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:
Newspaper Advertisements, Everfast 1947-1948 / Ready to Wear 1948-1949 - 1, 1947-1949
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1947-1949 with newspaper clippings for women's, men's, and children's ready to wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are designs from Joyce Hubrite, Cole of California, Jolyn Juniors, Kate Greenaway, and Carolyn Schnurer, sold at a variety of depertment stores, including Best & Co., Franklin Simon, and B. Altman.
Newspaper Advertisements, Everfast 1947-1948 / Ready to Wear 1948-1949 - 2, 1947-1949
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1947-1949 with newspaper clippings for women's, men's, and children's ready to wear made with Everfast Fabrics. There are designs from Joyce Hubrite, Cole of California, Jolyn Juniors, Kate Greenaway, and Carolyn Schnurer, sold at a variety of depertment stores, including Best & Co., Franklin Simon, and B. Altman.
Panagra Promotion, Harper's Bazaar, January 1952, 1952
Peck & Peck, Best & Co., Tanner of North Carolina, Best - Pam Pam, Altman - Lady Manhattan, Bouquet of Blue Promotions, 1959-1963, 1959-1963
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1959-1963 with newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, and promotional materials for several women's wear promotions from Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for a Grace Line Cruise promotion, and for a Bouquet of Blue promotion with Northup King Seeds. There are photographs of displays at Peck & Peck, Best & Co., and Bamberger's.
Ready to Wear Ads, 1945, 1945
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1945 with newspaper clippings for women's and children's ready-to-wear fashions from Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for fashions designed by Tina Leser, Emily Wilkens, and Mary Stevens, made with Erin, Sandringham, Chambray, Waffle Pique, Crashmere, and Dragonia fabrics.
Ready to Wear Advertisements, 1944 - 1, 1944
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1944 with newspaper clippings for women's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. The ads are primarily for ready to wear sold at various department stores, including B. Altman, Bonwit Teller, Best & Co., and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Ready to Wear Advertisements, 1944 - 2, 1944
This folder contains a scrapbook from 1944 with newspaper clippings for women's wear made with Everfast Fabrics. The ads are primarily for ready to wear sold at various department stores, including B. Altman, Bonwit Teller, Best & Co., and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Steinman-Cabana Promotion, Harper's Bazaar, April 1953, 1953
This folder contains a scrapbook from April 1953 with magazine and newspaper clippings for a women's wear promotion from Everfast Fabrics. There are ads for Will Steinman and Cabana dresses made with Everfast Everglaze cottons and photographs of window displays at Best & Co.