Let me preface this by saying that I usually adore Mary-Kate and Ashley’s sense of style. Notice I said ’style’ — theirs cannot be misinterpreted to be ‘fashion’. While I certainly could not pull off even a fraction of their uniquely constructed ensembles, I appreciate that they are originals (fancy that for twins!) and not another Zoe Zombie, a la Nicole, Lindsay, etc. Remember those fashion plate toys we had as little girls? The flat ‘dolls’ with magnetic or snap on clothing? The ensembles traveled together so you couldn’t change the look, but you could change the doll. Precisely how I feel about Rachel the Puppetmaster and her collection of ‘clients’. That’s not to say that they don’t look good. But a facsimile of originality is NOT originality. The Olsen twins, on the other hand, have their own aesthetics. While their brand of style may not be mainstream, noone else can lay claim to it. Whereas every other starlet and celebutante rode the crest of fashion, Mary Kate and Ashley defied it. And I love it.

And then Mary Kate stepped out in this getup. The twins never hesitate to don fur, but this flokati trimmed suede jacket paired with a chinchilla satchel is too much of a bad thing. I get the feeling MK thought to herself, ‘How can I piss off PETA even more than I normally do?’ before she got dressed. Somewhere, Rachel Zoe is aghast and somewhere, an overzealous PETA activist’s brain cells just exploded.

All the more reason to love MK.

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