'Jeans and a Cute Top' Opens in Downtown Downers Grove
The women's clothing store opened quietly on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 5116 Main St.
The women's clothing store opened quietly on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 5116 Main St.
The women's clothing store opened quietly over the weekend at 5116 Main St.
Jeans and a Cute Top, Downers Grove's newest women's clothing store, opened quietly Saturday during the annual Downtown Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival. The boutique, located at 5116 Main St., is owned by Winfield resident Jill Card and her husband Richard. The Downers Grove shop is the store's third location since 2009, following the flagship Wheaton store and the St. Charles location that opened in 2010. "We worked like crazy to open by the weekend," Jill Card said. "Everything went really great. We had a ton of people come in the store." The store's name, Jeans and a Cute Top, dates back 20 years ago when Jill asked her eventual husband what she should wear on their first date. When Jill decided she wanted to open a shop in 2009, their…
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Get your week started with a look back at some of the interesting Downers Grove Patch articles from last week.
Here's a rundown of some of the DG Patch articles from last week: • DG Patch Poll: Will you be Upset if Omega Doesn't Re-Open? An institution in Downers Grove for 37 years, the future of Omega is uncertain. • [UPDATE: WOMAN FOUND] Police Seek Help Locating Missing Woman Grace Lobbes, 52, was last seen near 63rd and Woodward around 11 p.m. on Monday, July 23. • 'Jeans and a Cute Top' to Open Downtown in September Women's clothing store to open its third location in downtown Downers Grove. • Downers Grove Named a Top Transit Community DePaul University study lists 20 best communities on station building, grounds, parking, and nearby amenities. Downers Grove placed 7th. • Vote for Your Favorites in Our 2012 Readers' Choice Feature We need …
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Women's clothing store to open its third location in downtown Downers Grove.
Sometimes, all you need is a little truth in advertising. Jeans and a Cute Top, a new women's clothing store expecting to open on Main Street in Downers Grove in September, tells you up-front what you should expect when you walk through its doors. Owned by Winfield resident Jill Card and her husband Richard, the Downers Grove location will be the store's third location since 2009, following the flagship Wheaton store and the St. Charles location that opened in 2010. As for the shop's name, its origin dates back 20 years ago when Jill asked her eventual husband what she should wear on their first date. When Jill decided she wanted to open a shop in 2009, their inside joke fit the store's ethos, and it stuck. “Our edge is what we do,” Jill …
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7:54 am on Friday, July 27, 2012
Careful Rich is a big guy! Congradulations on the new store location....may the success that has followed you stay with you always, and thanks for another great store. Your banker and friend, John   more ›
Cheryl C.
9:55 pm on Sunday, September 23, 2012
Lucky Downers Grove! I am so glad Jeans and a Cute Top Shop has opened their 3rd store in DG. I would travel about 25 miles to regularly shop at the store in Wheaton and now I am only 15 minutes away. This is a store that you can find something new everytime you shop. The sales staff care about the customer. They give you honest feedback on the clothes you try on and they make sure that you walk …   more ›