‘Tis the season to shop Detroit

While it might be tempting to holiday-shop on Amazon, Detroit’s ever-thriving tribe of independent retailers offer gifts that are … you know, a little more thoughtful than magazine subscriptions or blenders. Our picks? Head over to two pop-up retailers with distinctive and original new wares to give your shopping season an injection of Motor City cool. In the Compuware building, Gifted: A Holiday Boutique is open only five Fridays, but its curated collection of presents from hip local stores like City Bird, Rags and Bureau of Urban Living make it a can’t-miss one-stop-shop for busy buyers. Fans of Mad Men and perennial bachelors, rejoice: Joe Posch’s pop-up Hugh shop will also reopen for the season.

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 “The theme this time is a 60s Scandinavian ski
holiday, and I will have a stronger emphasis on vintage stuff, which was
so popular last time it even caught me by surprise,” says Posch. “The
focus will be on good gifts and entertaining with style.”

Hugh
isn’t just a store. It’s also a life-lesson: Quality barware is
essential. Buxom ski bunnies in delightfully tight sweaters will keep
you warm at night, so long as you don’t serve cocktails in red plastic
cups.

You can read more about the Compuware pop-up store here, or check out these excellent Detroit suggestions for your holiday shopping.