Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen in The Row at the CFDAs: not all that bad, really?

Mary-Kate Olsen dyed her hair! Right? That’s MK with the dark hair in the black gown, and Ashley is the blonde in the purple dress? Sure. That’s what I’m going with. Anyway, these are new photos of MK and Ashley at last night’s CFDAs, definitely the most low-key event as compared to the Met Gala. Both girls wore their own label, The Row. I hate to admit it, but I kind of like Ashley’s purple gown. It’s nice seeing her in such a beautiful color, and while the gown shows off nothing of her slender figure, I’m imagining this on a pregnant celebrity and I’m liking it. MK’s gown is just meh, though. I do like her as brunette, I have to admit. And the twins still spend too much time on the red carpet posing tit-to-tit. It’s not cute! But MK and Ashley did have a good night – they won the 2012 Womenswear Designers of the Year for The Row. Congrats.

Rachel Zoe, stylist and designer, was also wearing something from her own collection. I hate the dress, but I’m including these photos with the Olsen ladies because I think of Rachel Zoe as an honorary Olsen. All three women are so, so skinny and all of them hide their bodies in these bulky, oversized clothes. I’m not saying that ALL women need to show off their bodies and wear bandage dresses. I’m not saying that at all. But this oversized hobo-chic look has run its course. Buy some clothes that fit, for the love of God. And considering all of these women are “designers” – surely they can “design” something that fits?

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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  1. Eve says:

    This prune shit they do with their lips has got to go!!!

    • sup says:

      they haven’t said prune ever since that little secret got out. notice how their lips are fully closed since.

  2. Swedish Chef says:

    They…. don’t look so much like twins any more. What did MK do to her face?

    • Ruby Red Lips says:

      Agreed – MK’s eyes look half the size of Ashleys now, def surgery from MK

      Wonder if its to do with MK’s alleged drug problem – esp the nose job…

      • kate says:

        They’ve both had surgery. Ashley’s eyes have always been slightly rounder. That’s how I used to tell them apart.

      • Bobby sue says:

        I’m really glad you pointed that out because I was like “WTF happened to her nose??” Maybe she did it to finally differentiate herself fro her sister. And is the brown hair the favorite star tactic of distracting from surgery with something more blatant and innocuous? I don’t get beautiful people taking fine features and ruining them!!!!

      • EmmaStoneWannabe says:

        Agreed. Her face is slightly morphing into that of Michael Jackson. MK–>MJ

    • Lovelife says:

      Def looks like she did something to her nose, but maybe that’s it. The nose can change a face so drastically and they are very young still so if they’ve had other stuff done I don’t think I’d notice.

      Does anyone else think that MK (w/ the nose job) is looking more and more like their other sister Elizabeth?? I feel like MK now looks like the twin of Elizabeth. LOL

    • RocketMerry says:

      MK face is SCARY at this point. I can actually feel my soul being sucked out of my eyes and devoured by her stare of doom.

      *shudders as she forces self to look-away-from-the-screen…*

    • Emma says:

      I don’t think they’ve done anything actually. Identical twins tend to look more and more different from each other as they age and I never thought these two were that similar.

      • kate says:

        They have CLEARLY had work done. It’s well documented.

      • Emma says:

        @kate: If they had work done, it’s definitely not clear. Also, where is it documented?

      • ol cranky says:

        they’re actually fraternal twins (or so they say)

      • Eva,UK says:

        Just google their plastic surgery it’s plane to see. Mary Kate just appears to have had one or too nose jobs more. Shame because it really doesn’t suit her face.

      • Emma says:

        I still don’t think MK has had work done – it’s just that God-awful posing/grimace thing she does with her mouth that makes her nostrils appears smaller and her nose flatter. If they’re fraternal twins it makes even more sense that they don’t look alike.

      • Evangeline says:

        They’re fraternal twins, not identical. I see with age they’re looking less like each other.

  3. Kola says:

    This is the first time I have seen them look mildly normal.

  4. Kellie says:

    I would love to be a fly on the wall at the Olsen house.

    • TXCinderella says:

      Unlike the fly, they wouldn’t be landing on any food. These three women are scary skinny and they don’t want anyone to know it so they wear baggy clothes to camoflage that fact. Many anorexics do the same thing. Not saying they are anorexic (I know one of the Olsen’s was), but they are all very, very thin.

      • kate says:

        They aren’t scary skinny. You can find pics of them from the past month in jeans or whatever, they’re normal weight.

      • sup says:

        their weight has been back to normal for the past few years, which also contributes to looking better. i applaud them for overcoming their eating disorders. although i can’t help but think they only did after they had to get face fillers at the age of 21… that wasn’t a pretty sight at all…

  5. Agnes says:

    nice purple nightgown.

  6. cmc says:

    Women with body image issues are more prone to wear baggy/shapeless clothing that hides their shape.

    • kate says:

      And confident women dress like Paris Hilton..

      • cmc says:

        The line isn’t that blatant…but all three of these women are consistently underweight. Mary Late has received treatment for anorexia. One of the warning signs/symptoms of body dismorphia or other issues is underweight women camouflaging their size by wearing baggy clothing.

        That doesn’t mean all modest wome m are anorexic or that all lady-bits-baring women are super confident. It’s just an observation of these particular women- especially the Olsens, even more especially Mary Kate- and the way they usually dress vs. what that sometimes signifies.

  7. Jackson says:

    Whichever one has the dark hair now…it looks really good on her. The clothes are just, well, whatever. At least they all look clean.

    • stevie says:

      I was going to say the same thing! I think it’s MK? Either way, she looks way way better with dark hair. 🙂

  8. Lipsy says:

    I love both of The Row dresses! So simple yet looks well-made.

    • Aiobhan says:

      I do to. I love Ashley’s caftan. I don’t know if she would call it that but it works on her. I want it in my closet now.

      I don’t think Rachel looks as skinny as she has on her show before she had her son. The dress is ugly though.

  9. mia girl says:

    I click on the Olsen posts thinking that maybe this time they won’t give me the creeps, but nope… I get those “Grey Gardens” vibes everytime.

    That said, this is the best they’ve each looked in a while.

  10. Kevin says:

    My how time flies. I remember them as interchangeable little average looking babies on some milquetoast 80’s sitcom Now look at them! I can’t believe they are now interchangeable 40 somethings. ( and they have never done anything, to my knowledge, to embarrass themselves. I dare say they may have a smidgen of class )

  11. Sisi says:

    so at the this awardshow we have Kate Bosworth, Zoe Saldana, the Olsens and Rachel Zoe…

    sheesh…

    *continues munching on hamburger*

  12. Jenna says:

    They actually do look pretty decent. Brava! **applauds**

  13. Neelyo says:

    Can someone explain The Row to me? I’ve never seen their clothes on anyone besides the Grey Garden Twins and they look basic and barely designed. Besides the price do they have anything to recommend?

    And god how I hate Rachel Zoe. I remember her as a guest on the old Fashion Police with Joan Rivers in the 90s and she was an awful bitch. This was before she became a household name stylist so I can’t imagine how awufl she is now.

    • kate says:

      It’s basic, but ‘quality’ pieces. As they said, it started off as an attempt to make the perfect t-shirt.

  14. Eleonor says:

    They won what? All their clothes look like big courtains with a hole (for the head) and a belt!

  15. zut alors! says:

    They should get Angelina to wear their sacks..er, I mean gowns. They’d be perfect for her.

  16. N says:

    After opening several of these CFDA posts, I’m starting to feel like this was a meeting for anorexics anonymous.

  17. blah says:

    First time I saw the Olsens look half human since they were on Full House.

  18. lucy2 says:

    Why do they always pose like they are joined at the stomach?
    I don’t like the gowns, but compared to other stuff I’ve seen them in, not too bad.

    • bondbabe says:

      Yes, I am so tired of the tit-to-tit posing.

      And all I can ever think about when I see their “smiles” is, PRUNE. (I read this somewhere–maybe this site–this is the word they use to set their smiles when pictures are being taken.)

    • Miffy says:

      It’s not even tit-to-tit. It’s like the photographers caught them mid crotch bump. Awkward. I’m going to start posing with my sister like that for every photo… but I’m not going to warn her in advance. That’ll spice up family time.

  19. TheOriginalKitten says:

    “anorexics often wear larger clothes to conceal their body”
    Which is ironic considering how many commenters above seems determined to discuss their bodies regardless of how hard they try to hide them. Also, when exactly did anorexia become a punchline? Guess I never got the memo…

  20. Khara says:

    What’s with the granny hand-me-down bags the GG Twins are spotting?
    Makes them look even shorter than they are, sorry!

  21. kate says:

    One of the things I love about the Olsen’s style, they don’t feel compelled to wear tight, formfitting clothing. I don’t know why every young woman is expected to wear Herve Leger bandage dresses and show off their body? What is wrong with being modest?

    • littlestar says:

      I like that about them too! They know what they like, and they stick to it. Their fashion sense may be a little “off” for most people, but their style is all their own :).

  22. bns says:

    I actually like both dresses, but MK should slow down with the plastic surgery. Check out that nose job!

  23. EmmaStoneWannabe says:

    Their pulled little faces make me sad.

  24. littlestar says:

    I don’t mean to be rude and ageist, but has anyone else ever noticed how OLD Rachel Zoe looks? She’s supposed to be 40ish, but her face is so wrinkly and parched looking all the time. She looks about 65! Does anyone know why this is??? Is it from being too skinny? She has to be anorexic or have some sort of eating issues. For someone who is supposedly 40ish, there is no way one can be that naturally skinny. I’m 28, exercise, and have a good metabolism, and I’m no where near as thin as she is!

    • Jillian says:

      I think it is from being underweight her whole adult life. I’ve noticed women get deep lines once they hit 30 if they are too thin. Jennifer Hudson is another one with deep lines around her mouth now.

    • sup says:

      this also happened to everybody involved with rachel zoe, the olsens, misha barton etc

  25. Doc Martin says:

    I don’t get the need for Botox in your mid-20’s, really. So much so that your face is shiny? Gosh, Mary-Kate, ugh. I’ve always thought they looked like freaks, more like crones.

  26. ViloDeMenus says:

    All three of them are wearing dresses at least one size, if not more, too large. It’s a shame because it’s a line that truly fits well, and on them the dresses look baggie and dwarf them. How can they of all people not get the right size, in their own line, and not have plenty of time for exquisite tailoring? Are you kidding me? I bet on the right size woman, who is over 5 feet tall that black dress is nothing short of stunning on – yanno if it fit the wearer. Unreal.

  27. Candy Girl says:

    Why is it that they always look like scared/haunted aliens? They are so strange to look at. They never look genuinely happy…. It’s so creepy.

  28. marie says:

    they look like before and after pictures of plastic surgery gone wrong..

    and it proves that before was better..

  29. Hanna says:

    I’m just freaked out by their eyes.
    And I do wonder that too, why do super skinny chicks wear baggy clothes?

  30. Kim says:

    Whoever does their lip injections needs to be fired. Terrible work. They look like ducks… ugly ducks.

    • kate says:

      It’s not because of injections. They’ve been doing the duck lip thing forever.

  31. hateonit. says:

    they all look bad. mk and ao look clean. so ii applaud them. they’ve both had nose jobs. mk had another one recently. well in the past year or so and ashley was always the healthy one.

  32. Anon73 says:

    MK looks great !! I usually think Ashley is the prettier twin, but her Mary Kate wins hands down. For Ashley, does anyone have any infos if she’s a pot smoker ?? She’s been making lots of goofy idiot faces a la potheads lately — so was wondering.

  33. skuddles says:

    I’ve never gotten the deal with these two… not evenly remotely attractive and can’t dress for sh*t.

  34. francesca says:

    Roger got a new face!

  35. Patricia says:

    All three look god awful.

    THE END

  36. Mita says:

    Geesh! Why is everyone denying that Mary Kate had sugery? Look at her face between 2007 up until now, she messed her face up. She admited she hated her face on an 48 hours interview. Her cheek are sinking in too, it looks like she has cheek implants too. What will it take for people to see shes had surgery? In a minute she wont have a nose lol

    • UniqJaz says:

      She definitely had a nose job. This makes me sad. She didn’t need to do anything to her nose! She had a nice nose already. Ashley seems to be the one who doesn’t really do anything too drastic. Mary kate was the one with the eating disorder and now with the nose job.

  37. Str8Shooter says:

    That one on the left has such CREEPY eyes!

    They look like they have old lady heads on midget bodies!!!

  38. sup says:

    i was trying to determine why they looked different but slightly better here, and then i realized: they washed their hairs. congrats ladies. now if brad pitt and the rest of the hipsters would realize that shampoo is not the enemy…

  39. Dubbie says:

    I am only three years older than them and easily look younger. I sometimes watch Full House reruns (don’t judge me) and they were so cute back then. It’s so sad to see the pressure get to MK to the point that she’s gotten surgery. I’ve been able to tell the difference for years, but whatever MK has done ages her into her thirties.

    As for their attire, that color looks great on Ash. MK should lay off the black. Seriously.