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[–]TheMudbloodSlytherin 1813 points1814 points  (102 children)

I’d be fascinated with a documentary of what they’ve been up to in recent years. They were legit everywhere and then… poof, gone. You occasionally see them somewhere like the Met, there was the Heath Ledger scandal (I’d like to know what what MK told them and why it was so important for her to get immunity before doing so), marrying the brother of a foreign president. Totally respect their right to privacy after not having a choice for so many years but yeah.. definitely curious.

[–]Jnm124 761 points762 points  (14 children)

They own the luxury fashion brand The Row! I used to work for an art foundation and they would dress the Director and actually came to the galas we had, i got to give Ashley a gift bag and she was so nice 🥹 childhood dreams fulfilled

[–]kaysmilex3 121 points122 points  (3 children)

They own Elizabeth & James too which has some great pieces!

[–]BadDireWolf 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It's named for their siblings. The Elizabeth in Elizabeth and James is Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch) for anyone that may not have put that together!

[–]TheMudbloodSlytherin 91 points92 points  (0 children)

Lucky duck.

[–]parishilton2The 🔑 is not to drive your jet ski in the dark.[S] 1024 points1025 points  (52 children)

Me too! I’m so intrigued by them. They got all weird and dark at the same time and I love it. Their aesthetic is genuinely off-putting, they smoke cigarettes nonstop, dirty Birkins, and they don’t care at all what people think of them. I love them. Maybe we’ll get a Grey Gardens-style documentary of them one day.

[–]potataps 392 points393 points  (10 children)

Go hiking with machetes.

Honestly I'm obsessed with them and I couldn't even say why (either!)

[–][deleted] 90 points91 points  (0 children)

ICONIQUE!

[–]_SeaOttrs 57 points58 points  (3 children)

How can she look so effortlessly cool?? I'm insanely jealous

[–]cake--96 27 points28 points  (1 child)

I could never be this cool 😩

[–][deleted] 189 points190 points  (3 children)

Off putting? I’m draw to them like a moth to the flame!

[–]halfsuckedmang0 12 points13 points  (1 child)

Me too!! From the time I was an itty bitty girl to a grown woman, I have always and will always be obsessed with them

[–]Davis1511 68 points69 points  (2 children)

Mary Kate in her living room doing a rendition of “Brother for Sale”

[–]ClockworkOctopodes 42 points43 points  (3 children)

Little Olsen and Big Olsen.

[–]Sleve__McDichael 112 points113 points  (2 children)

don't forget Biggest Olsen lol

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[–]PistachioGal99 106 points107 points  (0 children)

I love them so much too! I’m not even exactly sure WHY, but I def do.

[–]MasterDriver8002 105 points106 points  (5 children)

N they don’t look “injected fake face.” which is refreshing.

[–]Purple-Bell-218 23 points24 points  (4 children)

I thought more removed. That fat removal of the cheeks. The OG of it, and its only now becoming a Hollywood trend.

[–]SelfHelpOnly 28 points29 points  (2 children)

I don’t think they had that procedure. I think it’s a combination of getting older, being very thin, & chain-smoking for 15+ years

[–]a-real-life-dolphin 14 points15 points  (0 children)

And for one of them, history of an eating disorder.

[–]Purple-Bell-218 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Drugs also?🤷‍♀️

[–]katikaboom 244 points245 points  (4 children)

I have always thought she may have given him some of the pills he had, or at least hooked him up with the doctor who did

[–]OldHeadReader 129 points130 points  (10 children)

I grew up with them, my sister was absolutely obsessed with all those stupid twins in random location movies and stuff. I thought they were going to be the biggest thing in Hollywood, we all had huge crushes on them.

Then just gone. I remember weird rumors about one dying and the other one pretending to be both or something. Then all kinds of crazy nyu stories, which despite knowing they were false were just so fun to hear.

I hope they're both happy and healthy, such an intense childhood.

[–]m-adir 115 points116 points  (7 children)

How dare you call those films stupid...

[–]ExternalMistake8145 88 points89 points  (3 children)

Holiday in the Sun was a masterpiece and there’s no room for debate. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[–]_SeaOttrs 51 points52 points  (1 child)

Passport to Paris will always be a longtime fave of mine. And It Takes Two!

[–]ExternalMistake8145 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Both also great especially Passport to Paris!

[–]AppleSnabble 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Love me some Billboard Dad

[–]SillyBrain23 116 points117 points  (8 children)

I just googled MK + Heath Ledger death. I did not know this.

It gives me some weird vibes.

[–][deleted] 154 points155 points  (0 children)

Just drugs

[–]whalesarecool14 115 points116 points  (6 children)

can somebody summarise? yes i am too lazy to take 2 seconds to look it up myself please and thanks

[–]old_checkbookAll tea, all shade 🐸☕️ 177 points178 points  (5 children)

Wasn't it something like the masseuse he'd scheduled that afternoon found him unresponsive/dead and instead of calling 911, she immediately called MK first? Reallllyyy fucking weird. Also most ppl didn't even know they had an association like that with one another so it all seemed sus

Olsen Twin Deep Dive

Heath stuff is around 30 min mark

[–]katherinelovada 103 points104 points  (4 children)

I heard she just dialed the first person on Heath’s speed dial and it happened to be MK, still really weird to do that over calling the cops though but Hollywood is weird like that. They were in a very casual relationship with each other at the time. Pure speculation but I think MK may have supplied him with the drugs he ended up using when he overdosed and that’s why she asked for immunity.

[–]anitasdoodles 26 points27 points  (3 children)

What’s the heath ledger scandal??

[–]relaxed-bread 1853 points1854 points  (11 children)

The vibes are impeccable. I was obsessed with them when I was 8 and I am living for this dark-urban-cryptid deal they’ve got going on now. The looks are ultra money but unapproachable and vaguely dangerous and so compelling.

10/10 would allow them to lure me to my gruesome but largely inexplicable death in an alleyway.

[–]Safraninflare 1009 points1010 points 2 (6 children)

Dark urban cryptid definitely describes them. They’re old gods, like the drunk girl in the bathroom.

[–]old_checkbookAll tea, all shade 🐸☕️ 122 points123 points  (2 children)

LOL. holy shit this comment is perfect 😭😭😭 I WISH I HAD AN AWARD FOR YOU

[–]friendlynbhdwitch 104 points105 points  (0 children)

I’m about the same age as them. This is not at all how I expected them to turn out as adults. But I am not disappointed.

[–]mariepon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I love this description. They feel like you shouldn't get too close but they're so mysterious you wanna know everything about them

[–]saeculacrossingI can't wait to see you drinking a flat sprite 347 points348 points  (1 child)

I'm 6 years younger than them, and even though I never watched any of the shows they were in, they really were everywhere in terms of branding. Sadly what I most remember them for was the early days of men perving on them and waiting for them to turn 18. At the time I didn't realize how creepy that was but I wonder if that alongside their experiences in Hollywood pushed them to remove themselves from the spotlight.

Honestly, I respect them a lot for setting clear boundaries once they became adults and not letting us into their private lives. I get why people want them to do a tell-all but given modern celebrity news and social media I just feel it would open them up to being scrutinized and attacked, especially if they named names.

They seem to have found what makes them content and I'm really happy for them.

[–]ClumsyZebra80 795 points796 points  (28 children)

I wonder if any of the fashion is a response to being sexualized so young.

[–]katikaboom 630 points631 points  (10 children)

I think a lot of it has to do with the speculation of EDs as well. Mary Kate at least was in recovery and enduring ongoing gossip about a relapse cannot be easy

[–]gottahavewine 355 points356 points  (4 children)

Yeah, I agree that the baggy clothing is to avoid speculation around their very thin frames. There was a period where discussion of their weights (especially MK’s) was all over the tabloids.

[–]markrichtsspraytan 360 points361 points  (3 children)

Those photos of her in the light purple dress are burned into my brain. I remember feeling jealous ☹️. The early 00s were not a good time to be a pre-teen girl dealing with body image.

[–][deleted] 111 points112 points  (0 children)

I’ve never recovered!

[–]carrotparrotcarrot 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Oh god, I can see it in my mind now

[–]jaderust 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm so glad we're to a point where we can talk about this collective trauma. I swear the early 00s were designed to give everyone eating disorders.

[–]ClumsyZebra80 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Oh boy good point.

[–]catatonic-megafauna 443 points444 points  (4 children)

I really think that maybe this is how you dress when you fully stop caring about the male gaze and being attractive to men. Like when you enter your cryptid phase and you have the enlightenment to say “this is what I like, take it or leave it.”

[–][deleted] 156 points157 points  (0 children)

The cryptid phase is not a phase because there is no going back!! 🪄

[–]binkleywtf 31 points32 points  (0 children)

nah because i’m there and i don’t look this cute

[–]TheAbcool 5 points6 points  (0 children)

“Sigma female”

[–]parishilton2The 🔑 is not to drive your jet ski in the dark.[S] 196 points197 points  (6 children)

I do think a lot of it is just their taste as well. Their fashion brand The Row has a lot of oversized pieces and it’s been very successful.

[–]haughtshot7 83 points84 points  (5 children)

i just googled The Row and tell me why a white cotton t-shirt is $320?? rich people blow my mind honestly

[–]parishilton2The 🔑 is not to drive your jet ski in the dark.[S] 138 points139 points  (3 children)

That’s actually how The Row started, they set out to create the perfect white T-shirt. I don’t know whether they succeeded because I can’t afford it.

[–]haughtshot7 19 points20 points  (0 children)

oh what! the more ya know! i would love to know if they succeeded or not

[–]whatevenisthis123 40 points41 points  (0 children)

could some of it be that it's not made in china and the workers are paid a living wage and the material is high quality? obviously that's intensely expensive and so much of it must have to do with the brand ofc but that's maybe another element

[–]Itwasdewey 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I read an interview from them a few years ago ( can’t remember where but it was promo for The Row I believe) They said they really love the grunge look that they grew up with in the 90s but they just make it high end.

[–]eddard_stork_ 274 points275 points  (7 children)

I used to not be able to tell them apart, now they look strikingly different!

[–]rabbittfoott 119 points120 points  (2 children)

Yeah fun fact about that! Most people don’t know they actually aren’t identical twins. They are actually fraternal !

[–]enchantingdragon 56 points57 points  (1 child)

I really think they are identical, they were just born at the time doctors assumed twins who didn't share a placenta were automatically fraternal. They were able to seamlessly play the same character for years before people learned they were actually two children playing the same role which is definitely not easy unless they look as similar as they did and still do to a degree.

[–]Amaxophobe 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Mary Kate looks more like Elizabeth than Ashley these days

[–]Tuff_Wizardess 266 points267 points  (46 children)

I’m scared to ask this because it should be obvious but it’s not to me, but are they identical twins? I feel like they definitely look alike of course but at the same time they look different. Like Mary Kate’s face is just different from her sister’s. Maybe it’s age and the differences in their past health issues. Also I know they smoke, maybe Mary Kate is a heavier smoker?

[–]elinordash 307 points308 points  (4 children)

I grew up with a set of fraternal twins that were very hard for strangers to tell apart but easy to tell apart once you got to know them. Same coloring, same build, similar (but different) features.

What is interesting to me in the photos is that Mary Kate looks more like Elizabeth than she used to. All three have similar features, Ashley has rounder, slightly bigger eyes than both Mary Kate and Elizabeth. Aging (they're only 36) has highlighted that difference.

[–]UrbanFyre 159 points160 points  (0 children)

I had to Google them when they were younger because I don’t recall them looking so different.

Idk what it is about MK but I feel like Ashley still looks like an “original” version of themselves. When I compare MK to the same younger pictures, she looks completely different to me.

[–]gottahavewine 151 points152 points  (5 children)

I agree, MK’s face is much longer, Ashley’s eyes are much larger. I think I’ve been able to easily tell the difference between them since they reached adulthood.

It’s not unusual for monozygotic (identical) twins to look slightly different, though. My FIL was a confirmed identical twin (he and his HIV+ twin took part in some early HIV/AIDS research) and they looked slightly different. They were clearly twins, but there were small differences from what I’ve seen in photos. I think these differences are due to environmental factors (hormone exposure in the womb, diet, lifestyle, etc).

[–]pan_alice 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Its very normal for twins (both identical and fraternal) to have different head shapes, it's to do with their position in the womb.

[–]messythelioma 216 points217 points  (1 child)

Mary Kate also struggled with anorexia, which can age you as well.

[–]TraceyMatell 43 points44 points  (1 child)

I remember watching full house when I was young and only noticing which one was Ashley or MK when playing Michelle by who had lost a tooth, they were that identical to me 💀

[–]the_other_other_guy_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I honestly could never tell

[–]c0smicgirly 76 points77 points  (0 children)

They’re fraternal twins… MK was always the shorter one (and the lefty). Their eyes give them apart and have since they were younger too. It’s weird though, MK’s eyes used to be like saucers compared to Ashley’s, but Ashley is known for the bigger eyes now.

They look just like Elizabeth, I think just super strong family traits.

[–]pan_alice 84 points85 points  (2 children)

For twins, identical doesn't mean you look exactly the same, it means you share the same genomes. It is completely normal for identical twins to have differences between them (e.g. weight and height), they are not mirror images of each other. Identical twins often have different head shapes due to their placement in the womb. Television/film loves to push the trope that identical twins are indistinguishable from one another, but that it usually not the case in real life.

I'm an identical twin and I have identical twin daughters.

[–]mayosoda 31 points32 points  (1 child)

They’re not identical though

[–]pan_alice 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm talking about identical twins in general. But as far as I know, they haven't done the blood test to confirm if they are identical or not. I think with the type of twins they are, there is 1/3 chance they are identical.

[–]potataps 58 points59 points  (6 children)

No I just googled this for that reason, non identical, one is left handed. But yeah absolutely Mary Kate totally looks older

[–]gottahavewine 91 points92 points  (4 children)

You’re right that they’re not identical (monozygotic), but I wanted to note that handedness isn’t an indicator of whether twins are monozygotic or not.

[–]eddard_stork_ 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Non identical = fraternal

[–]OkKaleidoscope9696 59 points60 points  (1 child)

They say fraternal, but they’ve also never had the blood test. Their doctor said they were fraternal based on them having separate sacs and placentas in utero, which since has been shown to occur often in identical twins, too.

I think they are identical. I can tell them apart easily and always have been able to - they look less alike than many identical twins - but I still think they’re identical. The strong resemblance and them being mirror twins makes me think this.

[–]Skincare_Addict 38 points39 points  (1 child)

I asked this once in another post! Officially they are fraternal twins that happen to look a lot like each other but that may have to do with the available medical science/resources from when they were born. If they were born now, docs would probably say they are identical from day one.

[–]Rare_VibezIn my quiet girl era 😌 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I knew a set of twins like them. As kids, they were practically indistinguishable, but they said they weren’t identical (probably heard from their parents). As young adults now, it’s obvious that they aren’t, but they still look incredibly alike. Ironically, they also have a sister who is very obviously their sister and could have been their triplet as children were it not for an age gap lol

[–]puddingenchantingpie 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Also one of them got the buccal fat removal way before it was fashionable, and it really changed her look

[–]youserneighmn 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Oh to be a fly on the wall for just one day of their lives!

[–]Prestigious_Pin_8977Tina! You fat lard! 🦙🚲 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I have always and will always love MK&A

[–]valvalwa 109 points110 points  (2 children)

I love love love how they dress. Their sense of fashion is just spot on (at least for me). I also really like that they have kind of disappeared and are leading their best lives out of the spot light. Also their sister Elisabeth, it’s so nice to see her becoming famous aside from her sisters much later in her life. What the twins went through when they were so young, was just horrendous.

[–]throwzdursun 53 points54 points  (0 children)

i love how they are always with each other and pose so close. i wish i had a friend or sister like that in my life

[–]Frumainthedark 98 points99 points  (0 children)

I love their "I have so much money that I can afford to look like the greek Parcas" look!

[–]beentheredonethatlou 92 points93 points  (4 children)

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Mary Kate in this picture lives rent free in the fashion folder part of my brain

[–]Chaywood 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I always loved Ashley’s look here

[–]SakuraTacos 28 points29 points  (2 children)

During this era, I wished my arm was skinny enough to wear my bracelets so high like MK and Nicole Richie did. I settled for wearing them on my forearm but it wasn’t the same

I know better now about why they could fit them but I thought it was really cool looking as a kid

[–]umphased-banshee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's also a genetics thing so don't frat yourself. I'm saying this because back in the day there were girls starving themselves to be able to and I, slightly chubby, could do it without effort.

[–]Warmtimes 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My mom did this in the 70s and the answer was just: bigger bracelets

[–]LonelyCheeto 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I wish I had a twin I could be an oracle of fate with

[–]DanielleSanders20 64 points65 points  (0 children)

I just want to know more about them………. They are such a mystery to me!

[–]Captain_Smartass_Tina! You fat lard! 🦙🚲 135 points136 points  (4 children)

"Wrong pic" lol 🥲🥲

[–]FelizGilmore 29 points30 points  (0 children)

That was well done, beautifu.

[–]lisaloveslashes 10 points11 points  (1 child)

Play with us Danny (Tanner).

[–]divinexoxo 42 points43 points  (2 children)

I feel so bad for them

[–]summerfromtheoc 23 points24 points  (1 child)

MK is for sure the one who knows how, and Ashley is the one who knows when. Bless you for this 🥲

[–]summerfromtheoc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

if i were mary-kate my finsta name would be mkultra

[–]CowboyLikeMeganBarbara Bush, eat your heart out! 127 points128 points  (2 children)

Maybe I’m just sensitive today, but the majority of the comments in the thread are reading as rather cruel to me.

Mary-Kate has been suffering from an eating disorder for a very long time and Ashley is chronically ill. Their mom signed them up to begin working at less than a year old and they both vocally hated their acting careers. I believe it was Mary-Kate who made the comment that she wouldn’t wish her childhood on anyone.

[–]Vegetable-Trust-5316 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The fact that they both left the entertainment industry when they turned 18 says a lot. MK acted a little bit by herself afterwards but that was it.

I can’t imagine being forced to work those crazy long hours as a kid. Eff that. You just want to go play outside. The parents made the twins hustle

[–]ohhidoggo 61 points62 points  (5 children)

Was Mary-Kate the OG buccal fat removal?

[–]kevin_james_fan 25 points26 points  (0 children)

She was! Way before it was trendy

[–]isslleThe legislative act of my pussy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

when someone pointed this out on here recently it made everything make sense, she had her cheeks done before anyone really knew you could do it so it was extra jarring.

[–]svnnyniight 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Ashley’s eyes are so much rounder than Mary Kate’s

[–]forestpunk 17 points18 points  (0 children)

They look like they have their own language.

I also feel like they did less pandering or chasing trends then the current crop of celebrities. They've got this F.U. energy that i'm totally here for.

[–]BeginningNail6 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Obsessed with these baddies.

First question I’m asking in Heaven is for the wedding photos 😂

[–]OkKaleidoscope9696 67 points68 points  (3 children)

I know people say they look creepy, but I don’t see it. They’re just posing for photos. They apparently don’t like the look of smiling ear to ear for posed photos.

[–]Future_Dog_3156 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I always wonder if they’re happy. They don’t photograph happy

[–]hugemessanonIs this chicken or is this fish? 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Second to last pic is goals

[–]syd234 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Man, I use to be huge fans of these girls. I remember wanted to watch all their movies

[–]Yourecoolforagayguy 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I want to point out the fact that I have no idea what the timeline of any of these photos are. They could’ve have been taken yesterday or 10 years ago and I wouldn’t know. They’ve always looked the same and that’s a testament to them and their fashion lol

[–]DarkestofFlames 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I love their vibe, they are like Stevie Nicks and Little Edie only more glammed up. They live in their own pocket dimension.

[–]HerRoyalRedness 18 points19 points  (1 child)

Forever obsessed with MKO and the bowls of cigarettes at her wedding to the Sarkozy

[–]SignificantSound7904 9 points10 points  (0 children)

so little time so much to do i'd rather spend my days with you

[–]cymru_yesac 47 points48 points  (0 children)

😂

[–]cegydygr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As weird as they are I have always appreciated their fashion.

[–]itwasonthedayof 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Okay but that gold red and black kaftan is incredible

[–]bettyboo5 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So much sadness behind those eyes.

[–][deleted] 25 points26 points  (1 child)

Patty and Selma anyone?

I'm a fraternal twin and the unshakable bond these 2 have Is goals.

[–]Lenalovespasta 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I remember being so jealous of them back when I was a kid and they were preteens. Thought they had it all

[–]Reggielovesbacon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They should play Fiona Apple in Fiona Apple’s movie.

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They are my favs. No one can dress like they do.

[–]Emergency-Pin1252 10 points11 points  (0 children)

One is O - O

The other is õ - õ

[–]Keepalowprofile69 5 points6 points  (0 children)

😂😂

[–]Book_Nerd_1980 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They both know it was Elizabeth Olson who did it

[–]britestarlightKim, there’s people that are dying. 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ashley knows when, Mary Kate knows how.

[–]honorablechairmenmel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think they are both so absolutely beautiful and unique. They give off an energy that I feel is so magnetic

[–]pronetowander28 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“Sorry wrong pic” 😂

[–]estedavis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay so in the first pic - Ashley is on the left? For some reason I can't find a photo of them where it specifies which twin is who lol

[–]LevelFourteen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love their vibe and their fashion choices and always have.

[–]Tolietfisher 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When I was 8 and found out they were in fact two people and not one from full house I cried because I felt so betrayed by my mom and sisters for never telling me lmao