Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Introduce their New High-end Line the Row

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are fixtures on both worst dressed lists and in the front row of fashion shows from Marc Jacobs to Balenciaga. We watched them grow up from matching cutesy flowery outfits, selling their monikers to Wal-Mart collections for tweens, to towering platform heels, layered on black sweaters and scarves, and floor-length gowns, becoming muses to avante-garde designers. Now the teeny tiny twins are foraying into high-end clothing with the launch of the Row. Minimalist separates like blazers (see the plaid one worn by Ashley, above) and mini skirts, knit t-shirts starting at $150, and oversize fur coats (breaking the bank at over $3,000) make up the line, to be sold at Barneys. Ashley Olsen spoke to New York Magazine, “Wal-Mart was about the customer. It taught us how to be commercial. This is about me and my sister, and what we like to wear.” The twins are involved in every part of the manufacturing process, working closely with a designer, and Ashley has been caught by paparazzi exiting the factory where the clothes are being made.