celebrating all of the special men in our life

September 03, 2021

with much of our bassike community continuing to navigate the everyday separated by borders, distance or circumstance, we used this time to connect with some of the great men in our world about where they are or want to be, their signature talent and, of course, their favourite bassike fit.

name
bartolomeo celestino.

favourite city
tokyo, japan.

slouch, regular or slim fit
slouch – it has to be a loose fit.

best gift ever given or received
my wife telling me she's pregnant with our first daughter. the best gift of all.

special skill or talent
I am a multi-instrumentalist with an avant garde mind :)

@bartcelestino

 

name
jordan turner.

favourite city
new york, u.s.a.

slouch, regular or slim fit
slouch and regular.

best gift ever given or received
the best gift I have ever given was to my partner, which was an artwork they had been trying to acquire. the best gift I have received was tickets to see hamilton on broadway in new york city from my mum – absolutely epic.

special skill or talent
I can always see the good in people and scenarios.

@mrturner

 

name
pete lennon.

favourite city
paris, france.

slouch, regular or slim fit
definitely slouch.

best gift ever given or received
my scottish dad has simple tastes – converting him from a good scotch to a fine cognac last year was the best!

special skill or talent
hair magician.

@petelennon

 

name
sam treffers.

favourite city
amsterdam to visit, los angeles to work, and the gold coast to live.

slouch, regular or slim fit
regular.

best gift ever given or received
I have had a few good ones…with a special guitar given to me by my dad being one that I will always treasure.

special skill or talent
I have recently discovered that my special skill is the ability to switch off. it is easy to work all day, but to enjoy a weekend or even come home and not open the laptop is a skill that becomes very important as I learn to be a dad.

@kindcurations

 

name
brian wu.

favourite city
hong kong. I was born there and I have a strong connection with the city and its people.

slouch, regular or slim fit
regular.

best gift ever given or received
a customised wilson pro staff roger federer tennis racquet.

special skill or talent
annoying vincent.

@incu_clothing

 

name
vincent wu.

favourite city
tokyo, japan.

slouch, regular or slim fit
regular.

best gift ever given or received
my family painted as babushka dolls.

special skill or talent
annoying brian.

@incu_clothing

 

name
scott gault.

favourite city
glasgow, scotland.

slouch, regular or slim fit
slouch.

best gift ever given or received
a bleue burnham piece – solid recycled gold with coloured lab-created sapphires.

special skill or talent
changing nappies and working with my hands.

@bassike

 

name
johnny ladd.

favourite city
I don’t think I have been to it yet; but for now, tokyo, japan.

slouch, regular or slim fit
how about baggy?

best gift ever given or received
the gift of life.

special skill or talent
I can eat a slab of chocolate pretty damn fast.

@bassike

 

name
sener besim.

favourite city
los angeles, u.s.a.

slouch, regular or slim fit
slouch!

best gift ever given or received
my children.

special skill or talent
juggling.

@senerbesim

 

name
toby sams.

favourite city
sydney, australia.

slouch, regular or slim fit
slouch.

best gift ever given or received
my wife gifted me a beautiful watch when our son was born. I never take it off.

special skill or talent
natural-footed skate and snowboarder. goofy-footed surfer.

@bassike

 

name
jono alder.

favourite city
new york, u.s.a.

slouch, regular or slim fit
slim, but sized up.

best gift ever given or received
my kids... but home schooling has me questioning that.

special skill or talent
being a cool dad...

@bassike

 

name
billy voss.

favourite city
I’m a homebody.

slouch, regular or slim fit
slouch.

best gift ever given or received
makita 18v brushless set from my rachael and our boys.

special skill or talent
apparently I’m detailed...and I can also build a decent lego model!

@bassike

 

name
brenton potter.

favourite city
bologna, Italy.

slouch, regular or slim fit
slim.

best gift ever given or received
I love our tradition of gifting holidays. one of the best was a summer along the east coast of tasmania.

special skill or talent
cooking my famous traditional bologna ragu.

@bleu_designstore

 

name
travis hale.

favourite city
udaipur, india.

slouch, regular or slim fit
slouch, all day!

best gift ever given or received
my girl threw me a giant surprise 40th.

special skill or talent
unrelenting positivity.

@locale_pottspoint

 

name
marcus kim.

favourite city
amsterdam, the netherlands.

slouch, regular or slim fit
slouch.

best gift ever given or received
something handmade.

special skill or talent
make a great cup of tea.

@bassike

 

name
brad penrose.

favourite city
tokyo, japan.

slouch, regular or slim fit
slouch.

best gift ever given or received
records.

special skill or talent
soaking my white tees.

@bassike

 

name
ben yabsley.

favourite city
new york, u.s.a.

slouch, regular or slim fit
regular.

best gift ever given or received
patience.

special skill or talent
building pillow forts.

@benyabsley

the father’s day edit.

we celebrate all of the special men in our life – fathers, sons, brothers, uncles, partners and friends – whoever they are, wherever they may be.