In 1910, Fred Hughes and Leslie Hatcher opened their clothing store in downtown Detroit, and it soon became the top name in gentlemen’s fine apparel. Aside from its stupendously stylish suits, Hughes & Hatcher was known for having the largest display windows in town.
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Hello, i was wondering what else you know about Hughes & Hatcher I had recently bought a couple necklaces in an auction and they came in a box labeled Hughes & Hatcher and seem to be from around the 70’s and i’m trying to find out more about them, thank you.
We do not have a lot more info, but there are some blog sites that discuss it. Start with this site http://fadeddetroit.blogspot.com/2004/11/hughes-and-hatcher.html?m=1
Does anyone remember if there was a Hugh’s & Hatcher store on Houston Whittier and Kelly in Detroit?
No, but Eastland mall had one. I remember they had live monkeys in cages where they sold men’s clothes.
I worked at H& H in 1980s.In the Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing Pa. I was there at the front counter and I made great commission. My boss was Bob Hirt. Our buyers were Joe Orlando and Tom Dirkur?..we were Union. I went to a Union meeting in LA. I met Starsky there…I was 20. I have pics. Best job ever. No stores like it exist here anymore..our tailor even did my dress suits..Anton Kapp. Wow great memories
I worked at Hughes and Hatcher in Ann Arbor Michigan.
I worked in the men’s dept as a sales girl in about 1972 and they had me do a fashion show with clothes from the women’s dept????.
I was terribly shy. I don’t think I worked there long because I don’t remember very much more.
I probably didn’t sell much.????
I worked there around the same time, in the women’s department!
What was the women’s sales person name
2nd job
Hughes and Hatcher Genesee valley Mall, Flint Michigan. Loved it. Worked through high school and nursing school. There was a small women’s dept. Good times. Good friends.
I worked in the Rockford IL store starting in 1974 until 1981. We had a great team.
Hi. I was a menswear buyer at that time and only have good memories of the staff there. We opened the store and would travel to The Cherryvale mall store in Rockford. We would usually stay at the clock tower inn.
I just purchased a blue seersucker suit at a vintage store. It fits me perfectly. It’s never been worn. The excellence in its design and quality of the stitching is outstanding. I wish I could figure out exactly how old it is.
Although exact timeline is vague, if the label says “Hughes & Hatcher,” it’s likely from the early/mid 70s or very early 80s (the chain liquidated in 1982). From the 1920s through the early/mid 1970s the store was named “Hughes Hatcher Sufferin,” so the suit would be labeled accordingly. If it’s labeled HHS, that leaves a multi-decade window, which might make it difficult to pinpoint the exact age.