Pink Braddon

Pink Braddon the curated collection. a collective of luxe style. unexpected and unique collaborations. personally sourced and resourced. our private selection. LOVE Pink Ink X

A haven from the hustle-bustle, nurturing individuality and encouraging experiments with PERSONAL EXPRESSION. Pink Ink - individual, confident, feminine.

30/09/2021

And just like that.
We’re gone.
Initially I thought this retrospective was for you.
Have realised, if I’m honest, it was actually for me.
An opportunity to share, and relive.
Relive the story of Pink. My great love for Pink.
Pink is the ultimate collaboration of talent, commitment and excellence of many people, over many projects and many years.
But in this moment, the feelings are mine.
Some tears for the road behind
And fears for the road ahead
Gratitude to the inspiring women who trusted, supported, encouraged and embraced.
To Pip and Angelica. The greatest.
To Lily and Mia, always the inspiration.
Boundless joy.
Immense pride.
It really has been a blast.
Stay in the Pink lane.

Big Love.

Jane.

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Keep your eyes on the prize.Sometimes it comes wrapped with a big bow, sometimes it is a crown of glory.Or possibly even...
29/09/2021

Keep your eyes on the prize.

Sometimes it comes wrapped with a big bow, sometimes it is a crown of glory.

Or possibly even a fleeting moment of mesmerising beauty.

It is the allure of our collections, our artworks, our events, our curated spaces.

Our glittering prize.

We reflect on a few of these moments in time.
In a puff of smoke, they vanish.
Magic is like that.

Our favourite image.

The mural painted on the exterior wall of the original Pink in the very early days. A symbol of the joyful clash of the 2 worlds coexisting.

Pink inc and Braddon Smash Repairs.

Sometimes there is beauty hiding in the raw, the unpolished.

Don’t blink, or you’ll miss it.

The Brands are everything.Pink brands are the bomb. Coveted by many. The brands bring the magnificence. They make us, th...
28/09/2021

The Brands are everything.
Pink brands are the bomb. Coveted by many.
The brands bring the magnificence. They make us, the retailer, look good.
Over the years, we have worked with some of the best designers in the industry.
Proudly, we were the first independent, multi-brand Australian retailer to pick up the ready to wear collections of Megan Park, Anna Thomas and ELLERY.
Not far behind, Romance Was Born.
This was a coup, and a great privilege we never underestimated.
The magic that was Trelise Cooper became a signature brand in the Pink portfolio.
A little bit of heaven in each glittering garment. The joy her collections brought was palpable.
Each of our brands so different, yet the high design element, the outstanding fabrics, the authenticity, and the commitment to invention was the mantra for all.
Our designers from the international runways that most captivated were Missoni, Talbot Runhof, Beatrice B and HIGH by Claire Campbell.
The design ethos at HIGH - ‘Smart clothes for smart people’. Get in that queue…….
At Pink, it wasn’t about ‘clothes’ nor generic trends or fast fashion.
It was the artistry, the theatrics, the intangible beauty, the transformative experience.
It was how the clothes made you feel, as much as how they made you look.
All our brands walked the walk. Talking is short lived..
These designers will always be revered by Pink.
Thank you for having us. Forever grateful.

X. Marks the spot.When you can feel a shift. Smell the new. Knowing it is the intangible that unsettles.It was time for ...
27/09/2021

X.

Marks the spot.

When you can feel a shift. Smell the new.
Knowing it is the intangible that unsettles.

It was time for a fresh leap into the unknown, the unguided.
Creativity flourishes in that moment...an insatiable thirst for new and hidden possibilities.

Pink was thriving in her new space in the commercial sensation that was Lonsdale St, Braddon.
But maybe the small shopping precincts of Canberra needed some boutique experience. Some bespoke collections. Some Pink love.

It was time for a Pink sibling.

BabyPink.

Our pretty, pretty BabyPink.

She found her home in the Deakin shops, a tiny space with no walls, water stained and mouldy.
Nothing a can of Pink paint and some Pela interior design magic couldn’t fix.

Custom designed counters, heavy velvet drapes for private spaces, fur chairs, concrete, leather and metal accents.
The hard against the soft.

It was luxury. Pure luxury.
BabyPink became the home of some of the hippest brands in Europe: McQ by Alexander McQueen, The Frankie Shop, Nanushka, By Malene Birger.

Locals loved the experience, loved the space, and loved the brands. A Southside Pink. Sort of…

But just as you can feel that shift into the unknown, you can also feel the shift do a 360 and lead you another way.

Intuition is good like that. It can guide you one way, then quickly, another.
It is just keeping an ear out – that’s the trick.

So we tapped into our Pink intuition, took our X, and marked a different spot.

Where it all started. P & A x x x
23/09/2021

Where it all started.

P & A

x x x

The Pink Team are the jewels in the Pink Crown. Precious. Glistening. Rare. Jewels. No words or Instagram post can give ...
23/09/2021

The Pink Team are the jewels in the Pink Crown.
Precious. Glistening. Rare. Jewels.
No words or Instagram post can give enough love back to these treasured colleagues.

In 2012, 23 became 24. The Big Move. By now the hipsters had well and truly moved in to Lonsdale Street and were marking...
22/09/2021

In 2012, 23 became 24.
The Big Move.
By now the hipsters had well and truly moved in to Lonsdale Street and were marking the territory as their own.
It was news to us, but apparently tattoos, coffee and beards were their exclusive domain.
Word was the Pink space, at 23 Lonsdale Street, was on the 'Wish List' of some of these aspirational types.
Rookie error. Never underestimate the steely resolve of Pink.
We were not budging until we created something unique: bigger, shinier, and more colourful than ever before.
Then an opportunity arose that would be our blank canvas, our coat of many colours for the next decade.

24 Lonsdale Street.
We threw our takeaway coffee cups in the bin, added ink of the pink kind to our tattoos and never looked back.
We spray painted our massive ceiling black and gave the interior design gig to our masterful genius, Pela.
Pela brought the vision for the new Pink to life. Her design skills are sheer artistry.
Pela has Pink blood. No doubt.
With Lisa Tea creating original artworks on the walls, a new counter made of pink glitter, toilets and running water, we had arrived.

Stand back.

Nothing can stop us now.

Velvet Lane. An OG of the Australian online fashion space.Created by Pink, styled by Pink.We represented the coolest Aus...
21/09/2021

Velvet Lane.

An OG of the Australian online fashion space.

Created by Pink, styled by Pink.
We represented the coolest Australian brands in the market. The coolest.
It was aspirational and inspirational style.
JOSH GOOT
ELLERY
KIRRILY JOHNSTON
ROMANCE WAS BORN
CAMILLA AND MARC
Jane Capel Stanley was our ‘face’ and we shot an outstanding campaign in the lanes of Melbourne’s fashion district.
Pink brought Velvet Lane to life in a dark office space out the back of Queanbeyan.
Our own photographic studio with no heating. The pretty pictures on your screen were hours of hard, shivering yakka.

Velvet Lane then launched a pop-up in the original Lonsdale St Traders.
Here you could view the collections, but still buy online on our touch pads in the space.
We loved Velvet Lane. A visual sensation.
Velvet Lane was home to the bespoke furniture of the incredible and much loved Lisa Tea .
We had talent and ideas bursting at the seams.
But the market wasn’t quite ready. And we were too cold out in Queanbeyan, so Velvet Lane retired.

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📷: images sourced via Velvet Lane / Pink archive, VogueRunway, Alice Teichert, Aus Designers Corner

We took Fashion to the street. If you weren’t stepping inside, up close and personal was our modus operandi.See us, hear...
20/09/2021

We took Fashion to the street.

If you weren’t stepping inside, up close and personal was our modus operandi.

See us, hear us, want us.

Wear us.

Show me the Pale in Pink.We launched to a paler palette, a subtle nod to a designated girl space.Not daunted by no profi...
17/09/2021

Show me the Pale in Pink.

We launched to a paler palette, a subtle nod to a designated girl space.
Not daunted by no profile, no audience, and a bad attitude to crossing the bridge, we unpacked our collections.
We knew you’d come. And come you did.
Our tag line, Think Pretty, is as much about confidence and empowerment as the clothes we were selling.
Our first collections came from Australian Fashion Week 2002, many being the up and coming, the avant-garde and new to the stage.
We were new. We wanted new. We wanted the best.

Our Street Fashion shows became iconic amongst our followers. And the boys who worked the car yards and panel beaters.
Everyone was welcome.
We put our brand up in lights in spectacular style.

’Think Pop’ led the way……
DJ Goldfinger pumped it up.
Heels were high, spirits higher.
Pink was off and running.

And the road just got pinker, and pinker…

Time to bid farewell.As we prepare for this, we want to take you back in time to the amazing Pink road travelled.Take yo...
16/09/2021

Time to bid farewell.
As we prepare for this, we want to take you back in time to the amazing Pink road travelled.
Take you back to where we began almost 20 years ago. On a dirty, low brow street with gravel for paving, car exhaust as the alluring scent, and tradies who fell for a Pink shop they had despised.

Over our last 14 days, we will share with you what vision, colour and courage look like through the Pink lens.
Pink has created an energy that has encompassed many spaces, events, wardrobes and people.
And we hope will surpass this place in time.

Being locked out from our parties, dinners and events that were to mark the end of Pink, is incredibly disappointing.

But Pink will host a glittering party when the shackles break free.

Whilst civil disobedience has long been a specialty, it's time to wait in line.

Enjoy these moments in the rear view mirror.
It is with a warm and full heart that we reflect on all that has been created, shared, learned and achieved.

J. P. A.

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PINK. At Home. A personally curated selection of new season goodies for you to try at home. Call. Collect. Try On. Launc...
08/09/2021

PINK. At Home.

A personally curated selection of new season goodies for you to try at home. Call. Collect. Try On.
Launching Monday 13th September.
Expressions of Interest Open Now.
Call. Message. Email.
📷 : Juergen Teller for Marc Jacobs

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Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
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