Fashion Director, Us Weekly & Author, "Secrets of Stylists". New York
Sasha Charnin Morrison is the kind of girl who needs a book (or maybe a motion picture!) to share her life stories. Hold that thought! She’s actually already authored Secrets Of Stylists ,which is a must-read for anyone looking to get their Jimmy Choo in the door. Between her Stephen Sprouse dresses once worn by Kate Moss and purchases she made post-getting “Annie rich” (her father is Martin Charnin a.k.a. the genius behind Annie!), her social media bag hookups, the cameo she made in Pat Benatar’s music video (we can’t make this stuff up!), Charnin’s got enough gossip to fill years worth of Us Weekly. Charnin, her husband, and her style savvy boys, Gus and Oliver, welcomed us into her home with a spread of Smartfood popcorn, vino and even a fruit platter waiting for us. Instead of getting the grand closet tour by Charnin, she deferred the task to her sons. The boys eagerly brought us into their room to flash their massive selection of fancy footwear. Oliver even rolled out the Rolls Royce (or should we say Bugatti and Ferrari?) of footwear: his favorite pair of Under Armour sneakers that are engineered like the luxury cars! When it comes to Charnin’s personal variety, she has plenty. “Accessories are the most important things in anyone’s life; my mom and stepmother both drilled that into my head,” she told us. “Shoes and bags provide unconditional love, whether I’m a size 8/10/12.” And Charnin spares no expense when tracking down a particular purse. Case and point: Her hot pink Céline she first spied on Bag Snob. She harassed everyone from editors to Barneys to Bergdorf's in N.Y.C. to Maxfield’s in L.A. “'No’ is never an option or an answer!” she said. With a little help from a random tweeter, The Closet Squad, — “Why she cared in the first place floored me!” —Charnin targeted it in (of all places) North Carolina. Now that is dedication, people!
Yes, The Nanny carries the monogram Vernis Zippy Wallet. I dragged my husband to the LV store in Atlantic City. He asked me if the wallet in the case was The Nanny wallet. I said yes. It was just lying around...
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Gold Shoes, Céline; Red Shoes, Christian Louboutin; Wallet, Louis Vuitton
Sick. The YSL bag was a gift from my pal, Sidd, who worked at YSL. It was my birthday and I was in Paris for a shoot with Monsieur Louboutin, and after that Sidd presented me with one of the most stellar bags I will ever have.
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Necklace, CHANEL; Sequin Bag, Dolce & Gabbana; Plastic Clutch, Edie Parker; Snakeskin Bag, Yves Saint Laurent; Silver Shoes, Prada; Gold Shoes, Isabel Marant
I love YSL. I wear Opium now. I was reminded of it recently, as well as Belle D'Opium from YSL. My mother wore Opium when I was a kid. I feel like everything she did in the early 70s I'm doing now. She had a Cher look; Half Breed days. What’s not to love and want to emulate? But this lineup is Oliver's mens’ fragrances. Gwen at US gave Ollie the Dolce&Gabbana Light Blue Living Stromboli Pour Homme and he priced it! Can you believe? He now only wants to look at super expensive mens’ cologne. Little label whore. Lacoste, Armani, Porsche, A/X, YSL, Dolce…
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Great, outstanding shoes and bags have always been my focus and strength. I almost get mad when I don't get a compliment from the guy at the place I get lunch when I'm working a good shoe. Or someone on the street. That's become so important to me…they're my validation. I guess I have always had a good eye picking a showpiece. A great heel. I appreciate it. I want to have something you don't have. I dress as me. And don’t give a rat’s ass what anybody thinks. I move on and don’t create an illusion of something I’m not.
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Accessories are the most important things in anyone’s life. My mom and stepmother both drilled that into my head. Shoes and bags. Unconditional love whether I’m an 8/10/12. I am lucky to have been blessed with a marvellous eye for detail and can spot the chic. I give myself that pat on the back. If I get a compliment on my lug sole hiker boots from my salad guy or people on the subway, I have done something right. And I live for that. Tommy Ton? Sartorialist? I don’t need them. My Instagrammer’s and my salad guy love my Alaïa. The first shoe purchase that meant something to me was a silver heel from The Ritz. I love them. It was a cute shoe I wore with everything. My first bag was a Prada that was pastel and rubberized I think. Sounds disgusting. It was like $150. My father made me return it! I think I was 12? Then he got “Annie” rich and then I went cray-cray. Cartier mixed with Fiorucci. I was dipping into hi-low back in 1980.
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All, Various Designers
