It’s felt like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have been in the business for a long time. In fact, however, they left Hollywood behind nearly 15 years ago now. Despite this, and in spite of their particularly private personal lives, the sisters have managed to stay in the spotlight.
And it’s all thanks to their business savvy. Their high-end clothing line The Row has been buzzy since the line launched in 2006. The story goes that Ashley didn’t like the fit of most t-shirts, and wanted to build one that was “the perfect fit” with “perfect fabric,” per WWD .
The brand launched a 7-piece collection and has grown exponentially, adding menswear and children’s clothing and reportedly hitting the $100 million in sales mark in 2021. If you were to ask The Row’s Production Manager Joe Karban it’s because the former actresses really have a keen sense when it comes to fashion and the team they’ve hired to make the clothes that are flying off of shelves. Joe told the New York Times what they do "turns to gold.
" Everything Mary-Kate and Ashley do turns to gold. The kids on the team are really passionate about making clothes. How do you set a proper sleeve? How does a fabric perform? It’s the art of making clothes as opposed to making everything cookie-cutter.
The careful attention to detail has been a prominent signature of their entire careers, as the two women took charge early on. They created their own company Dualstar at a young age to produce their own '90s movies.
