Bassike

Deborah Sams and Mary Lou Ryan founded Bassike in 2006 as a small pop-up shop in Avalon, on Sydney's northern beaches. Its first collection was organic cotton jersey basics, at a time when organic cotton was not widely used, and the founders still use the jersey they developed for it. The garments have been made in Australia from the start.

Bassike is a Certified B Corporation. Its collections now cover tailoring, outerwear, knitwear, denim, footwear and accessories, and it has nine stores across New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, with its headquarters still on the northern beaches. Sams is creative director; Ryan is director of sustainability and supply chain.