Editing Mary-Kate Olsen (section)

==Fashion career==
===Career beginnings===
Following a high volume of public interest in their fashion choices, the Olsen twins began work in collaboration on a string of fashion lines available to the public. Starting as young girls, they started a clothing line in [[Wal-Mart]] stores across America for girls ages 4 to 14 as well as a beauty line called "''Mary-Kate and Ashley: Real fashion for real girls''".<ref name=chinadaily>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/lifestyle/2007-06/04/content_886756.htm|website=ChinaDaily.com|publisher=[[China Daily]]|title=Olsen twins launch new 'Elizabeth and James' collection|access-date=June 4, 2007}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=May 2022}}

In 2004, they made news by signing a pledge to allow all the workers that sew their line of clothing in [[Bangladesh]] full [[maternity leave]]. The [[National Labor Committee]], which organized the pledge, later praised the twins for their commitment to worker rights.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grossberg |first1=Josh |title=Mary-Kate, Ashley: No Sweat |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/48806/mary-kate-ashley-no-sweat |website=E! Online |access-date=February 24, 2020|date=December 9, 2004}}</ref>
[[File:Ashley Mary-Kate Olsen 2011 Shankbone 2.jpg|left|thumb|Olsen (right) and her twin sister [[Ashley Olsen]] in 2011]]

===Business===
As adults, the Olsen twins have devoted much of their attention to the world of fashion. They head a designer fashion label, [[The Row (fashion label)|The Row]], as well as "Elizabeth and James",<ref name=chinadaily /> "Olsenboye", and "StyleMint"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sheknows.com/beauty-and-style/articles/835051/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen-launch-stylemint |title=Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen launch StyleMint |publisher=SheKnows |date=July 7, 2011 |access-date=June 18, 2012 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101337/http://www.sheknows.com/beauty-and-style/articles/835051/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen-launch-stylemint |url-status=dead }}</ref> retail collections. The idea for The Row started as a personal project in 2005 when Ashley challenged herself to create a perfect [[T-shirt]].<ref name="wwd">[http://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/the-row-the-quiet-ones-wwd6-10117975/ "The Row: The Quiet Ones"]. Women's Wear Daily, April 29, 2015.</ref> She tested the design on a variety of women of all body shapes and ages in an attempt to find a "commonality in fit and attitude."<ref name="vogue2">[http://www.vogue.com/865448/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen-balancing-act/ "Behind The Row: Meet Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen"]. Vogue, March 22, 2011.</ref> In 2013, they released an Elizabeth and James perfume.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 13, 2012 |title=Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen Launch Perfume For Elizabeth and James Brand |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mary-kate-ashley-olsen-perfume_n_1880745 |access-date=February 26, 2022 |work=HuffPost}}</ref>

In 2006, Mary-Kate and Ashley were tapped as the faces of the upscale fashion line [[Badgley Mischka]].<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'']. E! Online. February 16, 2006.</ref> In 2008, they co-authored ''Influence'', a book featuring interviews with fashion designers that have inspired the twins' fashion lines.<ref>Caplan, David. (July 31, 2008) [https://people.com/celebrity/sneak-peek-mary-kate-ashley-olsens-new-book/ SNEAK PEEK: Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen's New Book]. People Retrieved February 24, 2020.</ref>

In 2011, Mary-Kate and Ashley collaborated with [[TOMS Shoes#Philanthropy|TOMS Shoes]] to design footwear for kids without shoes in more than 20 countries worldwide.<ref>[http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/olsen-twins-join-forces-with-toms-shoes-2011227 Olsen Twins Join Forces with TOMS Shoes]. Us Weeklu (July 22, 2011). Retrieved September 23, 2012.</ref> That same year, the sisters designed an Olsenboye Change Purse and donated the money to "Pennies From Heaven".<ref>{{cite web |title=Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Create a Change Purse for Charity |url=https://people.com/style/mary-kate-and-ashley-olsen-create-a-change-purse-for-charity/ |website=People |access-date=February 26, 2022 |date=August 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906034618/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2011/08/08/olsenboye-jcpenney-coin-purse/|archive-date=September 6, 2014 }}</ref>
[[File:Mary Kate Olson - Louis Vuitton autumn-winter 2014 fashion show.jpg|thumb|Olsen at the [[Louis Vuitton]] Autumn/Winter Fashion Show in 2014]]
In October 2012, the twins won the [[WSJ magazine|''WSJ'' magazine]] Innovator of The Year Award.

Mary-Kate's controversial fashion choices have often found her on both the best<ref>{{cite web |last=Balser |first=Erin |url=http://crushable.com/entertainment/mary-kate-and-ashley-are-on-glamour-uks-best-dressed-list/ |title=Mary-Kate and Ashley are on Glamour UK's Best Dressed List |publisher=Crushable.com |date=June 25, 2009 |access-date=February 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727133825/http://crushable.com/entertainment/mary-kate-and-ashley-are-on-glamour-uks-best-dressed-list/ |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lomrantz |first=Tracey |url=http://www.glamour.com/fashion/blogs/slaves-to-fashion/2010/02/best-dressed-in-the-front-row.html |title=Best Dressed In The Front Row Of Burberry: Vote Now! |work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |date=February 24, 2010 |access-date=February 15, 2012}}</ref> and worst dressed fashion lists, particularly for her decision to wear fur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peta.org/feat-worstdressed09-winners.asp |title=peta2's 'Worst-Dressed' Celebrities 2009|date=January 7, 2008 |publisher=[[PETA]]|access-date=February 15, 2012}}</ref> She and Ashley are members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, [[Council of Fashion Designers of America|CFDA]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cfda.com/members/profile/ashley-olsen |title=Archived copy |access-date=July 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804053033/https://cfda.com/members/profile/ashley-olsen |archive-date=August 4, 2017 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> a not-for-profit trade association of over 450 prominent American fashion and accessory designers. The twins are now the creative directors for [[Superga (brand)|Superga]].<ref>[http://www.prettytough.com/mary-kate-ashley-team-with-italian-sneaker-brand-superga/ Mary Kate & Ashley team with Italian sneaker brand Superga] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115182901/https://www.prettytough.com/mary-kate-ashley-team-with-italian-sneaker-brand-superga/ |date=January 15, 2021 }}. Prettytough.com (September 13, 2011). Retrieved September 23, 2012.</ref>