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So rude that these ended up covered in green slime.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen at Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards, 2004
So rude that these ended up covered in green slime.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen at Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards, 2004
They may look nondescript, but these were low-key two of the Olsens’ best outfits ever. Ash’s blazer was from the boys’ section at Ralph Lauren (genius! If that fits you…) and the horn necklace trend trickled down big time in the ensuing years.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen at the US Open, 2004
This was the dress that launched a thousand tabloid headlines about Mary-Kate’s weight, which is really too bad because UGH SO PRETTY.
Mary-Kate and Ashley receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2004
Twelve years later and I’m still forever on the lookout for Magda Berliner’s lace dresses because of this outfit.
Ashley Olsen at the “Troy” premiere, 2004
Back then, I was obsessed with MK’s vintage dress from the sadly now-defunct Paper Bag Princess in Toronto; these days, I’m impressed by how well Ashley’s Calvin Klein slip holds up more than 10 years later.
Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen at the premiere of “New York Minute,” 2004
We didn’t get “TRL” in Canada, which never seemed more unfair than when this episode aired.
Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen on MTV’s “TRL”, 2004
Every NYU freshman I knew wanted nothing more than to be regulars at Pastis, and the Olsens were almost entirely to blame.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen leaving Pastis, 2004
Yes, this is an ad for milk. Yes, I ran out and bought an Andy Warhol banana T-shirt immediately after seeing it.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in a “Got Milk?” ad, 2004
Ah, the good old days, before half the front row was contracted to wear a single designer from head to toe.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen at the Marc Jacobs fashion show, 2004
Pointy flats and low heels were the twins’ staple before the Balenciaga hoof boots era, and the granny vibe is totally working for them here.
Mar-Kate and Ashley Olsen at the Tribeca Film Festival, 2004
Imma let you finish, but the Olsens are the real Queens of the Met Gala.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen at the Met Gala, 2005
Remember when ripped tights were cool? Let’s bring that back.
Mary-Kate Olsen at a basketball game, 2005
This was an archetypal MK-at-NYU outfit; the cowboy boots; the American Apparel hoodie; the Venti Starbucks (look to the left of her feet).
Mary-Kate Olsen at the Imitation of Christ show, 2005
The thought of a celebrity today accessorizing with something other than Chopard diamonds—never mind a full arm of vintage bangles—on a Cannes red carpet is practically unthinkable. Plus, that red jacket is killer.
Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Gala, 2005
Still have yet to look this chic while out shopping—and not for lack of trying.
Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen shopping in London, 2006
2006 #hairgoals, as they say.
Mary-Kate Olsen at the Independent Spirit Awards, 2006
Paparazzi pics from Paris: the gift that kept on giving.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in Paris, 2006
A white tee has never looked cooler.
Mary-Kate Olsen leaving a “Conan O’Brien” taping, 2007
Feathers! A smile!
Mary-Kate Olsen at the Met Gala, 2007
These shoes! I would never in a million years wear them—mostly because I’d be a) six-foot-two and b) in a lot of pain—but that doesn’t mean they don’t haunt my dreams.
Mary-Kate Olsen at the Seventh on Sale event, 2007
I’ll always be an Mary-Kate person, but I’ll admit that Ashley pulls off all-black like nobody’s business.
Ashley Olsen at “The Late Show with David Letterman,” 2008