Situated on historical St Thomas Square in Newport, Isle of Wight, Skintrade has racked up over 20 years of experience in retailing. How? You may ask? Well, we are proudly independent. This allows us the freedom to evole with the changing market by keeping our hand picked stock ever changing and fluid. It allows us to provide a fresh and friendly, more personal service than the High Street giants allow, making shopping more fun again.

We hold the largest independent selection of footwear on the whole island and have done for years. Our flipflop selection in Summer is second to none as is our selection of boots in the colder months. What we don’t know about shoes, isn’t worth knowing.

From global mega brands such as Converse, Vans and Nike SB, to Ladies Boutique brands such as Fly London, Birkenstock and Rocket Dog all our footwear is carefully chosen with one over-riding thing in mind…..Comfort.

“That’s the thing we look for most when we are selecting our stock for the store, because it’s what our customers want when they walk out of our door” – Sarah Holmes – Ladies Buyer

Our Menswear is all about the casual cool, the weekend wardrobe, your go-to outfits for your Saturday nights out and your dressed down, comfy, chilled out Sundays. Our Ladieswear, from wardrobe essentials such as plain t-shirts and snuggly hoodies, to luxe prints and pretty dresses, to fresh and funky fast fashion. Our brands include Vans, Santa Cruz, Billabong and Fjallraven plus much more.

The brainchild of Simon and Sarah Holmes, The Coffee Room at Skintrade is going from strength to strength. Opened in December 2014, our little coffee retreat has exceeded our expectations in it’s first year.

Our award winning Jasper’s coffee is roasted in Brading in tiny batches. We grind it per cup so it’s as fresh as it gets… and it shows. Every lunch that we serve is prepared to order with love. Chef Simon, insists on fresh produce and local bread. He makes our famous Cheese Scones and Sausage Rolls every morning, and is always cooking up delicious homemade soups. Our varying selection of cakes are made on site by our baking team Sarah and Claire. From whipping up family favourites or dreaming up new combinations, these two cake queens are always busy in the kitchen.