I like the Olsen twins. Well, I don’t really like them as actresses or public figures, and what do I know of them at their core, as human beings? Zilch. However, I do like their fashion line Elizabeth and James (reasonably affordable, though it’s all relative), and they seem to be trying to adopt a lower profile these days, which is always nice. (We like celebrities more the less we see them? Is that a Trow-ism?) There’s an interview with them in the Bergdorf Goodman catalog this month, which is actually pretty funny because the writer asks a bunch of questions early on that are sort of condescending toward Mary-Kate and she is obviously slightly pissy throughout the remainder. (“Mary Kate, the press makes it sound as if Ashley is pulling the fashion train?” “But when people think of me as not being involved, I have to laugh…” Not in context, these quotes, fyi.)
I digress. As usual.
So in this article, MK and A (I speak Tween) talk about some of their influences, and I’ve gotta hand it to them, cinema-wise…
BG: So talk about The Row and Elizabeth and James.
MKO: Elizabeth and James is a little more trendy. We use a lot of Japanese and Italian fabrics.
AO: We create our own prints.
MKO: We dye old things, and use old wallpapers. We try and do simple, beautiful pieces. Also, we play around with it, trying to do fun, experimental pieces, using three prints, or being inspired by the 60s, or The Lost Boys or Wild at Heart.
Damn, little girl!
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