than pastel. We can do all colors for allover or light pastel ombres with duchess gowns.
Shipping Carrier Alert
The Houston metro USPS (Postal Service) is so disastrous that it's made national news. It takes over a week to get a Priority package across town lately, and we did have inbound packages experience delays. UPS is our preferred carrier and has been operating smoothly. FedEx has also been smooth, but we do not have outbound daily FedEx pickup.
IT bug:
The email, care@renegadebridal.com is bouncing. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working toward resolving the issue involving Google Workspace. We are monitoring the Shopify inbox messages and in the interim can be reached at design@renegadebridal.com