Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Sunglasses
Just Looking at Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's Sunglasses Is Like a Holiday in the Sun
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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have taught us so many style lessons, we need a new notebook, because these pages are filled. The award-winning designers stick to their personal uniforms, tweaking them ever so slightly to keep up with the trends but never veering too much from what they consider to be classics: oversize silhouettes, chic flats, and sunglasses, which may be the most underrated staple of them all. Even at basketball games, Mary-Kate and Ashley sit courtside in their shades, and they've pulled the Anna Wintour, keeping them on through runway shows, too. From wire-rim aviators to perfect '90s squares, scroll for a full timeline of Olsen opticals, then shop some inspired pairs.
Bug-Eye
In the late 2000s, Mary-Kate and Ashley wore plenty of these oversize shades in a variety of shapes. They sat front row at the Chanel show during PFW fully committed to the trend.
Mary-Kate attended the Fall/Winter 2010 Burberry show during LFW in a dark trench and bug-eye shades.
Mary-Kate Olsen went for a circular style with a boho dress in 2008.
Mary-Kate wore Alexander McQueen sunglasses and Ashley picked a Yves Saint Laurent pair for an event in 2005.
Ashley attended the US Open in 2004 rocking the look with layered necklaces and a blazer.
Ashley wore yellow tinted shades with an oxblood bag in Paris in 2014.
Mary-Kate Olsen showed off her groovy side in round pink sunglasses at The Hangover premiere in 2009.
Mary-Kate wore an ombré pair with a plaid scarf and mustard ring bag in Utah in 2008.
'90s Square
MK and A wear a sophisticated, square shape like it's nobody's business. The lenses are usually as dark as dark can be, and the rims are thick with a high shine. They attended the Fall 2012 J.Mendel show in coordinating looks.
They looked chic in the sunglasses style and all-black outfits in Paris in 2014.
Mary-Kate Olsen contrasted a light top and scarf with her dark, structured shades at a New York Knicks game in 2013.
Mary-Kate accented her long, white travel coat with black accessories at LAX in 2016.
Ashley wore a pair with a cosy sweater, pendant, and blazer jacket in NYC in 2017.
Mary-Kate accessorised with a pair in a furry coat in Soho in 2010.
Classic Gold Aviators
This might be Mary-Kate and Ashley's go-to shape as they wear them most often. A thin, metal rim and larger lens works wonders with gold jewellery. The duo wore them to a New York Knicks game in 2013.
Mary-Kate styled them with a black zip-up and bracelets at the Hampton Classic Horse Show in 2017.
Ashley wore a pair with a blue button-down and olive animal textured backpack in NYC in 2011.
The ladies sat front row in matching shades at the J.Mendel Spring 2012 show in NYC.
Mary-Kate and Olivier Sarkozy attended the US Open in 2014, and Mary-Kate rocked a pair with a casual white tee.
Olivier and Mary-Kate attended the New York Knicks game in 2014, and MK was, sure enough, modelling the go-to shape.
Mary-Kate's obviously trusted the shape for quite some time — she styled an aviator shape with a flouncy dress in Toronto in 2005.
Even back in 2007, Ashley was pulling off the look with a neon touch.
Ashley stepped out in Tribeca in June 2013 sporting a similar pair with a long smock.
