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Wherefore art thou, Mary-Kate? In her natural habitat, sauntering down the streets of Manhattan it turns out.
The notoriously private actress-turned-fashion-designer has blessed us with a rare sighting which, to adherents of the church of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, is akin to a national holiday.
Despite Olsen being one-half of one of the world’s most enviable fashion luxuriate, getting a glimpse at the 37-year-old in the wild is more complex than securing a pair of Maison Margiela Tabis in your size during SSENSE’s annual sale, or sneaking a photo of the interiors of The Row’s highly aesthetic boutiques.
Thankfully, patience is a virtue, meaning our endurance and stoicism has earned us a full-length street style shot of MK complete in her unpolished, bohemian glory.
In the images, which you can see for yourself here, Olsen has eschewed her signature all-black ensemble for something more vibrant.
Clearly, Olsen’s Leo rising placement is in full force, leading to the sartorially understated twin to embrace ‘main character energy’ in this high-octane look.
For the outing, Olsen donned a pair of oversized and distressed blue denim jeans and a slouchy white shirt. This all-American outfit served as the blank canvas for Olsen to showcase her styling prowess by articulating the fundamental look with pieces of her own design, including a pair of metallic gold penny loafers.
Layering is an art the Olsen have both mastered and pioneered, especially in the contemporary age, so naturally the style savant covered up in billows of fabric, despite the recent New York heatwave.
Breaking up the grey concrete jungle of the Upper East Side, Olsen opted for a lapelless, calf-length, fire engine red coat with buttons lining the centre front of the garment. Around her neck, layers of mixed metal necklaces ornamented the white shirt and offered a contrast to her beige silk organza scarf.
Fortunately for us, this rare sighting also offered another beat-up bag moment from our favourite welder of damaged-to-perfection leather accessories.
Rather than Olsen’s weathered Birkin, the designer opted for The Row’s croc Margaux Bag. It’s ludicrously capacious sure, but also exactly the sartorial reprieve we needed to get us through the week.
Our self-restraint in requesting an Olsen outing has paid off, but do we dare we be so bold to ask for more. Until they find a way to bottle this feeling into an IV pouch and hook it straight into our veins, we’ll be holding out for as long as possible for our next Olsen fix.
