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Twinsies Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were named “Best Dressed Siblings” in Vogue’s annual Bessed Dressed Issue.

Really?  Because I sort of alway think they look like two conjoined bag ladies wearing far too many sequins.

The ‘zine, which will hit newsstands November 15th, breaks down Hollywood’s fashion elite and let’s us normies know just who and what to copy when we’re shopping out of the margin bins at TJ MAXX.  What I’m saying here is that it’s a must read before you do your Winter shopping.

Other celebrity siblings gracing Vogue’s Top 10 were Dakota and Elle Fanning, Beyonce and Solange Knowles and Kate and Rooney Mara.

Personally, I would’ve gone with Willow and Jaden Smith, but that’s just me.

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Newsweek magazine profiles Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and their burgeoning fashion empire in this week’s issue.

While the two sisters are often dismissed as “pint sized,”  the business they have built is anything but. Working to keep their celebrity status low key, they’ve dug in to the fashion world and are earning respect.

The 24 year-olds are passionate about New York’s once flourishing garment district that has now virtually gone away. The Olsen’s say they want to really be representative of the American design and manufacturing that once was.

“I really believe in our being able to create here and utilize the skills that people have here,” says Ashley. “The skill set is here. Our main issue is that some of the machinery is gone, so some knitwear is produced in Italy. But whether it’s clothing or cars, I believe in manufacturing as close to home as possible.”

Ashley and Mary-Kate have gotten a huge boost when First Lady Michelle Obama wore a skirt from The Row when she appeared on The View last week. They’ve had to work hard for the recognition and that certainly helps.

What the heck are Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen wearing?

The Olsen twins are self-proclaimed fashionistas, but they look like little girls who just raided their grandma’s closet at the premiere of “Rossini’s Le Comte Ory” at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on Thursday (March 24)- more pictures below.

These girls are only 24 years old, but they are like old souls in teeny cute packages. They are beautiful whenever they are not creeping us out with those smokey eyes. Geez. And the look on their faces is scary too…

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After the release date was moved around multiple times, Beastly is finally ready to hit theaters on March 4th.

Alex Pettyfer is Kyle, the obnoxious high school jerk who has everything and lives at the shallow end of the pool who humilates Kendra (Mary Kate Olsen) and finds himself cursed to a life of hideous scars. With the help of his blind tutor Will (Neil Patrick Harris) Kyle has to find love, someone who can see past the curse and Lindy, (Vanessa Hudgens) the class mate he ignored might be the one to see Kyle in a different light.

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Mary Kate Olsen has spent her entire life in front of the cameras and it wasn’t always confortable. The 24 year-old and her sister, Ashley, played precocious Michelle Tanner on Full House in the 80s and the duo now have their own legitimate fashion design company that is very successful with the public and critics alike.

Mary Kate has had her share of negative stories (an eating disorder, a penchant for partying and her friendship with actor Heath Ledger at the time of his overdose) and the very smart business woman has remained silent on these issues for the most part.

Marie Claire magazine has given Mary Kate three covers – and a chance to set the record straight – for September 2010. Here is what you can look forward to from MK in the upcoming issue:

Old photos of her as Michelle – not her favorite: “I look at old photos of me, and I don’t feel connected to them at all… I would never wish my upbringing on anyone…”

What she’s learned from her very public troubles: “I think it’s really important to be able to talk when something’s wrong. I learned at a really young age that if you don’t talk about it, it can drive you insane.”

Fashion is where her heart is: From the inception of The Row to their early successes — “It took us a year-and-a-half to make the first T-shirt,” she says — Mary-Kate takes it more seriously than anything else: “I still read scripts, and if something great comes along, that’s great … but this is my day job. The Row is where I go every day.”

Mary Kate will be seen with Neil Patrick Harris, Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer in Beastly when it finally comes out March 18, 2011. Her clothing lines (with sister Ashley,) are The Row, Elizabeth and James and their latest venture Olsenboye - a lower priced teen oriented line at JCPenney.

Go to MarieClaire.com to see more of her photo shoot.

Check out the second and third covers below.

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New behind the scenes shots, interviews with the cast and never before seen clips are part of this new featurette for the summer movie Beastly. Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer take the leads in this modern adaptation of the classic fairytale ‘Beauty and The Beast.’ Costarring Mary Kate Olsen and Neil Patrick Harris, Beastly opens in theaters July 30th 2010.

I love the look of this film. What do you think?

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have been quietly building their high-end clothing line The Row, for a few years now. The designs are versatile, fashionable and well-made and have been successful from the initial release in 2007. Growing their line, the sisters announced earlier this month that they would have their first runway fashion show for the Fall 2010 line at New York’s Fashion Week in February and now they are launching the website for their brand. Therow.com is understated and subtle with a tactile ‘feel’ using fabric samples as the background.

What does the look and the feel of the Web site say about the collection?
Mary-Kate Olsen: We looked at a lot of different Web sites before we started working on our own, and we thought most of them were too loud. We wanted The Row Web site to be subdued and very direct. I think that has been a philosophy behind The Row ever since we started the line. All of the background visuals are high-res images of actual fabric swatches from our collections. We wanted the viewer to really see all of the details of the beautiful fabrics we use—washed red silk charmeuse, the scales of our python skins, our cashmere modals. We wanted it to feel like you could reach out and touch everything.

The unique personal style that Mary-Kate and Ashley have cultivated can overshadow the fact that they are talented and passionate about their clothing lines and they have built a great business. I’m looking forward to their fashion show in NYC next month to see what they have planned for The Row.

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Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen are launching a teen line of clothing for JCPenney department stores called Olsenboye. The sisters will have the line in stores nationwide in February of 2010, but currently a preview is available in New York City stores.

“It’s really lighthearted, fun and stylish,” says Ashley.

“You have your basics and your trend pieces, and each season is based on a different city. It’s fun. And it’s good fashion.”

The fashion line is named after their ancestral Norwegian name and filled with inexpensive basics like leggings, flannel shirts, minidresses and t-shirts.

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Vanessa Hudgens, Alex Pettyfer, Neil Patrick Harris and Mary Kate Olsen star in a modern retelling of the fairytale Beauty & The Beast.

In Beastly, Pettyfer plays the self absorbed good looking guy who has it all taken away from him by a curse and has to prove beauty is more than skin deep. Olsen gives him the hex that sets the plot in motion and Hudgens is the girl Pettyfer must get to look beyond his physical appearance. See some of the set pics here.

There were plenty of celebrities on hand to celebrate at the Burberry After Party in London. One of the largest and most anticipated fashion shows for the spring/summer 2010 collections, the iconic British brand had all the stars and industry folks talking. Alexa Chung, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Mary Kate Olsen were just some in attendance.

See Emma Watson’s photos here.

Jamie Campbell-Bower of New Moon and Eclipse photos are here.

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