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BNKR Plans Grand Opening
A big May 7 grand-opening event is planned for the unveiling of the BNKR flagship store that has been almost one year in the making.
BNKR, which is the retail component of Australian Fashion Labels founded in 2007 by Dean and Melanie Flintoft, will host a grand opening from noon to 3 p.m. with eats by The Bronzed Aussie, music by LA-based DJ Max Van Ville and custom nail artwork by NCLA.
BNKR is the first store in the United States for Australian Fashion Labels, which was built on the concept of offering contemporary fast-fashion labels. The outpost at 901 S. Broadway near the Ace Hotel will carry Australian Fashion Labels' brands such as C/MEO Collective, Finders Keepers, Keepsake, The Fifth and Jaggar footwear.
Melanie Flintoft said that the growing success of the company's brands in the United States made it only natural that BNKR would open its first U.S. flagship in downtown L.A. The company has one other store, which was opened two years ago, in Adelaide, Australia.
