How to Make Back to School Shopping Easy
How to Make Back-to-School Shopping Easy
Back-to-school at JCPenney is all about defining your own trend – in your own unique way. Their back-to-school collections are designed to mix and match two distinct trends to fit each student’s individual personality.
Some fall trends for this year:
- The hottest colors for teens this season include blues and reds in deep, rich hues and muted tones. Trendy athleisure apparel adds bursts of bold blues, eye-popping pinks, true reds and bright yellows. Prints are also key to creating the perfect trendy look: Floral prints, tribal patterns, plaids, camouflage and animal prints are all in.
- For kids, look for bright colors and lighthearted, playful graphics along with lots of bold stripes, shiny prints and animal graphics.
- Lifestyle athletic shoes in skate, canvas, low profile and retro are a must this year for kids and teens. You can find retro Chuck Taylor Converse and Adidas, as well as Vans, at JCPenney.
- Colorful, printed backpacks are popular accessories for the new school year.
Two fun things going on with JCPenney this fall:
Bend The Trend:
- It’s Back-to School time and time to show what’s new with the ever-changing “you.” JCPenney believes that it’s not about looking like everyone else, it’s about your individual take on the latest fashion trends. With affordable clothes from JCPenney, there are endless opportunities to express yourself. The collections at JCPenney are designed to allow you to mix up the different styles to create your own unique look and show off your many sides. When shopping for back-to-school clothes, check out their trends including Athleisure, Gym-tastic, and Sophisti-Casual.
National #ShoutOutDay:
- National #ShoutOutDay is 8/12! Who doesn’t love a shout out (AKA compliment)? They fuel self-expression. The more we receive, the more emboldened we become to explore our personal style and best school day selves. That’s why this Back-to-School season, JCPenney is starting a shout-out movement in hopes of bending the trend of judgement prevalent in schools towards one of positive reinforcement. On National #ShoutOutDay, JCPenney will take to social media to fuel shout-outs as they pertain to style. Join in on the conversation and hand out shout-outs to friends, family and followers, using #ShoutOutDay to jump in on the conversation. The hope is to create a snowball effect, with complimentary behavior stretching beyond the world of style in months to come.
My tips for making back-to-school shopping easy:
1. Take a shopping buddy. This could be grandma, dad, or aunt… It comes in handy to have an extra set of hands and is fun for the kids.
2. Let the kids get involved in picking out clothes. Even if it is one special shirt. My oldest is pretty good at picking out clothes. My preschooler wanted to come home with all camo, which is not a bad thing but we needed variety, lol.
3. Take snacks in your purse. They come in handy.
4. Try on clothes if you are not sure how they will fit. This saves time going back to the store to exchange.
5. If possible pick one store to shop at for all the kids. If you have more than one child it can be hard to find sizes for them all in one place.
I now have 2 handsome guys with some trendy back to school outfits.
Check out some of the JCPenney promotions below!
- 7/15 – 8/31: $10 kids haircuts for grades K-6th [Valid July 15 – Aug. 31, while appointments last]
- 7/5 – 9/15: $29.99 eyeglasses for kids 16 and under [Valid July 5 – Sept. 15].
- 8/9 -8/11: Friends and Family-Ex 25% Off with JCP Card, extra 15% any other method of payment.
- 8/13 – 8/15: Super Saturday Sale, $10 off $25
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I love the lace top trend.
tweet–https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/631106725597310978
I like the Nike hoodies for my son with a numbered Sport shirt from his favorite team, and stone washed jeans, and a pair of Nike Mogan Mid 2 Jr. Skate Shoes because he loves skateboarding.
tweet-https://twitter.com/JewelWood/status/631117895704010752
We don’t really follow trends as much as sales but tough and girly is always popular here.
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/avrilsgranny/status/631130970767380480
I like the plaid shirts trend
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https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/631132822032388096
The top trends for us are graphic tees for my son and bright colors for my daughter.
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https://twitter.com/Kellydpa/status/631158098896547840
https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/631161211510349828
I like the trend toward princess clothing for girls and superhero characters for the boys. I also like the “rockstar” trend for kids with leather and jean jackets.
My son likes the graphic tee trends and I like the hoodies.
My back to school wishlist is a lot of French style- trench coat, minimal pieces, and a nice bag. 🙂
chambanachik(at)gmail(dot)com
Tweeted https://twitter.com/JalapenoMama/status/631646145790345216
My son does not really do trends he loves his jeans and tshirts and that is all I can get him to wear these days!
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/my4boysand1/status/631848035241336832
i will be looking for flannel shirts and overalls!
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https://twitter.com/raggammuffin/status/631970030318678016
I am getting plaid & denim this fall.
tcarolinep at gmail dot com
tweet-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/632019656929251328
my son likes cartoon character shirts
https://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/632290203428786176
I like all the Fall colors….pumpkin and forest green and eggplant, and plaids. Also boots.
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love your tips! My top trends for back to school is keep things simple and colorful.
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I like enhancing the basics with good looking accessories like scarves and jewelry.
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My sons wanted lots of plaid shirts and some camo items. Thanks so much.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/634860170242334721 Thanks again.
My son is older and is in the “need a suit” trend. That is an expensive trend for us, so a win here would go a long way toward getting a new suit! Thanks for a chance to win!
My son would love the athletic trend he also likes graphic tees and camo print.
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Leggings and tops with lots of color
https://twitter.com/disneyfan40/status/635266139099111424
What caught my eye is the new cute western cowgirl look and above all, the kimono!
https://twitter.com/myfolly/status/635577585943072768
striped clothes and jeans are on my list
https://twitter.com/HappyTina0115/status/635639085361688576
My child doesn’t like skinny jeans so we buy looser cut, boot leg jeans. She’s really into plaid lately so we buy cute plaid shirts.
Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/635779979070992384
Anything that’s easy to put on. My son is turning four and needs to be able to get dressed all by himself.
onefrugalgirl AT gmail DOT com
https://twitter.com/OneFrugalGirl/status/636952555227095040
The top trend that is really excited about this season is the kimono I love the coverage.
Definitely low profile and retro are our top trends.
tweeted https://twitter.com/mummytotwoboys1/status/637289187369189376
Fingers crossed!
I think the chevron print is really cute, and my daughter loves anything with horses.
My son is still pretty young and has to wear a uniform so I’m pretty oblivious to BTS trends. I do love the plaid shirt comeback though!
tweeted – https://twitter.com/dmarie824/status/638452445341876224
My daughters want some cute new skirts for school this year.
tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/638881252536414208
I am really wanted some of those cute plaid shirts.
tweet https://twitter.com/suburbsanity/status/638884261915959297
My favorite style about bts is the excuse to buy a new outfit and the lace with jeans is what we pick! truckredford(at)Gmail(Dot)COM
https://twitter.com/eliza_elliott/status/639076239924264960
We are going for tough and girly this year
https://twitter.com/mkjmc/status/639464995928047617
We purchased plaid tops, colorful sneakers and a camo backpack.
tweet-https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/639781273209192449
My top trends that are on my Back-to-School shopping list this fall are sporty yet girl sneakers and shoes.
https://twitter.com/davisesq212/status/639887878634532864
My favorite is the plaids! Carter always look so cute in them, perfect for back to school! He also love the sports trend!
I shared on Twitter
https://twitter.com/ilovemybeagle22/status/640027148137304064
My daughter’s favorite things to wear are graphic tees, leggings, and cool sneakers.
My daughter is into jeans and pretty blouses.
My son loves to wear t shirts and jeans to school.
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/640268203294232577
My son is into the plaid shirt trend for fall.
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Tops on their list this fall are flowered shoes, colored jeans and graphic tees
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A few pairs of some cute print leggings are on my back to school list for my daughter!
my nieces like really bright colored girly outfits
i posted a tweet here:
https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/641111253943869440
I don’t have children to buy for but I really like the lace tops and plaid shirts. Both are items that my children would have worn when they were in school.
The top trends we go for in our family are casual jeans and plaid shirts.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/pixel_berry_pie/status/641333789499768832
I only have girls. We like girly hoodies a lot – embellished with lace, ruffles or unusual prints.
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Tweeted: https://twitter.com/sazzyfrazzy/status/641692255560929280
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My niece is really into wearing dresses with cowboy boots right now.
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https://twitter.com/aes529/status/641701497689010176
I like the graphic tee trends.
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My boys eat , sleep and breathe sports. So most of the back to school clothes I bought this year are sport themed.
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https://twitter.com/eswright18/status/641740934552489985
My son loves Under Armour, but it’s expensive so I’m always on the hunt to find it on sale.
There are no students in my household, so back-to-school shopping is not a thing. I hope that is OK and my entry can still count! Just being honest! Thanks for the chance to win!
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/641960747728302080
I will be shopping for the boyfriend tee with printed leggings
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tweet https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/641990831575048192
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Leggings, plaid and bold colors!
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anything with a flowered print- never goes out of style here!
KC
kacor7@hotmail.com
https://twitter.com/kytah00/status/642215690544488449
FLOWY SKIRTS AND PANTS… ALL ME!