Jamie McCarthy/FilmMagic/Getty Images
Although Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen once played the same character on Full House, the actors-turned-designers have cultivated their own individual aesthetics over the years. They earned their style chops the hard way, becoming front-row fixtures during fashion week, attending the Met Gala, and founding Elizabeth & James, a label named for their siblings, and later their cult-favorite fashion brand and multiple-CFDA Award winner, The Row.
The bulk of the Olsen’s careers were full of sister style moments, from their Full House years to those unforgettable Met Gala appearances which offered a peek into their expansive vintage collections. Nowadays, the sisters rarely step onto a red carpet (in fact, they last did so in 2019) and much prefer to let their work at The Row do the talking. But on the off-chance they are spotted in public, they’ll most certainly set some sort of trend, whether it be sheer Mary Janes or the now-famous “Olsen Tuck.”
Here, look back at Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s style evolution from identical, denim-clad kids to stars of a chic, minimalist, vintage-inflected look.
In 2023, the designers matched in handbags from The Row during a rare off-duty moment.
The Olsen’s wore The Row (of course) for their last joint red carpet appearance at the 2019 CFDA Awards. They won the award for Accessory Designer of the Year at the event.
While most wear current-season or custom looks to the Met Gala, the sisters prefer to go the vintage route. In 2019, that meant wearing archival Chanel looks.
Ashley, in white with black accessories, was the perfect complement to Mary-Kate who wore a black suit dress and bright red heels.
In 2018, the twins went Boho at the Met Gala—Mary-Kate opted for The Row while Ashley wore vintage Paco Rabanne.
Ashley donned head-to-toe black as Mary-Kate embraced jewel tones at a 2017 gala.
In 2017, the Olsen’s once again went for vintage fashion at the Met Gala—though these looks were so archival, that their makers were never publicly identified.
Mary-Kate and Ashley matched with their sister, Elizabeth Olsen, in black The Row looks at the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards.
2016’s Met Gala again called for unlabeled vintage outfits.
In 2014, the designers wore vintage dresses from Chanel and Gianfranco Ferré.
The sisters epitomized chic at a 2011 event in New York.
They both wore disco-worthy Diane Von Furstenberg looks to the 2008 Met Gala.
At the 2007 CFDAs, the twins contrasted one another in chic black and white dresses.
The sisters mixed fur with designer bags at NYFW in 2007.
The twins indulged in a rare pop of color at a 2006 event.
At the 2005 amfAR Gala in Cannes, the duo wore elegant evening looks.
Mary-Kate and Ashley wore some of their boldest looks to the premiere of Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle in 2003.
A whole new level of twinning at the 2002 Oscars after parties.
Mary-Kate and Ashley agreed on “going out” tops and low-slung office pants for the 2001 premiere of Rush Hour 2.
The sisters coordinated in pastels skirts with fringe at a 1999 premiere.
The 1998 Spice World premiere in London called for bold, nylon coats.
The twins already had coordinating style down to a science in 1994.
And in 1993.
It was hard to tell the Olsen’s apart as they attended a Full House event in 1991.
This article was originally published on
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/pixarmoviepreview-5077644d2d384d67892f62d376551c5d.jpg)
