Okanui opens new flagship store on The Manly Corso

Okanui has been a family-owned Australian apparel business for over 40 years. Dick Ash actually sowed the first pairs of Okanui boardshorts on his mum’s Singer from canvas Australia Post bags he’d “borrowed” from the Avalon PO way back when plywood okanui surfboards were pretty much all there were on Sydney’s beaches.

His mates loved them and he kept on making boardies for the local surfers right through the ’60s while holding down a real job. By the ’70s after introducing his famed hand-drawn hibiscus print, demand through word-of-mouth saw Dick go full-time.

These days though it’s run by Dick’s niece Wendy and husband Simon from Sydney’s Northern Beaches. They’ve introduced full womens, girls and kids ranges, and all sorts of mens gear – and now Manly Beach joins their Okanui flagship stores in Noosa Heads, Burleigh Heads and Byron Bay.

More on the new store from Okanui:

"Come on down and checkout our new Flagship Store in Manly. Make a day of it by the beach and come on down to say g'day to the team at 70 The Corso, Manly NSW. Just a short walk from the beautiful iconic Manly Beach and a 5-minute walk up from manly Warf."

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