Bass makes both casual and dress footwear for men, women, and children, expressing a classic American shoe sensibility through such timeless styles as tasseled loafers or penny loafers and lace-up ankle boots; two-toned saddle shoes and lace-up Oxfords and bucks; prim little suede slippers with bows and ruggedly stylish contemporary athletic-style shoes for men and women featuring elastic laces or Velcro fasteners.

All Bass shoes, now part of the respected Phillips-Van Heusen family of fashion companies, still express the sensibility of G.H. Bass & Co., which began manufacturing in the state of Maine back in 1876 and gained particular fame with its Bass Weejun penny loafer, introduced in 1936. The Yankee sensibilities of no-nonsense good taste, quality, durability, and value gave Bass shoes an unrivalled reputation that endures to this day.