Savvy on a Shoestring

I know. I know. I like this place because of the name… But, actually, the name more inspired me to GO there. The place itself made me like it.
The lose a star for the quality of their website, which is to say Low. I keep trying to show this place off to people, and their reactions are rarely what I want them to be, because they check the website and are all «ehhhhh».
So, note to savvy, pleeeease up the website and kill the obnoxious music. Seriously. Kill it with fire. It’s not actually every cute.
Then I can continue to show my appreciation to my friends and point them in this direction.

I’ve always been curious about Savvy, but they’re only open on Saturdays. You don’t hear much about them. They keep a pretty low profile. The store is also tucked on a side street behind Grandview Mercantile. These factors add up to one thing: me forgetting that Savvy exists.
But one of my friends went in recently, and she couldn’t stop raving about the place. She put three or four things on hold, all major name designers like Versace, Michael Kors, Dolce & Gabbana… Everything is offered at a huge discount. You can find a $ 400 pair of jeans selling for $ 40. I don’t know how they do it, but they do.
So, this past Holiday Hop, I made it a point to stop in. The store was small but full of clothing neatly arranged on racks by size. Personally, I couldn’t find anything that was my style. Everything looked like it was selling to an older crowd. They had a bit of everything from sweat suit jumpers to skirts, blouses, and rain boots. There weren’t many duplicate pieces.
The workers were nice and had York Peppermint Patties for us. If you’re a label whore, give Savvy a peek. It’s oddly affordable in a neighborhood full of $ 200 sweaters.

You might have missed Savvy on a Shoestring the last time you were in the Short North, and that’s not surprising. The store is located just off of High on First Avenue, and the only reason we spotted the tiny clothing store was because of a sign that read «Designer Clothes at ‘Knock Off’ Prices». There was one more thing that caught my eye on that sign, the part that read sizes went up to 20!
I’m not a fashionista by any stretch of the imagination, but maybe it’s because as a plus size girl I find it really difficult to find name brand clothing in my size that doesn’t look like a floral print potato sack.
Savvy on a Shoestring is small, with a couple hand fulls of outfits in each size category. Some of the brands I hadn’t heard of, but I did notice a fantastic Vera Wang dress on display. Clothing ranges from business, active wear, evening dresses and accessories in the form of handbags and sunglasses.
The lady behind the counter was pleasant to talk to and I told her how happy I was that they carried plus size clothing. She said both her and the owner were larger women, so they tried to look after us curvy girls. However, due to a lack of interest (or perhaps a lack of knowledge) from their customer base, they were going to start scaling back their plus size line. Don’t let this happen, Columbus! I just found this great treasure of a store!