This is not your typical store packed with merchandise. This is a place where people gather and learn — and a place where we offer a curated selection to support those who want to shop pre-loved.
Dear Garment House at 1217 Grandview Avenue is more than a curated vintage destination or a place to take your kids to learn how to sew. It is a working creative studio, a community gathering point, and a place where fashion is treated with the respect it deserves — the garments, the people who wear them, and the planet that carries us all.
Our services were built around a simple belief: fashion should be made for good. It should serve people, not the other way around. Whether you need something altered, are looking for a personal shopping experience unlike anything you have had before, or want to give a beloved garment a second life, you are in the right place.
Three ways we show up for you.
A garment that fits is a garment that stays. Our alterations studio is led by Logan Boyer — a CCAD senior with a designer's eye and a craftsperson's hands. Hemming, taking in, letting out, mending, upcycling, and everything in between. No upfront charge to request an appointment.
Priscila Teixeira spent years building a loyal clientele as the #1 manager at Nordstrom Easton. Now she brings that same care, honesty, and eye to the Archive at Dear Garment House. A curated, one-on-one experience — no pressure, no commission, no selling for the sake of it. By appointment only.
We accept pre-loved garments for The Archive — our curated vintage collection that funds youth programming and keeps fashion out of landfills. Every piece donated becomes part of something bigger: a circular fashion ecosystem built right here in Central Ohio.
1217 Grandview Avenue.
A century-old building.
A new beginning.
Grandview Heights is one of Columbus's most beloved neighborhoods — walkable, community-driven, full of independent businesses that care about who they serve. We chose it intentionally.
Dear Garment House is a 1903 building with history in its walls and light through every window. It is a place where you can drop off a garment that needs mending, browse The Archive for something beautiful, sit with us and talk through what you actually need, or simply step in and feel what it is like to be in a space that was built for people, not transactions.
Come find us. Bring something to mend. Bring a friend. Bring a garment you haven't worn in three years but can't bring yourself to let go of. We'll figure it out together.
1217 Grandview Avenue
Central Ohio
Every service we offer funds something that matters.
Youth programming. Workforce Development. Sustainable Fashion. Multigenerational Education. Artistic Freedom. Textile waste reduction. Creativity. Confidence. Care. Love. Human Connection.