March 05, 2020

25 Women-Owned Cincinnati Boutiques You Should Have Visited By Now

By CityBeat Staff

The Queen City is home to dozens of women-owned boutiques to explore and support. From chic shops offering kitchen and home accessories to lush plant stores, high-end and vintage clothing merchants, jewelry retailers and more, there's plenty of local, lady-owned spots to love.

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Lucca 126 W. Elder St., Findlay Market Owner, designer and machinist Lindsey Estes specializes in creating laser-cut wood, natural gifts, supplies and décor. If you can etch it or laser-cut it into wood, paper or leather, she’s probably made it. Find alder wood greeting cards, Art Deco wood-framed mirrors and hanging ornaments to appease everyone from Fiona fans to people who want to put the Roebling Bridge on the tree. Photo: Emily Palm

Lucca

126 W. Elder St., Findlay Market
Owner, designer and machinist Lindsey Estes specializes in creating laser-cut wood, natural gifts, supplies and décor. If you can etch it or laser-cut it into wood, paper or leather, she’s probably made it. Find alder wood greeting cards, Art Deco wood-framed mirrors and hanging ornaments to appease everyone from Fiona fans to people who want to put the Roebling Bridge on the tree.
Photo: Emily Palm
Handzy Shop + Studio 17 W. Pike St., Covington Think bright colors, cute sayings and shopping ops for your BFFs. “Handzy Shop + Studio is a boutique with the cutest collection of clothes, accessories, stationery, gifts and more,” says owner co-Suzy Hinnefeld (with Brittney Braemer). “We are all about offering upbeat products that foster friendships and make people happy. In the studio, we design our signature line of stationery, which you can also find in the shop.” Photo: Hailey Bollinger

Handzy Shop + Studio

17 W. Pike St., Covington
Think bright colors, cute sayings and shopping ops for your BFFs. “Handzy Shop + Studio is a boutique with the cutest collection of clothes, accessories, stationery, gifts and more,” says owner co-Suzy Hinnefeld (with Brittney Braemer). “We are all about offering upbeat products that foster friendships and make people happy. In the studio, we design our signature line of stationery, which you can also find in the shop.”
Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Casablanca Vintage 3944 Spring Grove Ave., Northside This popular Northside vintage boutique features classic apparel and accessories from the 1800s to the 1990s. They also offer theater costuming, shoe repair and leather repair. The shop has been in business since the 1980s, but co-owners Ashley M. Beaufille Cook and Tim Willig bought the store in 2013 and have revived it to its former glory. Photo: Kaitlyn Handel

Casablanca Vintage

3944 Spring Grove Ave., Northside
This popular Northside vintage boutique features classic apparel and accessories from the 1800s to the 1990s. They also offer theater costuming, shoe repair and leather repair. The shop has been in business since the 1980s, but co-owners Ashley M. Beaufille Cook and Tim Willig bought the store in 2013 and have revived it to its former glory.
Photo: Kaitlyn Handel
Continuum 1407 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine This pink and plant-filled women’s clothing store and bazaar features a curated selection of items from independent artists, designers and makers. Owned by Ericka Leighton-Spradlin, the high-end concept shop has a playful sense of humor and an eye for contemporary silhouettes, with brands including No. 6, Cold Picnic and Paloma Wool and plenty of other covetable objects: locally made ceramic jewelry, minimalist fragrances, eco-friendly nail polishes, architectural footwear and indie publications. Photo: Hailey Bollinger

Continuum

1407 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine
This pink and plant-filled women’s clothing store and bazaar features a curated selection of items from independent artists, designers and makers. Owned by Ericka Leighton-Spradlin, the high-end concept shop has a playful sense of humor and an eye for contemporary silhouettes, with brands including No. 6, Cold Picnic and Paloma Wool and plenty of other covetable objects: locally made ceramic jewelry, minimalist fragrances, eco-friendly nail polishes, architectural footwear and indie publications.
Photo: Hailey Bollinger
The Budding Florist 1817 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine Ellie Wilke offers fresh, locally sourced flowers and tropical plants in a Findlay Market-adjacent storefront. In her "about me" on the Budding Florist website, she says, “After graduating from UC's School of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning, I applied my degree toward more organic design elements — flowers and plants. I have a true passion for creating floral arrangements that are inspired by the inherent beauty of nature.” Photo: Hailey Bollinger

The Budding Florist

1817 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine
Ellie Wilke offers fresh, locally sourced flowers and tropical plants in a Findlay Market-adjacent storefront. In her "about me" on the Budding Florist website, she says, “After graduating from UC's School of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning, I applied my degree toward more organic design elements — flowers and plants. I have a true passion for creating floral arrangements that are inspired by the inherent beauty of nature.”
Photo: Hailey Bollinger
The Native One 1421 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine; 326 Scott Blvd., Covington Anna Steffen founded The Native One as a pop-up in 2017 when she was just 20 years old. The brick and mortar (and online) shops offer easy and affordable trend-based women’s fashion with cross-generational appeal. The stores are stuffed with everything from rompers and oversized outerwear to affordable statement footwear and lacy underpinnings. You’ll also find accessories, apothecary and home décor. Photo: Emerson Swoger

The Native One

1421 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine; 326 Scott Blvd., Covington
Anna Steffen founded The Native One as a pop-up in 2017 when she was just 20 years old. The brick and mortar (and online) shops offer easy and affordable trend-based women’s fashion with cross-generational appeal. The stores are stuffed with everything from rompers and oversized outerwear to affordable statement footwear and lacy underpinnings. You’ll also find accessories, apothecary and home décor.
Photo: Emerson Swoger
The Rhined 1737 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine The Rhined is a tiny little cheese shop located across from Findlay Market. It’s great for grab-and-go goodies, offering a selection of jams, wines, cheese-themed cards and accessories like wooden cutting boards and fancy knives in addition to its generous display of cheeses. But the space also features about 11 indoor seats and a seasonal outdoor patio. Guests can choose from assorted cheese board options ($13) or choose from a variety of snacks like the fromage brule ($12). You can add charcuterie to your board if you so choose, although owner Stephanie Webster likes to remind that The Rhined is really about the cheese. Well, the cheese and wine. Photo: Hailey Bollinger

The Rhined

1737 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine
The Rhined is a tiny little cheese shop located across from Findlay Market. It’s great for grab-and-go goodies, offering a selection of jams, wines, cheese-themed cards and accessories like wooden cutting boards and fancy knives in addition to its generous display of cheeses. But the space also features about 11 indoor seats and a seasonal outdoor patio. Guests can choose from assorted cheese board options ($13) or choose from a variety of snacks like the fromage brule ($12). You can add charcuterie to your board if you so choose, although owner Stephanie Webster likes to remind that The Rhined is really about the cheese. Well, the cheese and wine.
Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Lane & Kate 1417 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine This Vine Street storefront offers a streamlined selection of high-quality, independently made jewelry using sustainably and ethically sourced stones. The pieces veer toward delicate, lovely and minimal with a nod toward the natural world. Photo: Facebook/LaneandKate

Lane & Kate

1417 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine
This Vine Street storefront offers a streamlined selection of high-quality, independently made jewelry using sustainably and ethically sourced stones. The pieces veer toward delicate, lovely and minimal with a nod toward the natural world.
Photo: Facebook/LaneandKate
Fern 6040 Hamilton Ave., North College Hill Located in a converted College Hill gas station, Fern, owned by Megan Strasser, offers minimal, modern and nature-inspired items — and lots and lots of plants. Find a carefully edited selection of unique hand-thrown pottery, art, weavings and more, along with a curated assortment of beautiful, thriving greenery. Buy and learn how to care for all sorts of millennial-friendly houseplants, from a “Chinese Money” pilea peperomioides plant to a kokedama (aka string-wrapped moss ball) and fiddle-leaf figs. Photo: Facebook/FernStudioCincinnati

Fern

6040 Hamilton Ave., North College Hill
Located in a converted College Hill gas station, Fern, owned by Megan Strasser, offers minimal, modern and nature-inspired items — and lots and lots of plants. Find a carefully edited selection of unique hand-thrown pottery, art, weavings and more, along with a curated assortment of beautiful, thriving greenery. Buy and learn how to care for all sorts of millennial-friendly houseplants, from a “Chinese Money” pilea peperomioides plant to a kokedama (aka string-wrapped moss ball) and fiddle-leaf figs.
Photo: Facebook/FernStudioCincinnati
Coda Co. 400 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue This hip and crafty shop features maker-made products from upcycled and natural materials, like macrame wall hangings, coffee-bag pillows and bourbon barrel pub tables. Owned by husband-and-wife duo Kelti and Tanner Ziese, she is the softer side of the business, hand weaving macramé wall hangings out of cotton rope — organically attached to driftwood collected from the banks of the Ohio River — while he works with reclaimed bourbon barrels to create a variety of wood furniture and accessories. Photo: Facebook/codacompany

Coda Co.

400 Fairfield Ave., Bellevue
This hip and crafty shop features maker-made products from upcycled and natural materials, like macrame wall hangings, coffee-bag pillows and bourbon barrel pub tables. Owned by husband-and-wife duo Kelti and Tanner Ziese, she is the softer side of the business, hand weaving macramé wall hangings out of cotton rope — organically attached to driftwood collected from the banks of the Ohio River — while he works with reclaimed bourbon barrels to create a variety of wood furniture and accessories.
Photo: Facebook/codacompany

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