26 of Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen's Most Memorable Outfits
Today's Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's birthday. They're Geminis; how fitting, right?
They're turning 26, so to celebrate (and/or create a lengthy mid-week distraction with overly fun research) we've rounded up 26 of their most memorable outfits.
From straight-to-VHS actresses to CFDA-award-winning designers, there's not an inch of sartorial ground the petite stars haven't covered. Halter tops, berets, jellly sandals, leather pants, side boob: the designers of Elizabeth and James and The Row have worn it all, and sometimes all at the same time. Click through below to track their style evolution:
Mary-Kate (left) and Ashley, 1993
Pretty sure I just bought a fancier version of those sandals at Opening Ceremony.
Ashley (left) and Mary-Kate, 1999
Intentionally or not, they were about a decade ahead of the Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy style resurgence.
Ashley (left) and Mary-Kate, 2002
At fifteen years old, it was the last time MK & A made a public appearance in matching outfits.
Ashley (left) and Mary-Kate, 2001
They then moved on to reverse coordinating— this time in halter tops and wide leg pants, like two lost members of Destiny's Child.
Ashley (left) and Mary-Kate, 2003
Finally the girls graduated to totally different outfits, nailing all the 2003 staples at once: pointy toe flats, faded boot cut jeans, "going out" tops and a beret.
Ashley, 2005
Channeling Lily van der Woodsen even before Gossip Girl was a thing.
Ashley, 2005
Never in the tabloid bikini pages and famously covered-up on the red carpet, this side boob slip is—I think—the only one of its kind.
Mary-Kate, 2006
For a while, Mary-Kate stuck to a specific template: long bohemian dresses, eccentric accessories, beachy hair.
Mary-Kate, 2006
A crystal ball would've looked just as fitting as that clutch.
Mary-Kate, 2006
Fur and lace together, obviously.
Ashley, 2006
In the meantime, Ashley kept it polished: lots of Calvin Klein, a dash of red lipstick.
Ashley, 2007
Pairing Alaia accessories with t-shirts that come in three packs is maybe one of the more brilliant moves of all time.
Mary-Kate, 2007
So Grey Gardens and haunting. I feel like she wants to eat my soul.
Ashley (left) and Mary-Kate, 2007
Back in coordinating outfits: channeling Courtney Love and pissing off PETA.
Mary-Kate, 2008
A surprising one: so much more '70s preppy beach-y than most of her wardrobe.
Mary-Kate, 2008
Sure, it's the jacket. But it's also the sunglasses and the hair.
Mary-Kate (left) and Ashley, 2008
At the launch of their book Influence, the sisters stepped out in crisp, streamlined separates in neutral colors.
Mary-Kate (left) and Ashley, 2008
Ashley's shoes might be my favorite simple-but-not-boring black pumps ever.
Mary-Kate, 2009
A testament to the classic trench's versatility. Just add a smudge of black eyeliner and a pale lip, and it's more Kate Moss clomping around London than Mom running errands.
Mary-Kate (left) and Ashley, 2010
If I remember correctly, this is what inspired me to buy a leopard print coat.
Ashley, 2010
Color-blocking and print-mixing weren't really in her lexicon for a while.
Ashley, 2011
Maybe she just missed those head-to-toe matching twin outfits?
Ashley, 2011
Proof that petite girls can pull off super-voluminous looks, too.
Mary-Kate (left) and Ashley
Ashley can even elevate the suburban Mom look.
Ashley (left) and Mary-Kate, 2011
Sometimes a really amazing jacket stands out on the red carpet more than any of the gowns.
Ashley (left) and Mary-Kate, 2011
Celebrating their nomination for the CFDA's Womenswear Designer of the Year award, the girls made power dressing look really pretty.
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