Once upon a time Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen exclusively wore overalls and pigtails. But these days they usually wander red carpets draped in various black fabrics and scarves. The twins' style has certainly gone through some significant changes over the past 32 years. To celebrate their birthday, we rounded up their most iconic looks of all time.
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1990
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Okay, they probably weren't trying to have a fashion moment as toddlers. But, nonetheless, this look was copied by moms all over the country? (We speak from experience.)
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1994
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Mary-Kate and Ashley showed up to a cocktail party looking like little old ladies, and frankly we are living for the look. Was your childhood fashion aesthetic "Granny, but make it fashion?" Ours wasn't either.
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1996
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Mary-Kate and Ashley rolled into the premiere of Alaska with a hat game so strong it probably rendered our childhood selves speechless. To top it off, Ashley wore menswear — she was so ahead of her time on that one.
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1997
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Mary-Kate and Ashley, or two tiny Anna Wintour clones? You decide. Dare we wonder if the queen of fashion found her signature hair inspiration from everyone's favorite twins?
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1999
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Between the hair tendrils, the tie-dye, and that top-buttoned cardigan, this still from their Oscar-deserving roles in Switching Goals could be ripped from the pages of a dELiA*s catalogue.
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1999
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Another strong look from 1999, Mary-Kate and Ashley decided to channel their inner Meg Ryan when they hit the carpet for Anna and the King. Not lying, we'd wear this look today.
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2001
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Their teenage years resulted in a new look from the twins: They started wearing stick-straight hair paired with trendy low-rise jeans. This is also when belts over skirts with no loops were a thing. RIP.
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2002
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Remember when Mary-Kate and Ashley were willing to smile in photos? Good times! Here they are at the premiere of Goldmember, wearing matching butterfly camis (probably from Limited Too) and sleek black pants.
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2002
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The aughts marked a huge shift in Mary-Kate and Ashley's style. Sure, they still matched their outfits, but they started wearing sleeker, sexier pieces paired with different hairstyles. These lace body-con dresses were so ahead of the time.
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2002
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This year also marked a huge turn in Mary-Kate and Ashley's careers. They morphed into straight-up business women thanks to their fashion brand — and you better believe they dressed the part in matching pin-stripped suits.
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2003
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Behold: Mary-Kate and Ashley's first foray into boho chic at the Charlie's Angels 2 premiere. The duo were still keeping things pretty colorful back then, but their love for baggy clothing was officially born.
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2004
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In which Mary-Kate and Ashley are full-fledged fashionistas. These Vanity Fair party outfits are far and away their chicest look yet — full of clean lines, creative uses of color, and major risks.
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2005
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Flash-forward one year and the sisters hit the Met Gala wearing complementary lace dresses and bold jewelry. Is anyone else getting flashbacks of those cute old lady outfits they wore as kids? Same.
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2005
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That same year, Mary-Kate and Ashley made waves at Cannes, looking like literal goddesses straight out of a renaissance painting. If this didn't inspire you in the mid-aughts, you weren't living.
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2007
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When the duo hit their 20s, color became (for the most part) a thing of the past. These all-black ensembles were just the beginning of their shift.
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2008
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One of the first times Mary-Kate and Ashley wore massive over-sized sunglasses, and certainly not the last! Girls everywhere started rocking oversized frames after this picture was taken.
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2008
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We're fully obsessed with the fact that Mary-Kate and Ashley managed to show up to an event in 2008 looking the most '90s ever. Said event was the Met Gala. No big deal.
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18
2009
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We obviously had to include this look from the Tim Burton MoMA tribute because Mary-Kate showed up looking like Mary Poppins. Truly, this is a mood.
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19
2010
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These girls love themselves a massive fur jacket paired with lanky hair and smokey eyes. It's definitely their signature look, and one that we'll see them in repeatedly over the years.
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2010
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See? Told you. Also shout out to our old friends, those giant bags!
Mehera Bonner is a celebrity and entertainment news writer who enjoys Bravo and Antiques Roadshow with equal enthusiasm, She was previously entertainment editor at Marie Claire and has covered pop culture for over a decade.