JC's Closet

We had a GREAT time on Saturday!

Mommy — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:44:02 +0000

We had a GREAT time on Saturday!

Shopping, Modeling,

Give-Aways and FUN!

We have expanded our assortments and our sizing! We now have tween

and teen sizes!

SO many of our friends were out of town and couldn’t make it to the PARTY so we are extending the entry deadline.

Come into the store between now and 3/14/13 and you can still enter for a chance to be JC’s Closet’s guest to see Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran!

You and 2 friends could win tickets to the Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran concert on March 28, 2013 at Prudential Center in Newark NJ!

selena gomez kisses and tells her beauty secrets

Mommy — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:38:41 +0000

by Eva Chen

There are certain requirements for moguldom—teen or otherwise—and Selena Gomez, with the launch of her signature scent this month, will have satisfied them all. Fashion line, check; music-movie television success, check; having a boyfriend with similarly hyphenated talents whom one sweetly demurs from speaking about, check. Another requirement? A hyper-opinionated community of superfans. And on a blustery February afternoon during fashion week, a dozen of Selena’s are gathered in a New York City skyscraper to meet the starlet—and help her create a new perfume.

“I have three favorite smells in the world: raspberry, vanilla, and freesia,” says Selena, while sniffing testers of each fragrance note. “Vanilla just makes me feel cozy and yummy. Raspberry is fun without being too sweet. I love how feminine freesia is. It was important to me that anyone who smelled it found it enticing. I wanted it to be absolutely kissable.” Whom might you be kissing, Selena? The starlet says with a coy laugh, “Well, it’s not like I’m kissing myself.”

Selena began brainstorming her scent more than a year ago and, over the course of six months, whittled down her options from 70-odd combinations of freesia, vanilla, and raspberry to just three finalists. Assessing each one Goldilocks-style, she says to her fans: “This first one is fruity—almost overwhelmingly so. And this second one smells like detergent. It smells clean and nice. But is it special enough?” She nixes the first option and sets aside the second as a possibility. The third option is given an extended, lingering inhalation: “Clean, like the second option, but with a touch of fruit—it’s flirty and delicious. I love this.” Her fans concur (“I want to eat it,” says one. “Can I take it home now?” asks another). “Oh, good. But most importantly,” Selena says with a wink, “does it make you feel kissable?”

Why you lookin at me

Mommy — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:22:27 +0000

Summer Fun in NYC – July 2012

Mommy — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:01:59 +0000

It’s that time of year—school has let out for the season and parents all over the city are looking for ways to keep kids busy until classes resume in September. Behold, our list of fun summer activities for every single day of the month, July 1 to 31. We’ve also created a downloadable calendar of all of our fun summer activities. Click the image below to print it out, then hang it up on your refrigerator so you can consult it all summer long. Plus: Save $5 on admission to the New Hall of Science with our special discount coupon.

July

Sun 1 Take advantage of the 3,000-square-foot playground on the roof of the JCC on the Upper West Side—it’s free to the public Sundays in July from noon to 4pm.

Mon 2 Unfurl the picnic blanket and lawn chairs in Bryant Park for a free alfresco showingof the classic film The Wizard of Oz.

Tues 3 Watch wacky circus acts, ride a Ferris wheel and learn about sharks at New Jersey’s State Fair Meadowlands.

Wed 4 Happy Fourth of July! Watch the 36th Annual Macy’s Fireworks from a spot along the Hudson River.

Thu 5 Groove to the tunes of bilingual Brooklyn band Moona Luna at Madison Square Park’s free concerts for kids.

Fri 6 Bring the kids to “Wendy by HWKN,” the C02-banishing giant blue star that’s taken up residence in the MoMA PS1 courtyards.

Sat 7 Chow down on some of the city’s best BBQ at Governors Island’s Cook Out NYC.

Sun 8 Justin Roberts & the Not Ready for Naptime Players headline SummerStage’s Central Park Family Day.

Mon 9 It’s hot out! Escape the summer heat at a city beach.

Tue 10 Literally Alive’s first free summer of theater kicks off with Tico Tales, a bilingual musical adaptation of Costa Rican folktales.

Wed 11 Take a dip in a city pool, including the newly reopened McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn.

Thu 12 Check out the retrospective of Japanase artist Yayoi Kusama at the Whitney, including her enchanting installation “Fireflies on the Water”.

Fri 13 The animated flick Ice Age 4: Continental Drift hits movie theaters.

Sat 14 Learn the basics of ballroom, tango and swing from instructor Rodney Lopez at the Midsummer Night Swing Kids’ Day.

Sun 15 Celebrate Bastille Day in midtown with kids’ pétanque contests, crepes and Belgian waffles.

Mon 16 Play a game of mini-golf beneath the shadow of two retired NASA rockets at theNew York Hall of Science.

Tue 17 Skippyjon Jones, Theatreworks USA’s free summer production, starts performances at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Wed 18 Rock out to Astrograss, a bluegrass-inspired band for kids, at a free summer concert in Carroll Park.

Thu 19 Three, two, one, liftoff: The Enterprise opens to the public at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

Fri 20 Watch the Brooklyn Cyclones face off against the Staten Island Yankees at MCU Park; stick around after for postgame fireworks.

Sat 21 Play in the sand and build elaborate creations at Coney Island’s 22nd Annual Sand Sculpting Contest.

Sun 22 Rent a pair of roller skates from the Skate Truck NYC, which meanders through a different park each weekend.

Mon 23 Steven Sondheim’s Into the Woods, starring Donna Murphy and Amy Adams, debuts at Central Park’s Delacorte Theater.

Tue 24 Climb through huge spaceship-like structures at Argentine artist Tomás Saraceno’s installation on the rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Wed 25 Say hi to some of the Bronx Zoo‘s newest arrivals, including a trio of black-necked swan cygnets.

Thu 26 Head to Pier 40 or Pier 96 for a complimentary kayak ride on the Hudson River.

Fri 27 Visit the Queens County Farm Museum for the city’s oldest and largest powwow.

Sat 28 ”Spiders Alive!,” packed with live spiders including a Western black widow, opens at the American Museum of Natural History.

Sun 29 Gawk at toys, clothing and games created specifically for kids at the Museum of Modern Art‘s ““Century of the Child: Growing By Design, 1900–2000″.”

Mon 30 Go back in time to the days when T.rex roamed the earth at Field Station: Dinosaurs, a new prehistoric theme park in New Jersey.

Tue 31 Spend the afternoon exploring the water tables and sandbox at the Pier 6 playground in Brooklyn Heights.

Weekly Horoscopes

Mommy — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:30:42 +0000

Tween horoscopes are unique because it uses the planets to give insight into a specific age group, dealing only with what is most important to these particular individuals.

The concept of a tweenager is a very modern one. Up until the later part of the 20th Century, boys and girls went right from childhood into adulthood with a puberty ritual and no middle ground. The teenager concept was invented to give the children of so-called ‘more advanced’ societies a grace period to develop between child- and adulthood instead of a one-day transformation with a ritual.

Tween horoscopes give insight into these very specific issues, since the areas detailed are of the most concern to this age group. Tween horoscopes are a fun and effective way to gain this insight.

About Your Zodiac Sign

Weekly Horoscopes

Who Wore it Better?

Mommy — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:29:22 +0000

Who Wore It Better?

Great minds think alike — these celeb outfits prove it! Which star do you think rocked each matching piece the best? Vote for your faves!

By Kara McGrath

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Ups and Downs

Demi Lovato and Alexa Vega combined two of the hottest trends in this findersKEEPERS dress: neons and mullet-hems! Do love Demi’s cobalt blazer and heels, or are Alexa’s neutral sandals more to your liking?

National Photo Group/Startracks Photo

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Tribal Twins

While not exactly the same, Kylie Jenner and Nikki Reed‘s outfits both have cute pieces from Whitney Eve with a fun tribal accent. Do you prefer Nikki’s trendy tie-neck top, or Kylie’s flirty sundress?

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Skin Care Q and A

Mommy — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:16:53 +0000

Question: Skin Care Tips for Tweens – How to Wash Your FaceMy daughter is 10 years old. I’m finding the early signs of acne on her face, and I’m so concerned that it’s going to start early. She only uses water to wash her face, and to be honest, I’m not sure how well she washes it. I don’t want to get her skin care products that will be too harsh for her age, but I also want to get her on a good first step. What do you recommend?

Answer:I was just having basically the same question with my friend, except she was talking about her 10 year old son. The thing to remember about this age, is that they are responsible for bathing themselves, so you don’t really what is all involved with cleansing habits. But I have some great tips and product recommendations that will make it easy on you and your tween.

First, your tween doesn’t need an acne line, their skin is simply too sensitive. Instead, talk to your tween about their skin care habits. Are they only using water? Are they using a bar soap? Are they possibly using your facial cleanser? The last two options can cause havoc with sensitive skin, so once you know what they are doing, you can give advice on what the better option would be.

Tweens shouldn’t be using anything other than a gentle cleanser on their skin. Two good options you can find at the drugstore are Cetephyl Gentle Skin Cleanser (compare prices) and Dove Sensitive Skin Cleansing Cloths (compare prices). Cetyphil is a cream cleanser that comes out in a pump. One pump should be enough for their entire face. Dove’s cleansing cloths come set with cleanser already in them. Simply run under water and rub them together to create the lather. (Cut them in half to save money!)

Your tween should realistically need to only wash once a day, unless they have been active in after-school sport
Make sure your tween doesn’t use their body lotion on their face. These often contain ingredients which can cause the gentle face to react. And rarely do tweens need to worry about facial moisturizer at all. If you find their skin is extra dry, again, Cetyphil Facial Moisturizer is very gentle.(compare prices).s or other activities where they have become sweaty or visibly dirty.

Skin care at this age is really about cleaning the dirt off the top layer of skin. There is no need to go further with extra steps at least for a few more years, and only if acne is a major concern. But by teaching them some basic steps and give them responsibility by purchasing skin care items just for them, the habit will start early. (And eventually they’ll thank you for that!)

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Why JC’s Closet?

Mommy — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:18:36 +0000

I was at the South Mountain Elementary Spring Fair earlier this year- it was a nice warm day and I was sweating from the brisk walk from the train station. I was rushing to keep a promise made to my boys after running that morning to catch the Midtown Direct 7:34 am and forgetting to leave spending money. Anyway, I digress – back to the boys.

It should be easy to find them – they have on those cool skull and cross bones polo shirts… there he is – oh no, that’s not Jonathan…Oh, there’s Carter… nope, not him. In the span of 30 seconds- 15 boys! Literally – 15 boys! I counted 15 boys ranging from 5 to 12 years old run past me with skull and cross bone printed polo shirts. I thought that those tops were so cool and unique – I guess there were a lot of moms who had the same thought. They were cool, but NOT at all UNIQUE!

It was at this moment that the entrepreneurial voice in my head said – ‘you have to do something about this! Just because we’ve moved from the City doesn’t mean we have to look like we all shop in the same store at the mall. We live in a suburb of New York City, for God’s sake – not Fish Creek, Wisconsin! ‘ My apologies to Wisconsin, its fine country.

That very evening I started putting together my plan for the ultimate boys, girls, and kids – tweens’ fashion destination for our little village. And eventually came up with JC’s Closet.

JC’s Closet is a fun and upscale ( in style, not price) shopping experience for young people aged 7 to 14. We carry sizes 7 – 16 for girls and 7 – 20 for boys. Each item is carefully chosen with the discerning and hip eye of a parent with 20 years in the fashion industry, selecting only the most coveted tween apparel brands, accessories and novelty items.

JC’s Closet opened in September 2011 and was recently honored as a Runner Up in New Jersey Monthly’s annual “Best of NJ” Kid’s Store category.

JC’s Closet online is home to great fashion, features, beauty, health, body and fun for tween boys and girls.

JC’s Closet is located at 21 Scotland Road, South Orange, NJ 973-255-7277. Hours are Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm. Private styling sessions and parties available by request.