It’s no secret…we’ve got a major mom-crush on Jenna Lyons. And we’re quite positive we’re not alone in our infatuation. Not only does Jenna have a reputation for being the coolest lady ever, but she’s also quite foxy, always dressed to the nines, and she has a pretty decent job, holding the title of President and Creative Director at J.Crew. Not too shabby, eh? The busy exec and mama to son Beckett also has a great sense of humor, often poking fun at herself (like the fact that she wears dentures—she really does), and she seems pretty darn nice! Still need convincing? Click through our slideshow below to read our favorite Jenna quotes and see our favorite Jenna styles and decide for yourself.
Mom Icon: Jenna Lyons
10:15 am
05/22/14
Photo Via ASM Magazine
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- "There's this idea that everybody has to have everything right away. I wasn't the superstar. I had to work for it. Really long hours," Jenna, who worked her way up from an assistant's assistant at J.Crew, once said.
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- "I get probably 200-plus emails and more than 100 texts a day," said Jenna. "I have between 10 and 18 meetings a day. It's a lot."
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- "I work on my instincts. At the end of the day, it’s all you have. If you don’t trust yourself, no one else is going to either."
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"Amazing things happen when you're having fun and doing something you love."
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- "I pick out clothes for my son, Beckett," Jenna has said. "He definitely has a preference for cashmere. I've created a monster. Sometimes Beckett picks out my shoes. The only thing is, he's got a one-track mind. I have these flat shoes, Christian Louboutin, with spikes all over them. If left up to him, I would wear them far too frequently."
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- "I realized early on that no matter what I am feeling and no matter what is happening to me, either personally or professionally, there is no place for that [in the workplace]. I am really good at compartmentalizing, probably to a fault! When you force yourself to do it, you realize that it’s not as hard as you think."
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- "You can’t fix yesterday. And don’t beat yourself up over it—the only reason to beat yourself up is if you don’t learn from it." True dat, Jenna.
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- “Lucky for me, I ended up with a boy whose favorite color is pink. Toenail painting is way more fun in neon, ” Jenna once said, sparking major controversy.
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- "Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. There is no question. It’s a cliché, but it’s true."
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- "I check my Instagram far too much, like in the middle of meetings, which I need to stop doing. It's so sad."(Pssst: Follow her @jcrew.)
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- "I collect all kinds of things. I easily own 300 pairs of shoes. And I have so many clothes. I have storage spaces full of clothes." If we could only peruse those storage units...
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- “For me the best thing is knowing that someone really has your back, like no matter what happens she has my best interests at heart.” Jenna tell V Magazine about girlfriend Courtney Crangi.
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- "To unwind, I usually drink one too many cocktails. I love looking at magazines. I get every possible one. I read everything from fashion magazines to New York. It's a problem—I have stacks all over the house. I go through my emails and read or catch up on episodes of Girls."
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- Jenna on juice cleansing: "I'm so hungry. I haven't eaten in 10 days...I was like, errrr! errrr! with every pair of pants. The inside button would pop before I even zipped it. I was like, 'Oh, God! I'm a little bit mangry. Hangry mangry.'"
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- On being extra candid: "Maybe to a fault. I might take my teeth out."
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- "I don’t want to stay looking the same. Someone once said that they didn’t recognize me because I wasn’t wearing a red lip, so I thought, 'Oh, I won’t wear a red lip for a while.'”
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- On being bullied: "It's amazing how cruel kids can be and super-judgmental and really just downright mean... I searched for ways to make things more beautiful and surrounded myself with beautiful things because I didn't feel that in myself."
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- "Giving feedback in the creative world is so delicate. I spend a lot of time picking my words carefully."
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- "I do the best I can," Jenna has said about juggling work and motherhood.
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- "I eat a lot of ice cream, chocolate, and cookies, and I drink rosé champagne." Our kind of girl...
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- "As far as I'm concerned, leopard is a neutral."
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- "I would love to do something with Louboutin, and I do love the shoe designer Pierre Hardy," Jenna has said of her dream collaborators. "Or Phoebe Philo [who’s currently designing Céline], if she would ever do something with us. I mean, it’s all just a dream."
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