On the Clock with Something Navy Founder Arielle Charnas

Something Navy founder Arielle Charnas began with a personal fashion blog and has since turned her daily outfits into gold— launching an exclusive collection with Nordstrom, and now, a thriving fashion empire under the token name. 

But that’s not all this NYC style icon has been up to— this mom of two is also busy growing her family, now chasing after two of her own Mini fashionistas, Ruby and Esme. 

We caught up with the Something Navy queen in her stunning Manhattan home in a past issue of Mini and put her on the clock with a series of fun questions, including the most challenging aspect of motherhood and her proudest career moment to date. 

KEEP SCROLLING AS WE GO ON THE CLOCK WITH SOMETHING NAVY FOUNDER ARIELLE CHARNAS.

Before kids, I never thought I would…

Be able to sleep late again.

If there were more hours in the day, I would…

Spend more time with my girls.

Favorite kids movie…

Trolls.

Favorite kids book…

Night-Night, Princess and Goodnight, Central Park.

Favorite place to shop for kids…

Maisonette.

Shows I’m watching right now…

Dateline: Secrets Uncovered. It’s embarrassing, I know. I’m old.

Favorite local restaurant…

Sushi Seki and Periyali.

Sushi Seki, Chelsea, NYC

Typical coffee order…

Iced cappuccino with skim milk.

Guilty Pleasure…

All sour candies and cookies!

One piece of advice for my kids…

Be kind.

Proudest career moment to date…

Proudest moment would be finding my incredible team and launching the brand. Everything happening right now up until this day has been my proudest moment and I hope it never stops. I love what I do so much and I wake up excited every single morning. I feel so grateful to be able to feel that way and have that in my life.


Find more from Arielle Charnas in our Winter issue here or Go Inside DADA Daily Founder Claire Olshan’s NYC Nursery here.

Photography: Charlie Juliet Photography for Mini Magazine