ABOUT US

Bodhi Blu was dreamt up very late one night while sitting at my desk deciding what I wanted to do professionally for the for seeable future. At the time my three children where all under the age of 10 and I had spent the previous few years in a soul destroying role in an industry I had no interest in. Prior to that I had spent over 10 years hand making wedding invitations.  I was looking for a change and looking for something to get my creative flair flying again. 

At first it started as a little hustle from my garage, but I dreamt of opening a boutique in my little village at Paradise Point. Within a year of starting Bodhi Blu the pandemic hit and I had to pivot quickly. The dream for the dress shop boutique in Paradise Point went on the back burner and online became my focus. Wow did it take off, instead of stocking outfits for nights out or weddings and events. I began to stock lounge wear, comfort clothes but luxurious comfort. It seemed that resignated with our online customers because over the following few years of the pandamic we grew from a few boxes in the garage at home to upgrading from 3 different warehouses spaces. Finally settling in a space that offered us the ability to open a clothing store in Biggera Waters, just outside of Harbour Town. As the pandemic came to an end and the world started to turn again, people were pretty keen to throw away the casual clothing and look for sun dresses and wedding event attire. We bounced around some pop up shops for a few years, trialing different shopping centre locations, Runaway Bay, Harbour Town & Pacific Fair. All the while keeping our eye on the real estate in Paradise Point, still looking for the right opportunity to open that store I had dreamt of all those years before. In May 2022 that store came available and in September of 2022, 3 years after that late night dream of mine we opened our Flagship Store in Paradise Point. 

Since opening we have continued to provide our online fashion store, focusing on women's fashion but also delving into some lifestyle and gift ware brands from around Australia. We love nothing more than supporting Australian brands, especially if they are female founded. 

The clothing store is open 7 days per week, located just next to the Paradise Point Esplanade and Park, with views of the Broadwater and Sovereign Islands. 
We are constantly amazed at how far ladies come from to shop with us in store, not just locals from Hope Island, Helensvale, Southport, Labrador, Biggera Waters, Arundel, Runaway Bay and Sanctuary Cove. But we also have visitors drive from as far south as Nobby's Beach, Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta, Palm Beach. With many coming on drives from as far as Toowoomba or the Sunshine Coast to visit our little clothing store. 

Since settling in Paradise Point we now make all decisions for our stock based on our Northern Gold Coast lifestyle. Some of the brands that we are fortunate to be stockists for are Eb & Ive, Isle of Mine, Foxwood, Elm, Abrand, White Closet, Spicy Sugar, Passion Fusssion, Little Lies, Elms & King, Louenhide, Humidity Lifestyle, Kip & Co, Klispta and Frankie4 Footwear. This is just some of what you will find in our clothing store.

We try to be inclusive of our sizing and our styles, we do look for dress styles to suit all ages. In our clothing store you can find an dress for the mother of the bride, you could find a matching set for a 70th birthday celebration, you could find the right dress for your 21st birthday. We do our utmost to provide clothing for women of all ages.

Finally....I am often asked where the name comes from? I think people expect some long heartfelt answer, but in actual fact when brainstorming names it just sort of fell onto the paper. As an older millennial that spent much of the late 80s, early 90s of my child hood watching the the same few VHS tapes over and over, i could not get enough of Patrick Swayze movies. For those point break fans you will know that his character was called Bodhi. The Blu part, well that just sounded catchy!

Kira. x