Mary-Kate Olsen and her twin sister, Ashley, known for their casual, layered, bohemian style, will wear red carpet-ready couture gowns in an ad campaign for Badgley Mischka.
“Ashley and Mary-Kate have grown up to become America’s young style icons. They have an amazing sense of fashion and individuality that intrigued us,” the design duo of Mark Badgley and James Mischka said Wednesday in a statement.
The designers said the 19-year-old actresses “reflect the younger, edgier and more sensual glamour that we have incorporated in our latest fall collection.”
Print ads featuring the Olsens will appear in the April issues of Vogue, Elle, InStyle and Vanity Fair magazines. The campaign will also appear in stores and on the Internet.
Gilles Bensimon photographed the twins — Mary-Kate is a brunette and Ashley is blond — in the presidential suite of the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan.
“We have been fans of Mark and James for years and were honored when approached to appear in the campaign,” Ashley said in a statement.
Mary-Kate and Ashley shared the role of Michelle Tanner on the ’80s comedy Full House.
Last month, Mary-Kate was targeted by fashion critic Mr. Blackwell in his 46th annual Worst Dressed list.
Wed, Feb 22, 2006
Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen