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Great news!  Hugh won the Hatch Detroit contest!  Work starts in a few weeks to bring sophisticated living to downtown Detroit! Hugh will be located in the Auburn, a new building project underway at the corner of Cass Avenue and West Canfield, just south of Wayne State University.The building is scheduled to be completed in August of 2012, and we anticipate a Hugh opening just after Labor Day.

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I don't have an official transcript or good video of all the contestants at the Hatch Off, but a friend did get a somewhat pieced together video of mediocre quality and I did my best to transcribe my answers.  I can't promise complete accuracy and a few parts were cut out, but, well, you can figure it out. The judges were Paul Saginaw from the Zingerman's family of companies, Dave Blaszkiewicz

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When I was interviewed on the Craig Fahle Show on WDET last week, Craig asked me why I am so bullish on retail in Detroit.  I gave my two cents on why I think Detroit is a great place to undertake a retail endeavor, but I didn't talk at all about why I think independent retail in general is a great idea right now. The first thing that is so great about independent retail is the emphasis on the

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Boy, the Hatch Detroit competition really drags you right back into the cut-throat world of Detroit retail!  And by cut-throat I mean super supportive and non-competitive.  I know, it's weird here. Hugh is doing OK in the competition, we are routinely about 120 out of fourth place, which is where we need to be to move on to the next round.  If you can drum up some new votes for us, we'd be

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Any man worth his salt has the right music for the right time, and there's really no time of the week more special than Sunday morning. Whether you're alone or with company. Odetta is a perennial favorite for Sunday mornings, and quiet afternoons in the store too.  Goes great with black coffee.  Here's a great clip of her with Johnny Cash, but don't let your exploration stop there.  Chicks dig a

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Fantastico!  Hugh made it to the semi-finals of the Hatch Detroit competition!  From a group of over 200 applicants we made it to the top ten, and that in and of itself is an amazing honor. Now the work really begins ... courting your public vote!  For the next 14 days you can vote once per day.  It would be really tremendous if you would vote for Hugh and get the little shop that could (and

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Hatch Detroit is an amazing new contest where some of the best store ideas in Detroit compete for a $50,000 prize, to help open up a new retail biz.  That's enough to make even an inveterate playboy consider settling down.  Hugh has thrown its stylish hat in the ring!  Our submission video is a walk down memory lane.  Enjoy, and spread the word!

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Hugh for the Holidays is open for business!  The shop maintains the Hugh late-to-bed, late-to-rise schedule, and you can find our hours over in the right-hand column.  Because Hugh is jam-packed with great one-of-a-kind vintage stuff, the inventory is constantly changing.  Stop in each week to find something new.  Hell, stop in daily!  Here's a quick peek at some of the offerings.

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Hugh is back and this time around, Hugh is spending the month on a swank European ski holiday. Classic bachelor style meets Scandinavian chic! This will be the Hugh you know and love, with a few tweaks.  Lots of vintage greatness mixed with new coolness.  Some old favorites will be back, others are sitting this one out.  It will be perfect for that one-of-a-kind gift and implements for stylish

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It's the last day at Hugh!

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Hugh is closing tomorrow! That six months sure went fast. To mark this final week, I thought I'd highlight some of Hugh's "Greatest Hits," items that have been the most popular for the duration of the shop. Crystal Decanters Something about these decanters really captured the imagination of Hugh shoppers. It may have been their cool sculptural quality.  Or it may have been the idea of a classy

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Hugh hosted a shopping event for Danialle Karmanos' Work It Out non-profit last night.  It's a great organization that teaches disadvantaged kids how to make healthy lifestyle choices through yoga.  Yes yoga!  And the kids totally dig it! A special occasion demands a special cocktail, so I conjured up something with a healthful feel for the evening.  It's a cucumber-based drink inspired by the

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Hugh is closing this week - Saturday, April 3 is our last day! That six months sure went fast. To mark this final week, I thought I'd highlight some of Hugh's "Greatest Hits," items that have been the most popular for the duration of the shop. Jigger Cube This bar measure works great and looks pretty swell just hanging out on the bar.  Made of solid aluminum, it feels massive.  We (and you)

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Hugh is closing this week - Saturday, April 3 is our last day! That six months sure went fast. To mark this final week, I thought I'd highlight some of Hugh's "Greatest Hits," items that have been the most popular for the duration of the shop. Nuance Cocktail Shaker This stainless steel shaker is classic but not boring, and the juicer accessory made it the perfect item for outfitting a proper

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Hugh is closing this week - Saturday, April 3 is our last day! That six months sure went fast. To mark this final week, I thought I'd highlight some of Hugh's "Greatest Hits," items that have been the most popular for the duration of the shop. Pure Champagne Flute People tired of breaking fragile champagne flutes picked up this titanium crystal version by the box.  A simple flute that won't

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Hugh is closing this week - Saturday, April 3 is our last day! That six months sure went fast. To mark this final week, I thought I'd highlight some of Hugh's "Greatest Hits," items that have been the most popular for the duration of the shop. Kwame Sutra This little tome caused quite a splash when it was published in December.  Fittingly for a book about a man who shirked responsibility like a

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Hugh is closing this week - Saturday, April 3 is our last day! That six months sure went fast. To mark this final week, I thought I'd highlight some of Hugh's "Greatest Hits," items that have been the most popular for the duration of the shop. Ale Glass The Ale Glass looks terrific and brings out the best in any beer.  As a bonus, this all-purpose beer glass is made of titanium crystal which is

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Hugh is only around for another 7 days!  Saturday, April 3 is our last day. That six months sure went fast. To mark this final week, I thought I'd highlight some of Hugh's "Greatest Hits," items that have been the most popular for the duration of the shop. Stainless Steel Hip Flask Never in my life as a retailer have I sold more of a single item, but this so perfect why wouldn't it be a hit?  A

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Hugh is only around for another 8 days!  That includes this weekend and next - Saturday, April 3 is our last day. That six months sure went fast. To mark this final week, I thought I'd highlight some of Hugh's "Greatest Hits," items that have been the most popular for the duration of the shop. Wine FinerWe had a hard time keeping this item in stock.  It's the perfect gift for the wine enthusiast

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My friend Oneita writes a great blog for the Free Press called O Street.  I've always admired her "tell it like it is" approach and her ability to connect with a broad audience all over the Metropolitan Detroit area. Hugh hosted her Third Anniversary "Block Party" this week (we hosted two others at Mezzanine) and it was a Detroit Who's-Who.  What else would you expect from a Hugh party? (Photo

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Here's your Hugh style tip for the weekend:  vintage Scandinavian trays always look good, and once you've got them around you'll find they really make life easier.  Combine them with your other stylish housewares for maximum enjoyment.  The right combination also makes a great housewarming gift. Vintage Swedish Laminated Teak Round Tray  $32Titanium Crystal Cordial/Spirits Glasses  $14 eaArne

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There's a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall, and it's saying that Hugh is down to its last month. It seems like only yesterday the opening party of Hugh spilled out onto the Park Avenue and an exuberant mix of folks clamored for attention classic bachelor accoutrements as only Hugh could provide. Throughout the run of this retail happening people have asked, "Will you keep it

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The warm metallic glow of vintage silverplate is really cool.  The quadruple-plated loving cup ($34), the Italian "Honor" water pitcher ($40) and the silverplate-over-copper martini pitcher ($36) are the hot finds this month. That's the Jonathan Adler Lady Pillow in the background.  And yes, you can see her muffuletta.

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As we hit the T-minus 40 days and counting mark with Hugh (yes, it's all ending that soon), it's a real gas to be voted "Best Store for the Bachelor" by Real Detroit Weekly! Sure, it might be a temporary retail venture (with an alleged six-month lifespan since fall ’09, get there soon!) for local tastemaker Joe Posch (of Mezzanine fame), but Hugh’s a wonderful one at that. The lifestyle shop

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The smart man knows it's important to maximize the return on any investment.  At Hugh, we think that carries over into gift-giving, and no occasion requires a thoughtful gift more than Valentine's Day. The Mirror Mirror is a simple square mirror, but written upon its surface is a litany of praise.  "Oh how beautiful you are! You’re charming. You look gorgeous! It’s fantastic. You are so

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Just in time for last-minute Christmas, our shipment of super freaking cute and fantastically non-denominational Christmas figures is arriving today!  Made by Alessi of Italy, they were designed as a play on the traditional collectible porcelain figurine.  Which is funny because they have become collectible porcelain figurines and sell out every year. Tiny Hal Freddo (2 1/2" tall) is only

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Winter cold begets at-home entertaining, and what is more wintry than an evening of fondue and wine with friends? Vintage fondue sets at Hugh, like this Swiss fondue set with French porcelain ramekins, are a thoughtful winter purchase, as a gift for others or yourself.

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Fox 2 Detroit took a moment to chat with us about some exceptional guy gift ideas this morning.  Here's the video.

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Some more great press for Hugh - this time from Crain's Business Detroit Small Business reporter Nancy Kaffer's blog.  "Retail happenings, building your brand online and the social media marketing melange" talks about the strategies and challenges of building a niche business in Detroit, and it mentions fellow new retailers City Bird and Leopold's Books. It's a great read, check it out!

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Great news!  As part the overhaul of our website, lovehughlongtime.com, the Hugh Online Store is now ready for action! On the site you'll find an edited selection of Hugh's most popular offerings, as well as some of the special items we feature at the store.  We've started off with about 40 items, and more will be added soon.  Have fun, and shop!

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Exciting news!  We didn't get a chance to mention on here that there is a Hugh Holiday Bash this Tuesday night (there is, it starts at 7, you should follow us on Facebook for breaking news), but we're excited to announce that The Kwame Sutra authors M.L. Elrick and Jim Schaeffer will be on hand to autograph their smutty little book for you!  Buy lots of them, get them signed, give them to

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Hot off the presses and available exclusively (for the moment) at Hugh, it's The Kwame Sutra! The Kwame Sutra is a "one-stop shop for all of Kwame's best BS."  It's a brand-new book by Pulitzer-winning journalists M.L. Elrick and Jim Schaefer that's a perfect holiday gift for casual Detroit fans and ardent Detroit political junkies alike.  It's Kwame's reign, in his own words.  It's only

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(Vintage modernist menorah in cast aluminum  $29)

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Mark Maynard is a friend I  met in my Ann Arbor days, and he writes a fantastic blog about living in Ypsilanti.  Ypsi is a community close to my heart, partially because of its parallels with Detroit, and partially because it has its own brand of cool. Mark stopped into Hugh this past weekend, and we talked about the retail scene in Detroit, and I shared some thoughts on temporary retail as a

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Simple forms, honest materials.  Those are the calling cards of classic Scandinavian design.  Vintage serving pieces in stainless steel and teak are masculine and classy.  Load up to do your entertaining right.  (Stainless $6-$18, Teak $36-$65).

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Who needs a business card when you can have a matchbook? The Hugh matches have arrived.  Pick some up at Hugh or at your favorite local watering hole.  (Local watering hole doesn't have 'em?  Ask if they'll put some out, we'll provide them for free!)

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A lot of you have complimented Hugh on the wall system used for display.  You have excellent taste. The Cado System was designed by Danish interior architect Poul Cadovius in the 1960s and is a modular series of cabinets and shelves that are mounted using a simple dowel system. It's really pretty ingenius in its simplicity and flexibility. This particular set consists of Brazilian rosewood

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Sending holiday cards through the mail is pretty old school, but that's how things roll at Hugh.  And that's how you should roll too.  Just be cool about it. Hugh exists to make sure you keep things cool, that's why we've got our exclusive holiday cards on sale.  Yes that's right, exclusive.  As in, only available at Hugh. They are designed by Shag, the renowned artist and illustrator, and

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If you're of a certain age, you remember those old cable boxes where you could play around with the dial and sort of get Skinemax or the Playboy Channel to show up.  Usually as a negative image.  You make do with what you can get when you're 13.  It's not like we had the internet back in 1982. One program whose opening credits have been lodged in the back of my brain all this time was Electric

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If you are looking for an easy gift to give this year, it's at Hugh.  It's called the Wine Finer, and it's a 4-in-1 wine accessory that is an aerator, dripless pourer, filter and stopper.  And it's only $29. There is video that shows the Wine Finer in action.  I had to swap the music for something more apropos to drinking wine - the original had some Cafe Ibiza-type new age tripe that literally

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There is a fantastic piece in the Detroit News today about the role temporary shops - Hugh being the first and only so far - could play in revitalizing the Detroit retail scene!  Click here to read it.

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Vintage ice buckets are not only hipper than any made today, they're also really affordable.  Well most of them, that art deco one costs a bit more.   [West Bend Deco Ice Bucket $48, all others $12-$36]

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The correct response to "nice lighter" is, "I know." You'll be saying that a lot if you pull this solid brass beauty out at the bar [$89].  It's just one of the assortment of top drawer smoking accessories that are new at Hugh.

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Then you need to take a look at Cool Hunting. It's a website that searches out cool things around the world. Naturally they covered Hugh. Take a look!

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And therefore, we are happy to offer a $20 Hugh gift certificate to the first person who posts something they bought at Hugh on the Bought in Detroit website! Get to it! [You are speedy buggers!  Thanks to everyone who posted a picture.  Anyone else who posts a picture of something they bought at Hugh will get one of our slightly offensive greeting cards for free!]

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Serge Gainsbourg dated Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin in the 1960s. He proves that you don't have to be a male model to date beautiful women, just be really cool. Hugh can help you be really cool.

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290785771819621713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008448997398418315.post-66474882119140059322009-10-31T15:38:00.001-04:002009-10-31T15:38:28.207-04:00

These vintage cufflinks are a new arrival.  They make a statement without costing a fortune, and you can always count on them being a conversation-starter. Seven different pairs available, $28 to $68. When they're gone they're gone!

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Before Brew @ Hugh commences this evening, let’s review the two other styles of beer glasses you’ll be testing. Like the other glasses featured, these are made of titanium crystal, which makes them resistant to breakage and totally dishwasher safe! The Goblet The Goblet is used to serve Belgian and other bigger, bolder ales. This glass typically holds a full 16 ounce beer with room for head.

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With Brew @ Hugh just a day away, it’s time to showcase the glassware you (should you show up) will be testing. All the specialty beer glassware at Hugh is made not of lead crystal – oh no - but of titanium crystal. Schott Zweisel, the German manufacturer, developed a process where they use titanium instead of lead in the crystal to produce a glass that has all the clarity and brilliance of lead

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Here at Hugh we think it is important that you use the right tool for the job.  And that extends to drinking. Next Wednesday, as part of Detroit Beer Week, Hugh will host "Brew @ Hugh," an educational beer tasting.  Here you can try different beers in the glasses that were designed to bring out the best in the brew. The glassware is all made of titanium crystal, a stronger, more brilliant and

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It's almost cocktail hour.  Here's some music to help you get in the mood.  Looking for a good after-work cocktail?  Try the cocktail hour at Roast: in the Book Cadillac.Hotel.  They have some fantastic food deals and make an outstanding cocktail.

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Why don't you swing on down to Park Avenue and see us at Hugh today?  If you haven't been yet it's quite a day for it.  If you have been, why not impress a friend? Plus there's new stuff you haven't seen yet. Don't forget, the gift certificate bonus program is going on.  Come get your 20%.  It's like you're a Hollywood agent. In the meantime, I'll be here reading the Esquire Cartoon Album:

Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06290785771819621713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008448997398418315.post-85010219153137057562009-10-09T09:15:00.006-04:002009-10-09T09:15:00.286-04:00

We've got a cool new arrival.  Library Journals are blank books made out of the covers of old library books.  Old school - literally - and only $15.

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You know what you need to do?  You need to buy a gift certificate to Hugh - like now.  Why?  Because there's a little something extra in it for you. Now through Saturday, October 17th, when you buy a Hugh gift certificate in increments of $25, you get an extra 20% tacked on free!  Buy $25, get $30.  Buy $50, get $60.  Buy $100 ... exactly. Keep them for yourself or give them as gifts.  The

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There's nothing like a little Sammy to start the day off right.  This clip includes footage from "The Ultimate Tour," with Sammy, Liza and Frank.  The show was one of the first engagements at the newly-renovated Fox Theater back in 1988!

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A vintage horsehead ashtray, made by Red Wing Potteries of Minnesota in the 1960s ($65).  You don't need to be a smoker to find this smokin' hot.

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Hugh is a new store in downtown Detroit that offers a contemporary take on classic bachelor style. Hugh sells bar accessories, glassware, smoking accessories, personal effects, furniture, lighting and cool home decor. Hugh has great gifts for men, for the host/hostess and even for the ladies. Hugh is located at 2233 Park Avenue in the Iodent Building, right behind the Fox Theater and next to

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