About Us
Patina is independently owned by brothers Christian and Christophe Eldridge. Born and raised in Leicester and of British-Filipino descent, we grew up in the 90s with a mutual love of Hip Hop, trainers and bikes.
Christian studied Product Design at the University of Hertfordshire before becoming a creative for design and advertising agencies as well as producing motorcycle graphics, launching his own company Crispy Designs.
Christophe studied Graphic Design at Camberwell College of Arts (University of the Arts, London), then worked as an Illustrator before moving back to Leicester to take a role
within Wellgosh, a store he worked for from the age of 17. As a pretty big trainer collector, Christophe would import Nike Air Huaraches and ACG Pocketknifes from Japan to sell. He went on to develop Wellgosh’s footwear offering, working as a Buyer for over two decades.
On August 20th 2024, we opened Patina and launched patinasupply.co.uk. A small store in the heart of Leicester proudly flying the indie flag. We aim to provide a curated selection of the most sought after brands, from clothing to footwear, skincare and fragrance to vinyl toys. We want to create a relaxed, fun environment to shop. We are proud stockists of Patta, Obey, By Parra, Rapha, Metalwood, No Problemo, (MALIN+GOETZ), Heresy, New Balance and Saucony to name a few and are on a mission to kit out the stylish, cultivated Leicester collective.
