The May 2009 issue of Glamour UK listed their top 50 best dressed celebrities of 2009. Both Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen made the list, with MK coming in at #30 and Ashley just edging out her sister at #26.

You can see the spread of the girls in the magazine at Olsen Pap World. Every person who made the list was accompanied by a quote from a famous person in fashion. Giambattista Valli had the following to say about Mary-Kate:

Mary-Kate has an innate sense of style that follows no rules. Her personal style surpasses fashion.

Glamour asked Sarah Tomczak, their entertainment editor, to comment on Ashley’s style. She said:

She’s not as quirky as her sister, which makes her chic, easy style even more covetable.

So who did Glamour think were the most stylish stars of the year? Cheryl Cole won the coveted top spot this year, beating out last year’s number one, Kate Moss. Victoria Beckham came in at number three. Rounding out the top ten were MTV host Alexa Chung (#4), Gossip Girl star Blake Lively (#5), “I Kissed a Girl” singer Katy Perry (#6), model Agyness Deyn (#7), Katie Holmes (#8), Rihanna (#9), and Rachel Bilson (#10).

Who is your best dressed celeb of the year?

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Christian Siriano, winner of Season 4 of Project Runway, talked celebrity style in OK Magazine’s Red Carpet Confidential blog. He had some harsh words for Mariah Carey, but is loving the current look of Lady Gaga and Mary-Kate Olsen.

“I like it because it’s really edgy, it’s cool, it’s downtown,” he says about MK. “She doesn’t care what she’s wearing. It’s what real people really throw on. Like those edgy, hip girls who are slumming around and going to clubs all night. I like it.”

I think Christian hit Mary-Kate’s fashion philosophy bang-on. I love it too.

I also loved what he had to say about Lady Gaga. The singer wears practically nothing and what she does wear is very out there. But it works for her and Christian agrees.

“I love it,” he says. “Just panties and a blouse. That’s all you need. I don’t think a day-to-day woman could pull it off, but GaGa’s fabulous.”

She is indeed.

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Ashley Olsen has a footwear collection almost any girl would die to have. So much so that the National Examiner named her the sixth best heeled gal of 2008.

Mary-Kate didn’t make the list because of she’s less discriminating about what goes on her feet and has been seen in flip-flops in downtown Los Angeles more than once.

The Examiner took in account choice of brand, overall look and appropriateness of the footwear choice for each occasion when compiling their list.

Rounding out the top ten were Jessica Alba, Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller and Katie Holmes.

The top five ladies were Heidi Klum, the ladies of Sex and the City, Gwyenth Paltrow and Rihanna.

And the number one pick for 2008? Kelly Ripa.

An interesting choice, I think. I like Kelly and think her style is chic and fashion-forward while being age-appropriate! Kudos to Kelly!

Elle UK is reporting that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have signed a deal with shoe icon Steve Madden to produce a line of footwear.

Both MK and Ashley will serve as co-creative directors for the line, unlike their fashion lines, where Ashley controls the Row and MK controls Elizabeth & James.

The line is expected to hit Steve Madden stores early next year.

Elle is the only place I’ve seen this reported. I really hope it’s true! I’d love to see what kinds of footwear the girls come up with!

Vogue named the top ten best dressed stars of New York Fashion Week and Ashley Olsen came in at number 7 with her clean black and white look she wore to the Calvin Klein 40th anniversary show.

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Rounding out the list were Renee Zellweger at number one, followed by Maria Sharapova, Keira Knightley, Joy Bryant, Anh Duong, Charlize Theron, Cecelia Dean, Elle Macpherson and Hana Soukupova.

Lauren Conrad wears Elizabeth and James so much, I’m beginning to think this blog is about her! I think Lauren looks great here, pairing the plaid button back shirt with skinny cuffed jeans and heels.

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I wonder if Lauren gets samples of the E&J line or just loves it. She wears it way more than any other celeb I’ve seen. You can see more photos of Lauren in this outfit at Gossip Girls.

The Olsen Files just launched an awesome style section that will let you match many of Mary-Kate’s and Ashley’s look for less!

Be sure to check it out, I think it’s great and I’m excited to see what outfits Matthew, the webmaster, chooses!

US Weekly has put together a slide show of what they think are fashion faux pas Mary-Kate Olsen has made over the past few months. While some of the outfits they selected aren’t great, it’s tough to take their opinion seriously–one of the pictures is of Ashley! If you’re going to criticize the girls, at least identify them correctly.

To see what US Weekly calls a miss, check out the slide show here.

Star Magazine is reporting that Mary-Kate Olsen has taken out an insurance policy to protect her wardrobe. According to the magazine, her wardrobe is worth over $2 million and she wants to protect it.

“MK has pieces that over $25,000 each,” their source says. “She has a vintage Chanel bag that’s worth over $40,000.”

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I think this makes sense and is probably a smart move for MK. With as many designer and unique items she owns, her wardrobe can easily be seen as an investment.

Do you think MK really did this? And, if so, was it a smart move?

In honor of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s 22nd birthday yesterday, InStyle.com has put together a great “transformation” slideshow that looks back at the girls’ style evolution.

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The girls have really grown up a lot in the past twenty-two years. It’s always fun to look back to when they wore matching outfits and when they were making their straight-to-DVD movies. I really feel like I grew up with MK and Ashley, and I bet a lot of girls do too.

See the slideshow for yourself here.