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The Row opens debut London flagship store

US contemporary luxury fashion brand, The Row from Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen, has opened its first brick and mortar store in London’s Mayfair, to mark the label’s debut international retail location. Located at 15 Carlos Place, The Row flagship houses the brand’s ready-to-wear and accessories collections for both women and men, along with...

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to release menswear line under The Row

Actresses turned fashion moguls Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's brand, The Row has become a fashion favorite for shoppers at Barneys to the L.A. It girls. The brand's power and notoriety only appears to increase every season, and they are about to get a lot more notorious because they are launching menswear. Over the past couple years, the twins...

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Olsen's Dualstar Entertainment Group faces unpaid intern lawsuit

London - Dualstar Entertainment Group, the company founded by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen is being sued by a number of former interns for alleged misconduct and wage theft. The lawsuit claims that the multi-million dollar business, which includes the twins fashion brand The Row, failed to pay roughly 40 past and present interns wages. The leading...

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From celebrity status to fashion designer - Part II: Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen

In the Los Angeles social scene, many celebrities have used their stardom status to reach new heights in the fashion industry. In fashion today, fashion houses, lines, and designers have come from some of Hollywood’s “Most Famous.” Although in this realm of entertainment, some actors and actresses catch their fiery pop-culture stature, it does...

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CFDA elects three new members

The Council of Fashion Designers of America has elected three new members to its board. The new members consist of fashion designer Ashley Olsen, who designs with her twin sister for their brands The Row and Elizabeth & James, Deborah Lloyd, who is president and COO at Kate Spade and designer Prabal Gurung. A spokesperson for the council...

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Olsen twins buy minority stake in BeachMint

Fashion designers Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen have acquired a minority stake in e-commerce company BeachMint, expanding their long-term partnership with the company. The California-based BeachMint operates six e-commerce ventures, which partners celebrities, experts and designers to create and curate direct to consumer online brands. There is...