Best Products Company Hoodie / Sweatshirt
S / Dark Heather
$39.99
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Best Products Company grew from a 1957 Richmond catalog into a retailer whose showrooms invited customers to inspect merchandise before ordering. Its story also includes remarkable SITE-designed buildings, changing showroom names, and a final store closing in February 1997. This hoodie / sweatshirt celebrates the catalog-era experience and enduring retail history behind Best, making it a meaningful choice for former shoppers, Richmond enthusiasts, and collectors who remember the architecture as well as the stores.
Best Products Company, also known as Best, was an American catalog showroom retailer founded by Sydney and Frances Lewis in 1957. The first catalog was mailed that year, and the first showroom opened at 4909 West Marshall Street in Richmond, Virginia, across from Willow Lawn Shopping Center. The company grew from the Lewises' experience in encyclopedia sales and became known for displaying merchandise for customers to examine before ordering boxed goods from store staff. In the 1970s, Best commissioned SITE to design nine unconventional retail buildings, including Richmond's Peeling Wall and Forest showrooms and a distinctive Houston facade. Its Parham Road headquarters, completed in 1981, received an American Institute of Architects award. In 1982, Best acquired Basco and Modern Merchandising, whose showroom names included LaBelle's, Dolgin's, Jafco, Miller Sales, Rogers and Great Western; it also acquired Ashby's and opened jewelry stores. Best filed for Chapter 11 protection in 1991 and again in 1996. It operated 169 Best stores and 11 jewelry stores in 23 states at the second filing. The final stores closed in February 1997, and the company vacated its Richmond headquarters in January 1998.
Best Products Company grew from a 1957 Richmond catalog into a retailer whose showrooms invited customers to inspect merchandise before ordering. Its story also includes remarkable SITE-designed buildings, changing showroom names, and a final store closing in February 1997. This hoodie / sweatshirt celebrates the catalog-era experience and enduring retail history behind Best, making it a meaningful choice for former shoppers, Richmond enthusiasts, and collectors who remember the architecture as well as the stores.
Best Products Company, also known as Best, was an American catalog showroom retailer founded by Sydney and Frances Lewis in 1957. The first catalog was mailed that year, and the first showroom opened at 4909 West Marshall Street in Richmond, Virginia, across from Willow Lawn Shopping Center. The company grew from the Lewises' experience in encyclopedia sales and became known for displaying merchandise for customers to examine before ordering boxed goods from store staff. In the 1970s, Best commissioned SITE to design nine unconventional retail buildings, including Richmond's Peeling Wall and Forest showrooms and a distinctive Houston facade. Its Parham Road headquarters, completed in 1981, received an American Institute of Architects award. In 1982, Best acquired Basco and Modern Merchandising, whose showroom names included LaBelle's, Dolgin's, Jafco, Miller Sales, Rogers and Great Western; it also acquired Ashby's and opened jewelry stores. Best filed for Chapter 11 protection in 1991 and again in 1996. It operated 169 Best stores and 11 jewelry stores in 23 states at the second filing. The final stores closed in February 1997, and the company vacated its Richmond headquarters in January 1998.
| S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | 4XL | 5XL | |
| Width, in | 20.08 | 22.05 | 24.02 | 25.98 | 27.99 | 29.92 | 31.89 | 33.86 |
| Length, in | 27.17 | 27.95 | 29.13 | 29.92 | 31.10 | 31.89 | 33.07 | 33.86 |
| Sleeve length from center back, in | 33.50 | 34.50 | 35.50 | 36.50 | 37.50 | 38.50 | 39.50 | 40.50 |
| Size tolerance, in | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
Product features
- 50/50 cotton-poly mid-weight (8.0 oz) for warmth and soft handfeel
- Tubular knit (no side seams) for cleaner lines and less waste
- Double-lined hood with color-matched drawcord and tear-away label
- Kangaroo pouch pocket for hand warmth and storage
- DTF/DTG printing and optional embroidery placements (chest, wrists) for durable graphic detail
Care instructions
- Tumble dry: medium
- Iron, steam or dry: low heat
- Do not dryclean
- Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F)
- Non-chlorine: bleach as needed
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Product information: Gildan 18500, two year warranty in the EU and Northern Ireland
Warnings, Hazard: For adults
Care instructions: Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F), Non-chlorine: bleach as needed, Tumble dry: medium, Iron, steam or dry: low heat, Do not dryclean