Home of the "penny loafer"

Bass is a leading provider of casual and dress footwear for men, women and children.
In 1876, George Henry Bass entered the shoemaking trade committed to crafting the finest, most durable footwear available and  G. H. Bass & Co. is born! The company has long been recognized as one of America's foremost manufacturers of classically styled, top quality footwear, with an incredible history of innovation.  Bass introduced its signature style, the Weejun, in 1936. College and high school students avidly wore the style, and they gave it the nickname “penny loafer” for the pennies they put in the slit at the vamp of the shoe.  850.650.2870

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