Sway & Cake

I’m not sure how this business can compete with Nordstrom or Nordstrom Rack. The brands and prices are basically the same as at Nordstrom, except at Nordstrom, the staff are polite.
I’m a well-​dressed lady with good posture, and I feel like the staff at Sway & Cake sized me up, decided I was poor (or something), and didn’t even bother to greet me as I walked through the door.
It was extremely awkward and uncomfortable being the only person in the store and having the lady at the counter look up and down at me without saying a word. I managed to look at a few cute pieces before the weird vibe chased me out of the store.
I’d rather just buy the same stuff at Nordstom. This place sucks. How it got featured in magazines is beyond me.

I stumbled across this boutique on a business trip to visit Nordstrom. It is nice to be able to find a thing or two that I don’t/can’t find in San Diego but I wish there were more local/​new designers. Don’t get me wrong… it is nice to have your old reliables like 7 for all Mankind, etc… I just wish the assortment were more consistent. It’s almost as if they are dreaming of a sunny beach when making their buy for the store. And their accessories are slightly overpriced. I have enjoyed the few things purchased here but I wouldn’t go out of my way to shop here on my next trip to Seattle.

Was sadly disappointed — small, narrow boutique, space constraints limits the merchandising options. Friendly staff but didn’t care for the selection — good brands but none of the pieces stood out.

Overpriced. We weren’t greeted upon entering and felt like we were intruding on their paperwork time. Stock was pretty boring and seemed tailored to the Real Housewives of Orange County. Pass.

I loved this store. I am from California and while I was visiting Seattle this was my favorite. So many cute pieces of jewelry and great clothes, a big selection for such a tiny store!
The sales people were amazing! Everyone very friendly. And when I realized I left my own bracelet in the dressing room but was already headed back for Cali they sent it to my home free of charge.
I will be back to visit them again soon!

Great selection of jeans. Sales people can be a little on the cold side.

I’d give it 5 stars but the staff were snobby and rude. I was in there browsing for about 25 minutes and ended up spending around $ 450 for a couple things and they looked at me like «…that’s it?» when I went to check-​out and none of them offered to help me find what I was looking for or even greeted me. Store wasn’t that busy.
I recommend using the Nordstroms valet service since it’s right there and you can be in-​and-​out.

The girls that work here are hot :) and they are suuper nice. usually stop by for their cute jewels and their sales rack are usually something to check out as well!

Whoever does the buying for this store is brilliant! I loved nearly every single piece in the petite-​sized store! They carry an amazing selection of casual-​but-​stylish clothing, dressy tops, and a great denim selection.
I found some really unique styles of MOTHER jeans, which Nordstorm’s and Barney’s don’t even carry.
I was surprised by the other reviews because I found the sales associates extremely friendly, helpful and by no means pushy.

I walked in here after work one day (wearing fairly business-​y garb) and was completely snubbed by the salespeople. I don’t care if I don’t look like someone who would buy your overpriced hippie clothing because that’s not your judgment call anyway; if I’m a potential customer, treat me like one.
I was really looking for some quality jeans, and found a few contenders, but add the $ 200+ prices (which I would not have ruled out on their own) to the way I was snippishly ignored by the sales associates? No thank you.

I’ve always loved this store. They carry a ton of amazing brands and the sales associates are so sweet. I don’t get to stop in that frequently but every time i do visit i end up buying a little something.

I want my closet to look like this store.
Sway and Cake is perfect for:
1. You are loaded and want a fab wardrobe (yeah…it’s $$$ in here).
2. Date Night, xoxo ;)
3. Dresses & Denim
4. Sometimes looking good for your sexy self is reason enough to buy great clothes.
5. Trendy Brands (Alice & Oliva, Halston Heritage, J Brand, Current/​Elliot).
Shop here to find pretty clothes and stop shopping at the Gap.

If you read your People, Lucky, and StyleWatch consistently ladies then you should find some of the same celeb-​loved garb stocked here.
Lots of pretty glittery tops, racks of expensive designer denim, and really trendy cute shoes! First place I actually found some House of Harlow in stock. If you can’t find it at Nordstrom, your next lucky is to find it here.
Accessories are so-​so here in an overpriced sort of way.
Staff seemed nice, maybe a bit over glazed but I’m much happier scanning the racks freely without someone hovering over me. If anything do hit the place when there is a sale going on — you can score big!

J’adore! At most upscale boutiques you find snobby brats behind the counter. but here the sales associates are always so very friendly, attentive and helpful! Gorgeous pieces and a few things are sometimes pricey. But for the most part, the pieces are quite reasonable. I love that there is always outstanding sale items. It is definately a place to go if you are looking for yourself and someone else. Plus they sell Voluspa candles!

(3.5 stars, because my heart belongs to Les Amis…)
Tres cute,
good service,
fun times.
Pricey, especially if you don’t know what you’re doing. Why pay $ 50 for a tank when you can get the same at Forever21 for $ 3?
Some of their more unique and upscale finds though, can be worth the splurge.
Enjoy!

So, basically, the only time I’d ever buy anything from this store was if there was a «we’re closing!» sign out front. And, for the Bellevue store that closed a couple of years ago, this was true. I was able to get some Rag & Bone jeans, which were HANDMADE in NEW YORK marked down from $ 240 to $ 60. Although they no longer fit me, I still have them as a reminder to myself of the luck I have with things on sale (I actually am really lucky).
The clothes are absolutely adorable, though. While shopping for a dress, the sales associate was friendly and helpful, and I found the perfect dress; but, sadly, didn’t buy it because it needed to be at least 50% off for me to think about spending the cash to buy it. Go there if you’re really willing to splurge, because they have some great stuff.

I made it my mission to visit Sway & Cake while in Seattle. I discovered this store a few years ago during a google search. I instantly fell for a green velvet coat and a pair of pony hair shoes on sale, which I still have in my closet.
I felt quite pleased to finally see this store in person last Wednesday. I bought an emerald green Frenzi dress as a souvenir. I wore the dress to Pike Place on my last full day in the city. I looked fantastic! The buyers have great taste.

So usually I walk into this store thinking to myself, how are these dresses/​clothes this expensive? then I start to try them on, and holy crap balls they fit like a glove, and now I know how they can mark up the prices!!! dang it. I have to buy it, and this, and this and that. FREAKING A… a whole paycheck worth in one session… and I get paid well, so let’s just say it could be someone’s mortgage payment. YIKES!!! SHHH… it’s a don’t tell my boyfriend kind of spending… hahhaa
:(
But to be honest, it’s really hard to find a dress that fits like a glove on my petite self. So when it fits, I have to buy it right away.
The girls that work there were pretty nice, and helpful. They aren’t very snobbish, and following me all over the store like the people at barney’s

Sway and Cake has a very nice selection of everything! When it opened years ago I was stoked, and am glad it’s still open. The prices are higher than usual, but you have to expect that since it’s more upscale than other places.
The sales girls are also nice and not pushy — even when I have gone in here looking ratty I still get the same service as when I’m dressed up. Which I can appreciate.

Yes, their stuff is cute and very edgy but the prices are stupid. Everything is so ridiculously over priced, it ruins the enjoyment of shopping (at least for an underpaid architect like myself)
I can’t say I find the employees oh-​so-​helpful either. They are the type that would assist you if you’re wearing your hippest-​of-​hip but if you swing by after a workout, you probably won’t get the same service. Remember how Vivian gets dissed on Rodeo in Pretty Woman? Yeah, you know what I’m talking about…