Interview with Laurie Holmes in the Mercury

Check out this mornings Mercury featuring an interview with Laurie Holmes on page 28.

Fly Holmes range for MRP launches in Jo-Burg

 

Fly Holmes is a limited edition diffusion line, we have done for Mr Price, consisting of one summer range (Available now) and one winter range (available in April). The ranges will be available in the top 50 Mr Price stores. The range was designed by us and produced as far as possible in SA, the balance being done in Mauritius and china. Fly Holmes has a younger flavor than our Holmes Bros Brand. We had lots of fun putting it together, even rocking out some flat peak caps, so we hope you enjoy it. Laurie and Gary Holmes

Holmes bros feature in GQ

Holmes Bros in Jo-Burg!

So the Holmes brothers have finally become available in three Main Cities in South Africa!
The Durban store has been the flagship store for over seven years and in that time, the brand has had a chance to develop and grow to a recognisable, truly unique, South African brand.
The strong support for the brand has opened doors for Holmes brothers, thus making Capetown and Jo-burg possible.
We would like to officially welcome our latest store and extend an invite to all the Jo-burgers to come check it out at Rosebank, The zone

Shop EG08
177 Oxford Street
Rosebank
Johannesburg
South Africa

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Hey guys check out this awesome article on this guys blog about the holmes bros brand.

The summer sale is now on at the holmes brothers stores. So come purchase some awesome holmes bros gear from our cavendish or gateway stores for next to nothing.
Stock and sizes are limited so beat the rush and get there before its too late!

puma mad at holmes bros

hey guys, check out the new pumas available in our store.
There are also belts bags and furry soccer balls.
stocks are limited so come check it out!
peace!

Birthday bunny

Happy Birthday Gary holmes!
We celebrated gary's birthday today with bean bunny chows for lunch and cake for desert.

meet the team

So we decided to introduce the world to our holmes team wearing our latest holmes gear.

Holmes bros is keeping it real. Check out the rest of the range here

ORIGINAL HOLMES BROS SURFBOARDS

SURFBOARDS

About 5 years ago we were so tired of riding 6’ 3 thrusters, I shaped up a couple of authentic fish and were instantly blown away by the speed and glide. It was like a light went off in my head it totally renewed my interest in shaping, suddenly there were possibilitys. Although the fish went well it was a 30 years out of date, I started looking at keeping the glide and speed, but getting it to perform like a modern board. Max Wettland had developed an inverted rail long board that flew, so over many cups of tea we discussed trying to adapt the concept to a short board. The first one we made was so fast we kept falling off the back, but was impossible to turn. Over the next couple of years we kept tweaking the rails and the bottom contours until we achieved a balance between speed and performance. I knew we had it right when people stopped laughing and started begging us to make them one.
We have now developed 2 models for different surf. We have had the shapes scanned onto the computer cutting machine and use Baron Surfboards for finishing.

Read more about the fish here
Read more about the high performance here

New holmes bros tees

The year is off to a good start here at the Holmes Bros office and the first order of the year is our t-shirting fabric.
So our warehouse is full of rolls and rolls of fabric that will soon transform into new original holmes brothers t-shirts.

Look out guys, you thought the last range was good, wait till you see these puppies when they are done!

local flava

The brothers took an inspirational walk through Durban last week for ideas for this years local flava. Why go far when there is so much talent and ideas to draw from in our own neighbourhood.

patchwork bags

Some patchwork bags we are working on for the stores.

bunny chow

ok so i know it isnt the traditional bunny chow but how can you beat, some good bean curry in a fresh bread roll, for lunch? oh yeah and with some cream soda on the side to help it go down.

well, that is a good lunch in the office according to the holmes team!

holmes website

http://www.holmesbros.co.za/index.php

So we finally have a website again! 

Check out our head office crew wearing the summer 2010 range under "current range". 

You can also order an exclusive holmes bros surfboard by filling out the form and read up about the history of  the brand. We also provide you with a map link to our stores, photos and address. 

So check it out, it's a real treat! peace!

Emma smith awards

Last night the DUT arts department held the Emma smith awards. The Holmes Brothers have backed and followed Sheena Unwin in her three years studies at DUT fashion and we are very proud of her for being nominated for the Emma smith award. Unfortunately, she didn't win but we know she has an exciting and fruitful career ahead of her and her hard work will not go unnoticed!

head office christmas party

Cool people who surf

If you haven't seen it yet, check out the latest bomb surf magazine as there is a full page feature/ interview with Laurie and Gary Holmes. The bomb surf magazine works by subscription only but you can view the full magazine on their website for free. unfortunately this new addition isn't available on their website yet but you can keep checking back for it: http://www.thebombsurf.com/

holmes features in the durban magazine

Wow, there has been allot of hype lately around our brand, new stores and latest range. In this month's "the Durban" magazine our gear is featured in the fashion section. Our new Hawaiian shirts and prints are the talk of the town and are selling like hot cakes. featured in this article is our men's Hawaiian shirt, ladies Hawaiian tulip skirt, ladies t-back vest, ladies obi belt (on the left) and ladies maxi Hawaiian dress, men's grateful dead tee and men's jeans (on the right).

the new holmes brothers store in capetown

Well guys we have finally done it! After allot of work and planning, we have finally opened our second store. Originally we planned to open in Jo-burg first and then open in Capetown but finding a location in Jo-burg proved to be an impossible task, before the end of 2010. This opportunity in Capetown presented itself and we cannot be happier with the decision. Cape town has been very welcoming and our sales have proved this.