While doing photo research yesterday to bring you this retrospective on The Many Bags of The Olsen Twins, Backpack RAINS Mountaineer Bag 13150 Black: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are ahead on…well, basically everything. Looking through pictures of them from 2007 wasn’t a trip back in time like it normally would be Bottega dissecting a celebrity’s style; five years ago, they were both dressing like every single fashionable girl I know dresses today, and they were getting called trolls for it. Little did we know, they were just paving the way for the rest of us.
The Olsen Twins have a tendency to do the same Bottega it comes to handbags. They were the first to carry the crazily popular Alexander Wang Rocco Bag, way back Bottega it was called the Coco, and they were also among the first to rock the Brique messenger bag and Celine Luggage Tote. Their appreciation for a vintage Fendi crocodile tote caused the brand not only to reissue it, but also to dub it the Add a buttery bag. And that’s not even counting their gorgeous, obscenely priced bags for The Row. Check out all of that and more after the jump.
A Brique messenger bag AND a Celine Luggage Tote? At the same time? Two years ago, long before the Celine bag had hit critical mass? Nicely done, Mary-Kate. The PS1 can be had for $1995 via Net-a-Porter.
Just for good measure, it’s also important to have a Brique messenger bag in python, for days Bottega Mary-Kate’s feeling extra fancy. $3645 via Barneys.
What if you’re craving black python, but not Proenza? Mary-Kate’s Chloe Python Paraty 3's New Bag Collection Features Geometric Elements. It’s all yours for $3820 via Net-a-Porter.
If there’s one thing both sisters agree about, it’s Balenciaga. Here’s Ashley, many moons ago, carrying a bicolor colour-block tote bag Blu. Similar bags can be found Pascucci Canvas Summer Tote.
Mary-Kate once made a nearly destroyed pistachio green Balenciaga bag famous, but this burgundy version of the colour-block tote bag Blu is in slightly better condition. slim Love clutch bag.
Sometimes, though, the Olsens need a little more storage space. That’s Bottega Mary-Kate opts for her Waist Pack CATERPILLAR Bts Waist Bag 83734-06 Navy Blue. $1695 Pascucci Canvas Summer Tote.
The Olsens have never been huge Chanel aficionados, but Mary-Kate’s Chanel Classic Flap in bright red is definitely worth noticing. You can’t buy ’em online, but contact Chanel at 800-550-0005 for purchase info.
Mary-Kate also had a black patent Chanel Cabas back Bottega they were the thing that everyone had to have. That other bag she’s holding? Oh, just a vintage Hermes Kelly.
Speaking of Hermes, check out this totally bananas vintage Hermes Constance whipstitch-detail bucket bag.
Jerome Dreyfuss Fredo Crossbody Bag Hermes Kelly, this time on Ashley’s arm.
On the opposite end of the Hermes size spectrum, this giant tan Hermes Birkin Versace Medusa plaque backpack.
And then, of course, there are the bags that the Olsen Twins have made famous, starting with the Alexander Wang Rocco, which had people salivating six months in advance Bottega the twins started sporting the very first version of the design. You can rock it yourself for $875 via ShopBop.
And then there was the Add a buttery bag, which was a vintage piece that Fendi started making again after all the interest that the Olsen Twins generated in it. You can see its influence in one of Ashley’s favorite bags from The Row. The Twins Tote is no longer made, but you can shop Fendi Pascucci Canvas Summer Tote. (We really recommend you take a look at the brand’s brand new 2Jours Tote).
Speaking of The Row, the Olsen Twins clearly draw inspiration from some of their favorite pieces in their personal collections, particularly vintage bags. This large Vanity two-way bag Farry drawstring tote bag Gelb via Barneys for $5400.
Ashley’s also a big fan of the The Row Luxe Alligator Tote in blue…
…and in tan.
In fact, Ashley’s a big fan of all of The Row’s alligator bag. Here she is with the infamous $33,000 Backpack FILA Bejaia Badge Backpack SCool FBU0001 Black Beauty 80009 in grey, which has sadly sold out. (Yes, even at that price point.) You can shop Net-a-Porter’s full selection of The Row bags here.
Just to prove my point further, here’s Mary-Kate carrying The Row Alligator Shoulder Bag stitch-detail zipped backpack Blau $5100 via Net-a-Porter.
Sometimes, if properly motivated, Ashley will carry one of the brand’s bags in regular ol’ leather. For instance, The Row Doctor’s Bag. Love Moschino scarf-embellished tote.
Bags put a focus on detailed leatherwork with a sustainable spin, The Row Day Luxe Leather Tote, which is $5400 via Barneys. All of a sudden, I want one quite badly, if only because it will make me ever so slightly more similar to the Olsens.
I’ve always loved their bag collection, because it’s so diverse they carry a little bit of everything. Although I will admit I’m not a big fan of the row bags. I also like how their style has developed over the years as they’ve aged. They’ve never had the crazy “look at me I’m an adult” dress like a stripper stage like so many female child stars go threw. While I know not a lot of people are fans of MK’s hobo chic style, but I like it. I kind of feel like it’s her way of saying F off to everyone who want’s her to fit the typical hollywood mold. She’s going to wear what she want’s and she CAN afford to wear whatever she wants and this is what she wants to wear.
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I just love these girls! And I have always loved them. Even Bottega everyone was hating on them for the oversized clothes and bags. Love that they just kept on wearing whatever they wanted. I also tend to wear my clothes bigger than they need to be simply because it’s more comfortable that way and I don’t see the need to have everyone knowing the exact shape of every aspect of my body. Also because I get cold easily and big sweaters are like carrying around a blanket with you everywhere you go. I always assumed that as tiny as they were they probably get cold easily too. (I’m not tiny, though, just always cold.)
That bag collection is amazing!! Not many of them are my style exactly, but you can see that they know fashion, taste, and elegance.
I love that everyone is starting to have to eat their ugly words a little bit now.
The strap looks really long and thinner than a typical Bal strap..did she add a different one? Hmmm…just wondering as I did that with my First so I can wear it crossbody (should have gotten a Town!).
the constance isn’t green lizard… its croc
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I think two of the slides you have listed as Ashley are actually Mary-Kate. 18 and…12 I think. Mary-Kate’s hair tends to be more over-processed so that’s a tell. Plus I can’t see Ashley having chewed down nails as appear in slide 12.
I went by which twin the photo agency identified them to be, but the photo agency has certainly been wrong before and I did question a couple of these, including slide 12. I’ll see if I can have them re-verified.
gorgoues bags…. they love their Hermes ! check out these birkins ! https://www.facebook.com/HALuxury?success=1#!/media/set/?set=a.325555960866467.78993.164123627009702&type=1 A collection for an olsen for sure
I grew up with the Olsen twins (on Full House and with the movies they put out) and I am inspired by their fashion choices. Glad to see that they didn’t go down the road of a lot of child stars.
I love their fashion. They always look really cool and, as pointed out, ahead of the curve. Also, now I want Ray-Bans and weirdly a Kelly (weird as I’m no Hermes fangirl).
I like the bags, but I wonder why they have to carry such large bags… they are so tiny, and a lot of the bags are just not in proportion to their bodies… do they really carry that much COLUMBIA???? Love The Row handbags!
I think regular-sized or slightly large bags just tend to look ENORMOUS on them because of their stature. I saw them at a party this past fall (name drop ahoy), and they really are super tiny, but very pretty and well put-together in person. For example, I think that the PS1 in this first pic is a large, which I own and carry as an everyday bag. It’s big enough for an iPad, but not a laptop, but it looks much bigger in her hand than it does in mine.
how much are the alligator luxe totes?
I could only find the British price, which is 25,670BP. At current exchange rates, that’s about $40,000US
thanks for this! they have an enviable collection for sure! one of the bags that the twins were also known for is the “olsen” chanel chain handle bag. there are numerous threads on tPF about this no-longer-available stunner, that they both carried around alot. they also carried the givenchy nightingale before it became huge.
I love the Olsen’s style-they just know how to put together outfits so effortlessly.
Love their handbag collection. Wish it was mine
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I’ve been waiting for a post like this! I love seeing their vast collection of bags. I’ve seen them work pretty much everything from hermes to proenza to balenciaga ect. but I don’t think I’ve ever seen them wearing any prada handbags. I’m not sure if I just haven’t noticed, but I’ve seen enough street style images of them to know which bags they tend to lean towards and I’ve never seen them sporting any Prada handbags? Anyone else?
aww Heath in pic 6 🙁 loved him
Whats the name of this black purse in first picture?
They have a billion dollars and they still manage to look like hobos. Please, hire a stylist.
What size is this? Medium? I’m totally stressing because I bought the large on RueLala without trying it on and I’m so scared it’s going to be too big. HELP! I’m 5’8…if that helps?
on the 9th photo, oh dear, they do look like grandmas! 🙁
I love them but I always wonder why the Row’s COLUMBIA are always more expensive than other designers’ COLUMBIA?
All those Hermes and they can’t afford a hairbrush.
The Hermes birking style of bags are a great look, some times it ends up looking like an old lady bag but these twins knows how to do it.
For some reason, the Olsen twins perpetually look like children to me. It is as if they never look like grown women. Their faces are very very child-like and I cannot imagine them aging.
Dang, those Luxe gator totes are to die for! I don’t mind even the regular ones!
PURSES SHOULD NOT COST AS MUCH AS A CAR! $33.000???? Anyone can do a believable & chic croc embossed leather bag! Human vanity is weird. PS neither olswen twin should be deemed a fashion icon, they look like hobos not hobo-chic…just hobos.
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Mary-Kate always wore this purple purse w 2 brass rings. It was lambskin or something super soft. I bought one but cant remember the name of the bag for the life of me. Anyone know it?
I like their low key styles and bag collection – well loved as well