Word: olsen
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Almost 18, MARY-KATE, left, and ASHLEY OLSEN are already fielding grownup offers: they turned down an invitation to pose for Hustler magazine. But as the queens of tweens prepare to open their first feature film, New York Minute, next month, they would like us to identify them as individuals. "If someone comes up to me and says, 'Hey, are you the Olsen twins?' I'm like, 'No,'" rebel and recent brunet Mary-Kate told Premiere. "It's rude." This doesn't signify a newfound desire to be detwinned, however; they're starting at the same university in September...
...influence what we buy or the way we look. Behind the scenes, women like Margareta van den Bosch, design director of the Swedish fashion chain H&M, have a hand in the look of more than 500 million pieces of clothing a year. Wildly popular entertainers like the Olsen sisters oversee a billion-dollar business that includes fashion and beauty products...
They may have worn Fendi and Versace to their sophomore prom, but in the tween and teen fashion lines they sell through about 2,900 Wal-Mart stores nationwide (and 5,300 stores globally), the hard-driving Olsen twins take it down a couple of notches. "It's not a high-end thing," explains Robert Thorne, CEO of Dualstar Entertainment Group, parent company of all Mary-Kate and Ashley items. "We want to be available to everyone, not just the beautiful people...
...They are so popular through so many other outlets that everything dovetails," says retail analyst Heather Brilliant at Morningstar. "And while Wal-Mart could be considered lower quality, the Olsen twins have established a brand separation that allows them to avoid the Wal-Mart impact." Within six months, stores in Japan, Germany, Israel and probably Korea will carry their lines. In the U.S., the teen lines are expanding with more sophisticated styling. Freestanding mary-kateandashley stores are being considered for Los Angeles and New York City, where the girls will be attending New York University. "Our goal is to keep...
Ventura’s attorney, David B. Olsen, and his longtime agent, Barry Bloom, did not return The Crimson’s phone calls...