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Written by Fuzzylizzie, listitcafe, worthapeek
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BEST & CO
Best & Company was founded by Albert Best in 1879. There was a main store in Manhattan and branches in cites throughout the east. Their children's shop, the Lilliputian Bazaar, was the place to buy children's clothes.
As early as the 1920s, Best & Co. was offering clothing that was designed with the needs of real women in mind. They took the clothing of a famous woman like Amelia Earhart and produced it for their customers. In 1938 they made a dress called the Nada Frock, but its designer, Claire McCardell called it the Monastic dress. It was her first huge success, and Best sold many of them.
Best & Co. is also known for giving both Vera Maxwell and Carolyn Schnurer their starts in the business. The company closed in 1971, but in 1997, the label was revived. Today there is a store in Greenwich, CT, and a boutique with Bergdorf Goodman in New York. Today Best & Co. sells only children's clothing.
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from a late 1930s hat
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from a 1940s jacket
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from a 1940s dress
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from a 1940s dress
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from a late 1950s/early 1960s wool suit
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from a 1960s dress ensemble
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from a 1960s jacket
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