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2 Win An Autographed Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's Book Influence
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4 Freaky or Fabulous? PETA Protests the Olsen Book Signing
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5 Be Influenced by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen This Holiday
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6 Don't Forget to Get Influenced by the Olsens
In their New York Times bestseller Influence, which we've been raving about since day one, the sisters take us on a visual journey of people — photographers, designers, artists, writers, icons — who have influenced them. Considering the girls have already embarked on several successful fashion adventures: The Row, Elizabeth and James, Robert Lee Morris for Elizabeth and James jewelry, and Read more
A key question: Are aliens more romantic than vampires? — TV Squad The gift that keeps on taking: 15 terrible presents in TV and film — including "she gave me a pen" from Say Anything and the Red Ryder BB gun from A Christmas Story. — The Onion's A.V. Club Check out a new track from Lily Allen. — Stereogum Discuss: The worst holiday movies. — Cinematical So jealous of this Privileged Read more
This is just one of the 257 pages in Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's book Influence. Isn't it fun? There are several of these collage-style pages with the sisters' picks. Dig those dominatrix boots atop baby pictures — only the Olsens. There's still time to take our Influence quiz and win an autographed copy of the tome, so visit my original post to enter. Read more
Many of us are influenced by the Olsens, be it Mary-Kate or Ashley. But clearly PETA isn't. In fact, members of the organization stood in front of Barnes & Noble in New York City's Union Square yesterday to protest the girls' book, Influence. They wore masks resembling the twins and held up signs insulting their fur-wearing ways. Do MK and Ash deserve this treatment? Tell me, is this act Read more
Who can you scribe has influenced you? The more I think about it, the more people I could pay tribute to. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen looked understated stellar at Barnes and Noble promoting their book, Influence. We can't wait to learn all about who influenced the sisters, but we've already been influenced by their style, and business, prowess. No Olsen is complete without towering heels. Other Read more
It takes exactly 272 pages to summarize Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's lives in their highly anticipated book dubbed Influence ($23). Featuring rare photos from the Olsens' private collection — some shot by famed photographer Rankin — along with exclusive interviews, the stylish duo unveils a side of themselves we've never seen. The interviews will be with some of their favorite icons: "The Read more
Last week's Susan G. Komen/Planned Parenthood debacle was a high-profile example of how women's health can fall prey to politics. Considering this is an election year, we can expect reproductive rights rhetoric to heat up on both sides. President Obama recently hit a sensitive spot when his administration announced that all employers, including Catholic universities and institutions, will have to Read more
It's no surprise we've deemed Karlie Kloss one of our stylish model MVPs. Her ever-growing list of red-carpet appearances, cool street-style snapshots, and dramatic turns on the runway make her a no-brainer for style-setting honors. Let's recap. The 19-year-old catwalking stunner has already graced the covers of Vogue Italia, Teen Vogue, Vogue Australia, and more. She has opened and closed the Read more
Our New York Fashion Week kickoff began this morning with Steven Alan. For Fall, the designer showed another batch of covetable casual-cum-cool offerings pairing his signature modern classic style with a bold touch of Mexican and folk influence. Full red skirts were paired with riding jackets and fedora hats and structured striped wool vests with slightly flared pants, and there was even a cute Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Most of us spend about 40 hours per week at work — in other words, the majority of our waking hours. And nearly all of those hours are spent sitting at our desks. It’s a definite problem — and not just because we’re missing happy hour or quality couch time at home. There’s no shortage of discouraging research pointing Read more
