OUR STORY

In the late 1980's the founder of Metro Custom Dyeing began working in a fabric dyeing mill in Poughkeepsie, NY. Only seventeen years old and still in high school, he proved himself to be a dedicated worker and excelled to become a salesman for the company, where he also realized the importance of exceptional customer service. Another thing that he noticed was that the factory had high minimum yardage requirements and slow turnaround times which often frustrated the demanding customers.

One day, while having lunch in the factory, he came up with the idea to start his own company specializing in dyeing samples for the busy design studios in Manhattan, offering an expedient dyeing service with no minimum yardage requirements. At the time there were no creditable companies dyeing multiple-fiber fabrics and trims. The next Summer, Metro Custom Dyeing, Ltd. was born.

He advertised the fledgling Metro Custom Dyeing by taking the bus to New York City and selling its services door-to-door in the garment district. The news of the unique concept and superior quality spread quickly, and soon companies like Victoria's Secret and Calvin Klein were demanding their services. We knew that short time lines and high quality dyeing were albeit crucial with our customers, so we decided to move the dyeing facility to the heart of the Garment District in New York City. Shortly after moving, Metro Custom Dyeing was lauded as the premier sample dyeing service to Manhattan's most prestigious design studios, and still is today.

In 2007 after careful consideration, we decided to take advantage of our unique experience in dyeing and expand our array of services to individual garment dyeing available to the general public, including dress dyeing service. We saw an increasing need to dye individual garments for just about every walk of life, from Saturday Night Live calling with a last minute need to change the color of a pair of booties for Will Ferrell to a customer in the Midwest looking to revitalize their favorite pair of jeans, Metro Dyeing Service does it.