“Entry-level” is not a phrase you often hear where The Row is concerned. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have kept the quality high and the prices higher on all of the pieces at their label, a strategy that’s endeared them to luxe obsessives and craftwork wonks, even while it’s earned them a detractor or two. (Their [...]

At tonight’s Fashion for Action benefit for Housing Works, the New York-based charity that runs secondhand shops to raise money to advocate for the homeless and those living with HIV/AIDS, there’ll be plenty of fashion on offer—more than $1 million worth of donated clothing and beauty products from labels like Dolce & Gabbana, Burberry, and [...]

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have expanded their growing fashion empire yet again. Last week, the dynamic duo showed off its finesse for luxe clothing with its Spring ‘12 The Row collection, and today, the designers announced they are stepping into new, more comfortable shoes as the creative directors for Italian sneaker brand Superga, now licensed [...]

It’s that time of year again: Fashion’s Night Out is just around the corner. It seems like every store and e-commerce site on earth has activities planned—find them all at www.fashionsnightout.com—but as for us, we’ve got our itineraries set. Below, a few New York favorites. See you there.Bergdorf GoodmanBG has an all-star lineup of fashion [...]

The late photographer Corinne Day was the first to shoot a Kate Moss Vogue cover. As a tribute to her life and career, Gimpel Fils gallery is debuting an exhibit of some of her unpublished works in September, alongside the release of Heaven Is Real from Morel Books. [Nowness]Kate Winslet is being crowned a hero [...]

The Row’s online home is getting beautified. TheRow.com relaunches this afternoon with a newer, easier-to-navigate e-tail store (above), a personal shopper to answer any questions, and online exclusives like unseen collection images, details of their recent TOMS shoe drop in Honduras (following the TOMS x The Row collaboration), and videos of all their collections. Pieces [...]

At last, power bags from two of the biggest powerhouses in fashion right now: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. They are debuting their first handbag collection from The Row this week at Barneys, and it’s full of sleek silhouettes and sophistication, just like we expected. Here, the twins interviewed each other about their inspirations and style [...]

In this ongoing series, Style.com’s editor in chief, Dirk Standen, talks to a number of leading industry figures about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the fashion business.Dualstar, the world headquarters of Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen’s numerous enterprises, isn’t some high-tech fortress. Set on a nondescript Chelsea block, it’s a low-key loft building [...]

New Year’s Eve: T-minus 24 hours. We’ve already weighed in on our favorite shoes for the night, but if you’re looking for some more outfit advice, the Times has helpfully asked a few ladies who know a thing or two about over-the-top glam: drag queens. [NYT]Over at the Journal, Christina Binkley rounds up the best [...]

If Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are hoping to have the “celebrity” dropped from their traditional “celebrity designer” monikers, their recent collections for The Row have been steps in the right direction. The sisters are nothing if not hands-on—Mary-Kate even helped models in and out of looks at the duo’s Resort ‘11 presentation. That collection was [...]