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Grommies fans wrap up warm

  Keeping warm and looking cool this winter!  This photo was sent into Grommies by some die hard Grommies fans.

Gok in sheepskin boots

In last night's episode of How to Look Good Naked, Gok Wan looked fab out shopping in his men's sheepskin ugg style boots. 

You know they are a fashion must have if style legend Gok has a pair!

Gok in a recent interview with "Now" Magazine was asked by reader Lisa Tsang, "Do you ever just slob around at home"?

Gok's reply ...  "I’ve got the biggest collection of tracksuits you’ve ever seen. I look like a glamour girl when I chill out in baggy tracksuit bottoms, Ugg boots and hoodies."

 

Apple & Moses in kids sheepskin boots

Above Gwyneth Paltrow with gorgeous daughter Apple - showing an 'A list' Celebrity style for both mum and daughter.

Apple with little brother Moses.  Moses is showing that sheepskin boots are not just for girls - boys can look cool too.

Please Santa ..can I have some ugg boots for Christmas?

An ideal gift for both mum and daughter this Christmas...Cindy Crawford and Kaya show how cool both mum and daughter can look in matching uggs.

At Grommies we have a great range of kids sheepskin boots at affordable prices with sizes up to UK 4-5 (EU 37-38).

Sarah Jessica Parker – keeping it real on the school run

Keeping out those cold NY winter chills, SJP was snapped taking her son James to school in joggers, wooly hat and a pair of well loved matching uggs/sheepskin boots. 

The outfit is a far cry from a Carrie Bradshaw number, but we love it – as it just proves that even a style icon is just like the rest of us mums!  (Images: Snapper Media)

 

Style Icon Sarah Jessica Parker dressses James in sheepskin boots

Sarah Jessica Parker was spotted at Heathrow Airport with hubby Matthew Broderick and son James.

Style icon SJP always looks fantastic and her son is equally as stylish and cool in this outfit - sporting a pair of  kids sheepskin boots in sand.

Seems that this winter sheepskin boots are the essential footwear for cool kids.  Check out our Grommies kids surf wear 100% Australian kids sheepskin boots - cool fashion at affordable prices.

Sims trip to Nias

Heathrow.. Kuala Lumpur..Medan...(North Sumatra)...Gunung Sitoli (Nias)

The trip out went pretty smoothly.  We spent a night in KL with an old pal and then a further night in Medan waiting for our connecting flight to Nias.

 

With that out of the way we somehow managed to get to the airport by 6am the following morning and onto our flight to Nias.  Two hours later we were hurtling through the jungle in a 4x4 with a happy hardcore version of Boyzone blasting out of the stereo and our driver swigging from a large bottle of Bintang. 

 

We got to Lagundri, checked into a Losmen and tried to get rid of our stinking hangovers before tackling the overhead surf that was reeling off down the point.

 

It is a pretty mad set up at Lagundri – I reckon you would be hard pushed to design a better surf spot.  You enter the water from a keyhole that is further up the point from the take-off spot.  This sucks you out and you then have about 100m paddle down the point to where the pack are sitting.  The exit is just as easy…just ride the white water in across a flat, soft reef, pick up your board and off you go.

 

The waves vary a bit depending on size and tide but it is pretty mechanical with a barrel section on takeoff and then a further barrel section a bit further down.  The waves are really hollow and the reef is really deep – around 8 - 10ft so you hardly ever hit the bottom and don’t need reef boots or anything.

 

Crowds weren’t too bad with a max of 20 people at any time and as few as 2 or 3 first thing in the morning or during the day when it is onshore.  Some of the best surfs we had were during the day when no-one was on it…it was still quality with wind on it, it just doesn’t barrel as much.

 

The first couple of days the swell was a good size – overhead with the odd bigger one.  Then the swell dropped but was still head high/overhead on the sets.  Then the big swell turned up halfway through the holiday.  A couple of pros rolled into town – some guy from the film Second Thought and an Aussie WQS surfer.  These guys were amazing…when everyone else was paddling for the shoulder they would swing round and drop into the biggest heaviest barrels you have ever seen.  They were making most of them as well.  This was primo Nias…as good and as big as any of pictures I have seen of the place.  I was sh1tting myself.

 

6’8 was definitely the go for pretty much the whole trip but I did surf my 6’3 on a couple of the smaller days.  Lots of volume in the wave so you need a bit of length to get you in comfortably…plus there is a lot of water moving down the point so paddling is a struggle on a short board.  Flamer rode a 6’6 on the bigger days so this would be fine if you are a shorty.

 

I only made  2 clean decent barrels and had a few lamish coverups but by far the best ones were the ones I didn’t make.  I still have a long way to go on my quest to become a decent barrel rider but definitely feel that I learned a lot on this trip.  I have never really surfed waves that are this consistently hollow before and it really is an amazing feeling when you pull into a big one and race it for as far as you can.

 

So 10 days of amazing waves, a balcony 50m from the point with a perfect view and more red snapper and Bintang than you can shake a stick at – happy days

 

The journey back was a bit of a drama…a tropical storm meant our flight off nias was cancelled, missed our connecting flight to KL and it turned out to be the biggest Muslim festival of the year so no more flights.  We had a couple of sketchy hours in Medan with people trying to rip us off then eventually scored some flights via Penang in Malaysia and managed to get back to KL by the skin of our teeth.

 

All in all a hell of a trip.  If you like perfect, hollow tropical barrels and lots of them then stick this place straight to No.1 on your hit list.

Count down's on.......

The count down is on for the launch our Grommies Winter 08/09 limited edition kids surf wear clothing range.  Here is a sneak preview of what's in store when we launch the range next week.

Lights...camera ....action.

These photos were taken during our photo shoot this summer at Llangennith beach, Gower.

Models dune jump in between shots.

Ads hit mags

With winter approaching look out for Grommies kids surf wear adverts in some popular UK magazines. 

The photo we chose for one of our adverts (below) was taken at a photo shoot at Llangennith Beach, Gower and shows our grommies kids sheepskin boots.

A new publication for us to advertise in is London based "Angels & Urchins" .  The magazine is packed full of information for London parents with everything from fashion & travel to homes & interiors. 

ANTICS to raise money for local hospital

‘Skimming the talent pool of 100’s of Santa Cruz finest surfers, Antics takes a look at just 14. Although the primary focus is high performance long boarding, logging and short boarding are mixed together to remove the stigma of taking sides. At the end of the day it’s all surfing and it’s all fun!’

All proceeds to Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre at Singleton Hospital, Swansea.

October 19th 7pm - 10pm

Tickets: £10 (incl. live music)

Contact The Taliesin, Swansea on 01792 602060