Torso

After reading over the other reviews in preparation of my own I have noticed a common theme; underwear. Everyone seems to rave about the underwear here, but not me, what caught my attention were the novelty tees.
On a prior visit to Columbus I stopped in here and bought myself one such novelty tee that said, «Likes Guys» on it, much like the one seen on Glee. However, after I left the city, completely blanked when I tried to remember the store’s name. Even though I have visited the city on multiple occasions over the past several years it did not dawn on me until my most recent visit that this was the spot! You know how many times I have walked by this place and not realized that? Let’s not discuss that.
This time around I did indeed stop in and browse. I loved the novelty tees again, but unfortunately for me the ones that caught my eye were either too big or too small for me. I felt like Goldilocks, except there was no happy ending… or bears (per se).
Even though I was not able to find something to tickle my fancy this time around, I now remember the name of this store, and know there is a website that will direct me to some amazing items.

Overpriced! Although Torso has a great selection of fun underwear, everything in their store is significantly more expensive than buying online. Sometimes certain brands of underwear is marked down, but almost never is all of their underwear. Even though it takes a couple days to ship, you can almost always get discounted underwear with free shipping from many online retailers, well worth the wait for the money saved.

Merchandise is great, male salesman was great. My complaint is this woman that worked there. She was not good at sales, pushing random stuff that I would never want. You can enlighten the customers with ideas but she was rude giving unwanted advice. Pushed any random thing to me. When I was planning coming back to buy possibly a lot.

Walking down High Street, we stopped in Torso because my friend was in need of a last minute Halloween costume. They had quite the selection of masquerade masks (and men’s underwear)…I’ll have to remember that for the next masquerade party– the masks, not the underwear! They also had a lot of hats and other accessories. Everything seemed reasonably priced, and there were enough choices to assemble a Halloween costume.
The staff was very nice and helpful. Too bad the owner’s dogs weren’t there that day… I guess I’ll have to stop in another time!

I usually stroll right past Torso if I’m walking around in the Short North because I was under the assumption that it was for guys only.
Not true!
Well, mostly true, but they do have gifty type items, and jewelry and masks, and a nice vibe that makes you feel like you can look around for awhile without upsetting anyone. The staff was nice, and helpful, and I’m sure I’ll be back!

Although this store caters to men who are in search of some flashy, sexy and cool underoos… this is THE place to find a masquerade mask (that’s affordable & amazing) from September through Halloween!
I was planning a Unilocal masquerade party, needed an amazing hostess-​worthy mask, got a tip from a friend, and BAM! I’ll be the first to say I had one of the best masks at my party! ;)
Masks aside. If I was a man, I’d be pretty impressed with the selection of undergarments on hand to make my lower half look … um… inviting?
There are some other novelties like cards and gifts, as well as some unique and BEAUTIFUL pieces of jewelry.
And ladies, don’t worry. Besides the jewelry there is also a small selection of cute clothes, too! I almost bought some faux crochet tights. That sounds complicated, but really the tights just looked like they were crocheted. Never thought I’d consider buying such a thing, but I was pretty close.
Pet the pups if you get the chance! And no that’s not code.

Judging by the window dressing it’s pretty clear that I am not the target audience for this shop.
That said I did drop close to 50 clams at the place. The staff is very friendly without preying upon you to make a sale.
I was very impressed by the Paul Frank collection and scored 2 hoodies on sale which made me pretty happy.
I would go back for sale items, but there really wasn’t anything worth full price.

Torso is a fun place to shop for guys and now ladies too. Just walking by I was intrigued to go inside and see what this colorful window store was all about.
I was impressed by the jewelery. They had some rings that begged to be rocked by my right hand. For the guys they offer a great selection of tungsten rings that promise to sparkle and never tarnish. Everything that glitters may not always be gold, but it could very well be this metal. I loved all the novelty gifts. A Jesus action figure, haven’t we all been waiting for that? Mermaid ornaments of every profession? Check your dentist and fireman off your Christmas list with these items in hand. Not forgetting the toy robot that vacuums up tiny things like crumbs. If my dogs wouldn’t have been so disappointed losing that job I would have carted that thing off with me in a second.
The store sells girl clothes but some of them made me have the feeling that they were really made for guys who want to dress like a girl. Nothing wrong with that, just a word to the ladies that this store may not be your last stop shop.
The underwear selection was fun. If I could get my boyfriend to abandon his love of boxer briefs this would be the store he’d shop at. Why should girls get to have all the fun. Guy like novelty undies too.
For outerwear this store would be great for guys. Cool, Urban Outfitters-​esque clothes with out the Urban price tag or the obligation to feel tragically hip when you wear it.
I didn’t buy anything here, but the shop keeper was really funny and great with suggestions. He was witty and honest (the robo-​vaccum might be better for the under five set) and never made me feel pressure to buy anything. Even better was that he made it fun just to look around.
If I was a guy and wanted a cool tee that was in my budget I would shop here. Taking in to account the underwear and pants selection you can really dress more than just your torso in this store.

There are two reasons I love Torso: the dogs and the underwear.
Torso is best known for its designer underwear. Until recently, the shop was just for the boys. But now, they pack the whole store with briefs for both guys and gals.
Though there isn’t a whole lot for me to buy there, I enjoy the atmosphere. Sometimes they have a DJ spinning tracks. And you’re always guaranteed to see shop dogs Louie and Gigi. They’re often perched in the doorway or window. You’ll see them and stop in your tracks. Eventually they lure you in to pet them. Before you know it, you’ve bought some crazy neon pink and chartreuse T-​shirt. Secretly, you love it.
Torso is out-​and-​out a gay store, perfect for the Short North. But don’t worry, I’m not gay, and I feel right at home there. They love you no matter who you are.
Right now Torso has a ton of Venetian masks, perfect for the Short North’s upcoming HighBall masquerade event. Owner Scott Rousku is also organizing an underwear fashion show at one of the gay bars in the Short North, I think Havana.