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, an entire 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 founder 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. 

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.

Typical Coffee Order

Iced cappuccino with skim milk.

Guilty Pleasure

All sour candies and cookies!

Advice for My Kids

Be kind.

Proudest Career Moment

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.

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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