Our new national flagship store in Sydney's neoclassical, heritage-listed GPO building.

It's official! After months of quiet construction, our new national flagship store is open in the heritage-listed Sydney GPO building at No. 1 Martin Place.

Located on the northeast ground floor at the corner of Pitt Street and Martin Place, the store features original 8-metre-high ceilings, ornate gold gilded and marble wall finishes, graphic black and white floor tiles and timber floorboards.

"We're proud to bring M.J. Bale to the iconic No. 1 Martin Place, which is 150 years old this year," says M.J. Bale Founder and CEO, Matt Jensen. “The store has an uptown feel and brings the type of big city energy we’ve been looking for.”

The Sydney GPO opened in 1874, although construction began on the building in 1866. It was designed in a neoclassical style by architect James Barnet, built using sandstone from Pyrmont and granite from Moruya. At its pomp, it was described as "the finest building in the southern hemisphere."

Mandy Edge of Mandy Edge Design Studio designed the store interior, working from a concept of 'menswear as theatre'. The interior is divided into two distinct sub-spaces: a deconstructed outer perimeter space that showcases M.J. Bale's casual and tailored ready-to-wear collections and an inner perimeter that acts as a more intimate space dedicated to formal tailoring and appointments.

Inspired by the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and Milanese theatre sets of the 1930s, the central part of the store is designed to be a sartorial 'stage' set in lights and punctuated by central graphic floor tiles. Customers are taken on a journey of exploration, from the 'backstage' entrance with luxe vintage furniture, sculptural pieces and timber cupboards backlit with subtle lighting, into the store's interior – the main 'stage' – via mirrored openings. The store's interior draws the customer closer to the hub of activity in the heart of the heritage space, which has cathedral-like ceiling heights.

No. 1 Martin Place will feature all M.J. Bale’s key pieces, including limited-edition garments, Made in Japan tailoring and denim, the Kingston single-source Tasmanian Merino wool range and our new autumn-winter 2024 collection. 

M.J. Bale Martin Place

1 Martin Place, corner of Pitt Street and Martin Place

Sydney NSW 2000