Best & Co.
Dates
- Existence: 1879–1971
Biography
Best & Co. was a department store founded in New York City in 1879 by Albert Best. Part of the 'Ladies' Mile' shopping district, the stalwart Manhattan store expanded its footprint with locations in tony suburbs in the tri-state area before expanding to Washington, D.C. and Chicago in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1966, the chain included 20 US-based locations when it was acquired by a fashion conglomerate, McCrory's who closed and liquidated the Best & Co. properties during the 1970s.
Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:
Department store window photographs
This collection holds photographs of store windows from Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bonwit Teller, Best & Co., Macy's, Franklin Simon, B. Altman & Co., and others.
Earl-Glo, 1934, 1934-1935
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1934 with a collection of newspaper clippings advertising Earl-Glo, a fabric primarily used for coat linings, sold by N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co.
Everfast Contempora, 1931, 1931
This folder contains a hand-illustrated portfolio from 1931 for the Everfast Contempora Fabrics promotion. There are promotional materials, as well as fashion illustrations with matching fabric swatches for town wear, beach wear, sports wear, and children's wear primarily designed by Best & Co. There are also photographs and illustrations of custom window displays and mannequins created by Contempora, Inc. for retailers.
Everfast Contempora: Promotion, Design, Publicity, N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co., 1931, 1931
This folder contains a portfolio from 1931 with fabric swatches, promotional materials, and newspaper and magazine clippings for Everfast-Contempora fabrics including Printed Linens, Sunnidell Prints, and Printed Dimity, used for women's wear and children's wear. There is also general information about Contempora, Inc.
Everfast Contempora: Promotion, Design, Publicity, N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co., 1931, 1931
Everfast Fabric, Women's Wear, 1932, 1931
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1932 with promotional materials, and newspaper and magazine clippings for women's wear and children's wear made with Everfast Fabrics under N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co.
Everfast Fabrics, N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co., 1933 - 1, 1933
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1933 with newspaper clippings, fabric swatches, and promotional materials for Everfast Fabrics under N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co. There are ads for women's wear and children's wear, with a focus on sportswear and beachwear.
Everfast Fabrics, N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co., 1933 - 2, 1933
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1933 with newspaper clippings, fabric swatches, and promotional materials for Everfast Fabrics under N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co. There are ads for women's wear and children's wear, with a focus on sportswear and beachwear.
Everfast Fabrics, N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co., Miscellaneous, 1935, 1935-1940
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1935 with newspaper and magazine clippings, promotional materials, and photographs from Everfast Fabrics under N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co. There are ads for Everfast's "Going Native" designs and "Seminole style" patterns.
Everfast Fabrics, Women's Wear, 1934 - 1, 1934
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1934 with newspaper clippings for women's ready-to-wear and some children's wear made with Everfast Fabrics under N. Erlanger, Blumgart & Co. There are also fabric swatches and photographs of store displays.