Edited by Lester Brathwaite
It’s an election year and in that spirit, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have already turned in their votes for president. The twin titans have hired François Kress, the current president and chief executive officer of Prada USA, as the new president and chief operating officer of The Row.
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The dynamic duo of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen rolled up their dolman sleeves and got down to the serious business of styling the lookbook for TEXTILE Elizabeth & James‘ spring 2012 collection — the contempo casual leg of the ladies’ Elizabeth and James line. Featuring newcomer Abby Brothers — last seen in Equinox‘s controversial ads by Terry Richardson — the lookbook is stamped with the Olsens’ effortless chic and relaxed cool.
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Aaliyah once said “Age Ain’t Nothin’ but a Number.” Of course she was 15 at the time and boinking R. Kelly, but that’s neither here nor there. Forbes Magazine, always list-happy, doesn’t believe in that mantra and therefore decided to rank the top 30 “disrupters” under 30 years of age, each in twelve categories, including art, media, music, energy, finance and technology. And just after I had finished going through my quarter-life crisis — looks like I (once again!) picked the wrong day to stop huffing glue.
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Karl Lagerfeld is a genius. And like most genii, he’s also completely bat-shit crazy. Over the years he’s offered his usually unsolicited opinions about people and — never really known for his cheery disposition — his comments have usually fallen in the spectrum of bitchy and, well, super bitchy. Below are 13 of the Kaiser’s greatest backhanded compliments.
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It’s no surprise that the billionaire twins of fashion and one of the most scandalous fashion photographer’s (Terry Richardson) out there would get their moves together. As we all know Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen design a t-shirt monthly for their new project StyleMint. Obviously, the tees are nothing but amazing, but here’s some proof of all the awesomeness for October.
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- Dior may have bitten off more than it can chew as Marc Jacobs and Robert Duffy are reportedly asking for a king’s ransom to take the crown left vacant by John Galliano. [WWD, sub req'd]
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
There are 10 chances to WIN a change purse from Mary Kate Olsen & Ashley Olsen‘s line for jcpenney, Olsenboye. Plus, our favorite commenter will win an outfit valued at $50. Click to find out more.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen have fought Nicole Ritchie for these clothes. Lady Gaga demanded they be in her music video. Barney’s clients were lusting over them before they were even on the rack. Prisoners were wearing these before anyone. Wait, what? Yes, LA based designer Raquel Allegra has created these very garments. Using meticulously sifted clothing from massive rag warehouses, she uses her own brand of deconstruction to turn old t-shirts into cloud-like textiles that drape like butter. Find out her secrets, and what it was like to make Mother Monster “lose her shit” over her designs.
