“Every season is a bit of a fresh canvas,” said Bassike’s Deborah Sams over the phone from Australia. Sams and her team have all just recovered from COVID and are happy to be back in their studio and back to life. “We are getting back into life, travel, parties, living exuberantly,” she continued.
The mood at the always-basic Bassike has shifted from neutral palettes and a focus on hardcore utility into something more cheerful. A wide-leg trouser made of woven crepe comes in vibrant azure. The brand’s popular jersey tees with gentle bell sleeves are recut in polyamide netting, now with matching skirts with bonded red seams. A doodle-like print of faces is the most whimsy you’ll find at Bassike, though new full-skirted dresses and maxis are the sorts of things women will gravitate toward this season. They can feel good about buying them too: Sams reports that 79% of the collection is made sustainably, up from 38% last year.
