HMS Interview: DeNai Jones, Petunia Pickle Bottom

DeNai Jones
As Chic and Fasionable as her collection, Entrepreneurial, and one seriously creative Hautemomma!

Petunia Pickle Bottom
www.petuniapicklebottom.com

Uber-Creative Hautemomma, DeNai Jones was a nursery school teacher who saw a void in the market for a chic and functional diaper bag…with the help of her husband and long-time friend, Korie Conant,  together they filled that niche perfectly with Petunia Pickle Bottom!  (If you’re wondering, Petunia Pickle Bottom reflects a term coined by DeNai’s father when she was a toddler.)   

Continuously redefining the baby product market place, Petunia Pickle Bottom’s darling collections include six distinct styles of diaper bags:  Shoulder Bags, Boxy Backpacks, Touring Totes, the Cake collection, Scout (perfect for Daddy), Cross Town Clutch and Cameo Clutch.  New to the line are the precious Fawn collection including Bassinets and Crib Bedding.

She has a son, Sutton, and is pregnant with her second!  We were fortunate enough to catch up with DeNai, listen to her awesome start-up story, and find out what she considers Haute!
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Favorite getaway?
Anywhere I can use my passport

Favorite restaurant?
Tao , NYC

Style icon?
Pippi Longstocking-she is the ultimate with regards to personal expression

Favorite gift to give?
Spa package

What’s in your beauty bag?
Lip gloss and an eyelash curler

Favorite hotel?
Korakia in Palm Springs

Cocktail of choice?
Currently pregnant so I opt for Pellegrino with a splash of cranberry

Style advice?
Clothing and accessories say a lot about a person — remember to have fun and never forget to mix in a little vintage

What is style?
Personal expression

Top of style wish list?
Boots for winter

Best thing that’s happened to you as a result of starting your own business?
The luxury of being creative and working with my two favorite people: my husband, Braden Jones, and my best friend, Korie Conant

Advice for women entrepreneurs?
Seek out support early on …  it can be a bumpy ride