Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REPORT OF SCHEDULE
Board of Directors and Shareholders
DSW Inc.
Columbus, Ohio
We consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated April 12,
2006, relating to the consolidated financial statements of DSW Inc., appearing in the Prospectus, which is a
part of this Registration Statement, and to the references to us under the headings Experts in
such Prospectus.
Our audits
of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our aforementioned report also included the
financial statement schedule of DSW Inc., listed in Item 16. This financial statement schedule is
the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based
on our audit. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the
basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects, the
information set forth therein.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Columbus, Ohio
May 16, 2006