It’s time for another wonderful local Chicago North Shore Moms‘ Meet a Mom spotlight where we highlight moms in our community, what they are up to both professionally and personally. Today we’re celebrating a Winnetka mom of two, Kellogg MBA, building materials leader, master gardener, and the proud owner of June Children’s Shop in Wilmette, Stacy Lucier!
When Stacy Lucier set out to open a children’s boutique on the North Shore, she didn’t just want a shop; she wanted a space that felt like her grandmother. Named after Carol June Lindsey, a woman of impeccable grace, quiet strength, and a lifelong love of beauty, June Children’s Shop in Wilmette is as much a tribute as it is a retail destination. Stacy carries her grandmother’s spirit into every carefully curated rack stocking primarily women-owned, organic, and globally sourced brands that prioritize quality, creativity, and joy. Stacy’s joy for nature-inspired designs comes straight from her experience at her 25 acre hobby farm in in WI. And if you needed one more reason to visit, mark your calendars for the week of June 15th, when Stacy will be bringing over 300 homegrown peonies picked fresh from a fellow flower grower in Wisconsin! Welcome, Stacy!
Hi Stacy! Give us a quick snapshot of you and your life right now.
I’m a mother of two young, super cute and sometimes crazy ladies, Annebelle (5) and Isabelle “Izzy (3, almost 4). I work in the building material industry and own a new store, June Children’s Shop, a kids clothing and gift shop in Wilmette. My husband is an engineer during the day, teaches in the evening and is working on a book. Needless to say, life is full in the best of ways.
Tell us about your family. What does motherhood look like in your house these days?
With so much going on, my husband and I like to think we’re pretty well organized. We have a hard and fast rule that when we’re done with “work stuff” at 5 p.m. and on the weekend – it’s family time. The boundary is firm. When we’re not in the weekday routine, we’re off with the girls to Dwyer Park or Maple beach in the summer, spending time with the girl’s grandmas, tennis and swim lessons, and split time at our hobby farm in Wisconsin.
I’m an avid gardener, so we live outside these days – the girls help plant seeds, water, and pick all the sungold tomatoes before they are ripe.
What’s something about you that might surprise people outside of your work and mom life?
We’re in bed by 8:30, 99.9% of the time, and I’m up by 5 a.m. Outside of my girls, sleep may be the next most important thing to me.
Where are your go-to spots right now?
Black iced tea at Tala brings me happiness every morning, strength training at Delos, tennis a few days a week at Glenbrook Racket Club (GCR), and now that it’s spring I live at Chalet and in the garden.
What are you loving lately?
Dresses from Casey Casey are my go-to all spring/summer long.
Vosges pink salt chocolate caramels have become an addiction.
Oso & Me color pencils and activity books for the girls. They are a life-saver for when we drive to WI, fly or food takes too long at a restaurant. We have them in the shop and I swear by them!
What’s something about motherhood, work, or balancing both that you wish more people talked about honestly?
I’ve come to realize that very little about motherhood is graceful AND it doesn’t have to be. Most days, life is more raw and “un-sexy.” I spent my first few years as a mother calling myself “one big, giant napkin” because my kids wiped their noses, hands and everything else on me – regardless of if I was wearing an old sweater or my fancy work clothes. Last year, I was on a work call, and my daughter went to the bathroom on the toilet for the first time. I thought I put the phone on mute and shouted “Good job, Izzy” with all the excitement and clapping and celebration. And then I heard a voice in the phone, with the same level of excitement scream, “Good job Izzy!” I nearly died of embarrassment, and then was so grateful for the understanding of the moment from another mom on the phone.
The truth is we are all moms and dads, navigating through this thing called parenting. It’s not about looking like you have it all together, it’s about giving grace and support to each other through all the seasons of life and parenthood.
Is there a quote, mantra, or mindset that grounds you when things feel chaotic?
My English professor in college said to me before I had Annebelle, “Being a parent has been my greatest teacher. My children taught me far more about life than I ever taught them.” I think about this often. There is so much about myself I have seen, that has been challenged, and that I have had to pause, to reconsider, to redefine. In the moments that are hard, I draw back to this truth and reconsider if that moment is more about me learning and growing, then my daughter(s).
Let’s get down to business. Tell us about June Children’s Shop!
Named after my grandmother, June Children’s Shop is home to a curated collection of children’s clothes with exceptional quality. We source high quality clothing and gift products from around the globe for all occasions year-round be it back-to-school shopping, summer-time beachwear, warm winter coats, fashion for a special occasion, or a loving gift.
From working in building materials manufacturing, where you lead the Multi-Family business to starting June Children’s Shop, What was the moment that made you say, “I’m going to open a children’s boutique”? And how did your business background shape the way you approached launching June?
When it comes to my “day job”, working in the building materials industry has been one of the greatest surprises and loves in the last decade of my life. I love the industry and have a deep, deep respect for manufacturing. From my time working in various departments – product management, marketing communication, manufacturing and process improvement, and customer experience, to now running the multi-family business – I have gained a holistic view of how a business operates and how the collaboration and communication between departments is essential to sustainable, profitable, and far less stressful growth. I like solving complex puzzles, and running a business is an exercise in putting the puzzle pieces together to drive growth.
All that said, June Children’s Shop has given me the opportunity to merge three core parts of me: my experience and education in business, marketing/advertising, and my love of all things art and creativity. My husband and I had thrown around a few retail ideas over the years, but after having kids and moving to Winnetka three years ago, we truly felt there was a need for a children’s clothing store that embraced what it means to be a child and help encourage and inspire creative expression in children.
The shop is named after your grandmother, which is such a sweet way to honor her legacy — tell us about her. What do you hope customers feel when they walk into a space that carries her name, and how does that legacy show up in the clothing and toys you’ve chosen to carry?
First, I love this question. I define my grandmother, Carol June Lindsey, as a lady AND a woman. She carried herself with the utmost respect and grace, her manors were impeccable and her formality was hard to rival. She never wore jeans in her life. And yet she held all of the details of life together. My family jokes that she used a hammer more than my grandfather ever did. She didn’t just manage the household, she owned it. She was entirely her own person, and she could care less what someone else’s opinion was. She liked what she liked, because she liked it. She also had a hidden creative talent and it showed up in how she decorated her house, the 64 dozen cookies she decorated at Easter and Christmas, and how she cared for her garden.
I want people to come into June Children’s Shop and feel the freedom to be drawn to the colors, patterns and print they like, with the same level of “I like what I like” as my grandmother had throughout her life.
My grandmother took care of everything she owned in life, and quality was never compromised. In the same way, I stand behind every brand we have in June. My children wear all of the brands we carry. They are the best brands from around the world, primarily women-owned, the majority are using organic, environment friendly practices, made to order, with limited waste.
When it comes to toys and gifts, we focus on gifts and toys that inspire creativity and imagination. We want kids to paint, draw, and build. Explore what they are capable of!
Just as everyone and anyone was welcome in my grandparents home, the same holds true for June Children’s Shop.
You’re a California transplant, a Kellogg MBA, a master gardener with a hobby farm in Wisconsin. Tell us about your hobby farm in Wisconsin.
Oh, the farm. We own just shy of 25 acres of primarily native prairie in the driftless region of WI. We spend weekends up there spring through the holiday season. I love it deeply. The quiet mornings, the wind through the native grasses, as a gardener, it’s my happy place. As Whitman said, “After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on – have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear – what remains? Nature remains; to bring out from their torpid recesses, the affinities of a man or woman with the open air, the trees, fields, the changes of seasons — the sun by day and the stars of heaven by night.”
Fun thing, we grow Dahlias at the farm, and we’ll have them at June Children’s Shop all summer long. Plus, mark your calendars, we’re bringing in more than 300 peonies the week of June 15, 2026. I can’t wait to share my love of the garden with all the neighbors, customers and kids.
What do you most want North Shore families to know about what makes this shop different from what they can find online or in a big box store?
Ultimately, June Children’s Shop isn’t just a store, we’re like another next-door neighbor. Walking by with the kids? Stop in, we’ve got a desk full of mismatched crayons to keep the kids busy and let’s chat and catch up on life. Need a dress last minute or forget a birthday gift, just give me a call. We’ve got you covered. We’re not just another store in the community, we’re here to help build community.
Give us your dets! Where can we connect and ask questions?
We’re at 416 Ridge Road in Wilmette. Online at JuneChildrensShop.com and on Instagram and Facebook @JuneChildrensShop
About Our Spotlight Partner
Chicago North Shore Moms is supported in part by Mary Gregory Gifford, a Lake Forest mom of three and owner of Gifford Law, a solo Estate Planning Firm (wills and trusts). Mary, we appreciate your support of local moms in our North Shore communities! Learn more about Mary by visiting her Meet a Mom spotlight here! Contact Mary directly here: [email protected].
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