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We rewrote Patina Project

Hey everyone, Patina Project is back online! I also have some news about where Patina Project is headed.

For a while now, we've been sitting on a long list of ideas we want to bring to the heritage wear community. We’ve had ideas that have been on our list for years that we've always felt Patina Project should incorporate. The system that I started building in 2021 as a hobby project can no longer get us there. Kind of like a pair of boots that don’t fit quite right, it needed to be rebuilt on a new last. So we made a decision this summer to rebuild Patina Project from the ground up.

Today marks completing that first step, with the rebuild finished. Now that nothing is holding us back, we'll be able to ship new features much faster with a higher quality bar than we ever could before.

And that's where the real work begins. We’re going on a journey to realign the app with how we own, live with, and care for heritage goods in the real world. Whether it’s welted footwear from small bootmakers or vintage denim jackets, we will have you covered. We'll bring features you've voted for to life, alongside the ones we've always felt were missing from Patina Project.

We're building the online home for the heritage wear community, and we're in this for the long haul. This is the first of several conversations we'll be having with you over the coming months about where Patina Project is headed. We're grateful you're here for it, and we hope you'll stick around to see where it goes.

Now on to what’s new…

Thunderdome registration is open

Patina Thunderdome screen

Registration for the Stitchdown Patina Thunderdome is now open! The first submission window opens October 1. For more details, visit the Thunderdome page.

Find your Dome

Find your Dome page

Not sure which category enter? Try the new Find your Dome page.

Patina Project is now passwordless

Sign-in screen

For better security, Patina Project is now passwordless. Enter your email, tap the link we send, and you're in. Nothing to remember, reset, or store. The link opens the app directly and drops you back where you left off. Each link works once, so any old ones sitting in your inbox are already expired.

Connect multiple sign-in options to one account

Email & sign-in screen

You can now connect your Google, Facebook, and Apple sign-in methods to one Patina Project account. You can manage your sign-in methods from the Email & sign-in screen.

If you attempted to sign in using different methods to the same Patina Project account in the past (a common problem people encountered our old system), we linked Google and Apple sign-in methods your account, if their email matches.

Facebook accounts will require manual linking, since the email tied to Facebook does not guarantee the owner of the email address. If you signed up using Facebook, you will need to sign in with that method first. Then, you will be able to verify your email address for sign-in links and add Google and Apple sign-in methods if desired.

Change your email address

Change email screen

You can now change the email address tied to your Patina Project account.

Thanks 5solas_1Ti2.56 for the request!

Version 18 - September 17, 2026

New

  • Sign in with a link sent to your email

  • For better security, Patina Project is now passwordless.

  • Link or unlink Apple, Google, and Facebook sign-in methods in Settings.

  • Add or change the email address you use to sign in.

  • Explore the new Thunderdome hub, with current contests, past years, and winners.

  • Use “Find your Dome” to find a category that suits your item and how you wear it.

Improved

  • A redesigned Thunderdome registration flow helps you select an item from your collection and check its eligibility.

  • Updated the maintenance notice to explain the extended downtime and how it affects Thunderdome registration.

Fixed

  • Photo upload progress works again on iOS.

Found a bug? Let us know at feedback.patinaproject.com.

-Ted

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