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===Fashion career=== As the sisters have matured, they expressed greater interest in their fashion choices, with ''[[The New York Times]]'' declaring Mary-Kate a fashion icon for pioneering her signature "homeless" look.<ref>Hall, Sarah. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060228135357/http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0%2C1%2C16226%2C00.html "Olsen Pad Up for Grabs."] (Dead link) March 29, 2005.</ref> The style sometimes referred to by fashion journalists as "ashcan" or "bohemian-bourgeois",<ref name="times">La Ferla, Ruth. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06EFD81E3DF935A35750C0A9639C8B63 "Mary-Kate: Fashion Star."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003140/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06EFD81E3DF935A35750C0A9639C8B63 |date=March 5, 2016 }} March 6, 2007.</ref> is similar to the [[boho-chic]] style popularized in Britain by [[Kate Moss]] and [[Sienna Miller]]. The look consists of oversized sunglasses, boots, loose sweaters, and flowing skirts, with an aesthetic of mixing high-end and low-end pieces.<ref name="times"/> The twins were tapped as the faces of upscale fashion line [[Badgley Mischka]] in 2006.<ref>Hall, Sarah. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060426210209/http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0%2C1%2C18369%2C00.html Olsen Twins Strike a Pose.] February 15, 2006.</ref> [[File:Mary-Kate_and_Ashley_logo.jpg|thumb|The last logo used for the sisters' collective brand.]]The Olsens had a clothing line for girls ages 4β14 in [[Wal-Mart]] stores across North America, as well as a beauty line called "Mary-Kate and Ashley: Real fashion for real girls". In 2004, they made news by signing a pledge to allow full [[maternity leave]] to all the workers that sew their line of clothing in Bangladesh. The [[National Labor Committee]], which organized the pledge, praised the twins for their commitment to worker rights.<ref>Grossberg, Josh. [https://web.archive.org/web/20060503120153/http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0%2C1%2C15492%2C00.html?newsrellink "Mary-Kate, Ashley: No Sweat."] December 9, 2004.</ref> {{anchor|The Row}} <!-- [[The Row]] hatnotes here -->The Olsens have also launched their own couture fashion label, [[The Row (fashion label)|The Row]], named after [[Savile Row]] in London.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071217163654/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/International_Buzz/Ashley_and_Mary-Kates_sisterly_bond/articleshow/2273415.cms "Ashley and Mary-Kate's sisterly bond."] Times of India. August 11, 2007.</ref> In 2007, they launched ''Elizabeth & James'', a contemporary collection inspired by many of their unique vintage finds and pieces in their personal wardrobes. They have also released a women's clothing line for [[J.C. Penney]], called ''Olsenboye'', and a T-shirt line called "StyleMint".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/marykate-and-ashley-olsen-launch-new-tshirts_1230007 |title=Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Launch New T-Shirts |magazine=Contactmusic.com |date=July 1, 2011 |access-date=October 26, 2013 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203124/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/marykate-and-ashley-olsen-launch-new-tshirts_1230007 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, the sisters published the book ''Influence'', a compilation of interviews with many of the most prominent people in the field of fashion. In August 2013, the twins launched a new fashion line in [[Oslo]], Norway. The Olsens were first named Womenswear Designer of the Year by the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America]] (CFDA) for The Row in 2012. They received the award again in 2015.<ref>[http://cfda.com/cfda-fashion-awards#award-lookbooks "CFDA 2015 Winners"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206155139/https://cfda.com/cfda-fashion-awards#award-lookbooks |date=February 6, 2018 }}. cfda.com June 1, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://fashionista.com/2015/06/cfda-awards-2015 "The Row Wins CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year Once Again"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308101810/https://fashionista.com/2015/06/cfda-awards-2015 |date=March 8, 2022 }}. fashionista.com June 1, 2015.</ref> The CFDA also named the Olsens Accessories Designer of the Year in 2014 for their work with The Row.<ref>[http://cfda.com/blog/and-the-2014-cfda-fashion-award-winners-are "And the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards Winners areβ¦"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105145018/http://cfda.com/blog/and-the-2014-cfda-fashion-award-winners-are |date=January 5, 2016 }}. cfda.com June 3, 2014.</ref>
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