Founded by two childhood friends with a taste for the beautiful and the borderline unconventional, PETITE FRITES exists to celebrate the "anti-milestone" – extraordinary achievements that are often over-looked.
Through our lab-grown approach, we reimagine traditional jewelry materials, embracing innovation to create bold, mesmerizing pieces that demand attention. We blend style, sustainability, and a touch of irreverent charm to craft jewelry that sparks conversations and leaves a lasting impression.
JACKIE LITTLE, Co-Founder
Current city: Venice Beach, CA
Favorite city: Amsterdam
Your signature style: It’s really all over the place, but the item that prevails as a staple are my Marc Jacobs combat boots
Your biggest anti-milestone: Quitting a prestigious-yet-toxic job that was eating away at my soul
Your most sentimental bauble: A white coral and 14K gold ring I bought at an antique store in Prague. The coral has a single fleck of orange that others may see as a flaw, but I think imperfection is so much more interesting.
Best piece of advice you’ve gotten: “Let them.”
Best piece of advice you’ve given: “That sounds a lot like their problem.”
Favorite meal: Burger and truffle fries at Five Leaves in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Style Icon(s): Iris Apfel (RIP), Sienna Miller, Diane Kruger
Katie Fritts, Co-Founder
Current city: Austin, TX
Favorite city: Barcelona, or anywhere in Italy
Your signature style: Bright colors and fun designs- colorful and a bit eccentric.
Your biggest anti-milestone: Losing my first $10K investment in a marketing test while bootstrapping my first company, and realizing that the experience was much more valuable than that. Learning how to take educated risks and recover from tests that ‘fail’ was crucial to growing the business and evolving as a founder.
Your most sentimental bauble: A three-layer 14K gold necklace my parents gave me in my teens that I still wear every day. It’s timeless and I can dress it up or down. I “lost” it for a year and then found it in the bottom of my jewelry box- so it feels lucky too!
Best piece of advice you’ve gotten: Meditate
Best piece of advice you’ve given: "Just try it."
Favorite meal: Bacon
Style icon: Giovanna Engelbert