Tonight, the HBO original movie Grey Gardens will premiere. Grey Gardens is the dramatization of the lives of Edith Ewing Bouvier & her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale (known as “Big Edie” and “Little Edie”), the aunt and cousin of Jackie Kennedy Onasis, who were once very active in the 1930s New York social scene. The film costars Drew Barrymore as little Edie and Jessica Lange and Big Edie and so far is getting a lot of buzz.

Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as Big Edie in the HBO Film Grey Gardens
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They lived in an estate in East Hampton (known as Grey Gardens) in increasing poverty and squalor. A 1975 documentary, also known as Grey Gardens, looked at their day-to-day life of idiosyncrasies, singing, dancing, fighting and making up.

Mary-Kate Olsen was the October 2007 cover girl for Harper’s Bazaar. Her fashion editoral inside the magazine, costarring Lauren Hutton, was inspired by the Edies and their life at their deprecit mansion, Grey Gardens.

The Edies are beloved in the fashion community and are often used as inspirations for collections, photo shoots and more. Spreads in both Vogue and Bust have depicted the Beales’ lives and fashion choices. Marc Jacobs even named a Spring 2007 bag “Little Edie” in honor of the younger Edie.

I’m excited to watch Grey Gardens tonight, as it will introduce these two bizarre but fascinating women to a much bigger audience. HBO will also be airing the original 1975 documentary that inspired the fascination surrounding these women, which is also worth watching.

The look book, starring Mary-Kate Olsen as Little Edie and Lauren Hutton as Big Edie, is still available online to view, which you can do so here.

Mary-Kate Olsen is the cover girl for the March 2009 issue of Interview magazine and boy is it ever stunning. The photography is by Craig McDean is MK is reminiscent of a futuristic ice queen.

They have a behind-the-scenes video for us to watch too. It’s just a musical montage of the cover photo shoot MK did, but it’s still a lot of fun to watch.

The interview is pretty great as well. MK chats about Barack Obama’s inauguration, how her fashion sense developed and her her fashion inspiration comes from, the natural evolution her and Ashley’s relationship has undergone and how that’s influenced their fashion sense, Full House, her and Ashley’s dozens of movies and more.

The content isn’t really new and a lot of the quotes read exactly as they did in interviews past, but it comes across as insightful and fresh. MK is a very intelligent woman who knows a lot about herself and about fashion and it shows in this interview.

“Some people are natural beauties, some have great style, but sometimes it comes from talent,” Mary-Kate says when asked about where beauty and attractiveness stems from. “With some people, it can even be their voice that makes them attractive.”

Read the interview for yourself here.

The magazine will be on newsstands March 24 and the full interview will be in that. This is definitely one issue I’m going to pick up!

Mary-Kate Olsen graces the March 2009 cover of Canadian magazine FASHION. My copy arrived today, so, of course, I immediately sat down to read it!

The interview with MK is very short. They chat about how busy she is, and about her clothing lines with Ashley and how the two of them work together to oversee their design teams.

They also chat about her acting career. She has a few projects lined up for 2009, but wouldn’t talk about them because it’s still too early. I’m excited to find out what she has in store for us this year. She was great in The Wackness and during her one-episode guest spot on Samantha Who?. I wonder if she has more movies in the works or television guest spots or both!

The editorial spread, which is four full page photos, is black and white and very ethereal. MK looks gorgeous and serene. The clothes are simple and elegant and the spread really shows us a softer, more grown-up side to Mary-Kate.

My only complaint? That both the article and editorial spread was longer. We barely touch the surface of MK and her many, many projects in these short six pages.

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I think I might die of excitement. Mary-Kate Olsen is on the March 2009 cover of Canadian fashion magazine FASHION. Being Canadian, this is huge. It’s especially nice because FASHION, while a decent magazine, rarely scores A-list celebrities for their covers. I don’t think much else could say “fashion cred” than by putting MK on their cover.

It’s a gorgeous, simple cover and MK is smiling like she has a secret (see it here). The headline reads “I can’t stand looking like everyone else,” which I guess means the article inside is about her unique fashion sense. It also talks about what she and Ashley are up to now-hard at work on their brands The Row and Elizabeth and James.

According to Lainey Gossip, the shoot recently took place in New York City. MK is wearing a Stella McCartney dress and Alexander Wang cardigan on the cover.

The issue will be on newsstands next week. I have a subscription (eee!) so I promise I’ll let you all know what the article and editorial spread is like.

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Mary-Kate Olsen will be on the cover of the March 2009 issue of Interview magazine.

According to Fashionista, the photo shoot contains lots and lots of Proenza, a designer MK is a big fan of!

There’s no word on who is interviewing MK. I’m excited to find out! Who do you think should do the interview?

The choices are always intriguing and exciting but also relevant and thoughtful. For example, in the last issue, Lily Allen was interviewed by MTV VJ Damien Hirst and Mickey Rouke was interviewed by Christopher Walken.

Interview was founded in 1969 by Andy Warhol and John Wilcock.

Every month it features interviews with celebrities from various industries, mostly fashion, television, film and music. It’s a great magazine and it’s very exciting that MK is going to be their cover girl!

The issue should hit stores early February, so keep your eyes peeled!

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Mary-Kate Olsen will be on the cover of the July issue of Elle. They have the cover story online, which you can read here.

There’s some great quotes from Olsen friends in the article too, ike this one from Diane Von Furstenberg:

“Mary-Kate is fragile yet strong. She’s an old soul in a very young girl. Hers is a story that has just begun.”

The also talk to Karl Lagerfield about why he’s such a fan of MK and Ashley, and Lauren Hutton, who is a muse for the girls.

There is also a behind-the-scenes video and photo slide show. The photos are absolutely gorgeous! They feature the Marc Jacobs headband she wore a little while ago, which explains what photo shoot she was at at the time.

Here is the behind-the scenes video. It bothers me that MK isn’t in it very much, but I love how they talk to all the stylists on set to find out how and why they created the scene they did!

I’ll have to get the magazine to see the real spread! The website says the magazine is on newsstands now, so be sure to check it out.

Thanks to jj, I just found out that there’s an interview with Mary-Kate Olsen in ASOS magazine. In it she “talks growing up and fighting with Ashley over clothes,” so it’s nothing new. But it would still be neat to see!

Anymore info on this would be greatly appreciated!

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are featured in the March 03 issue of People–the one with Tori Spelling on the cover.

It’s another story about how they party too hard and have trust issues. I’m sorry about the quality of the scan, I’m the worst scanner ever! I also ripped the magazine when I scanned it, so I apologize for that too!

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were featured in the February 28 issue of Life & Style. The article itself is a bit ridiculous–”what went wrong” with MK and Ash–but tabloids are always fun to read. Even if they lie. And never write anything new.

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Another big thanks to Regina for these scans of the German magazine Bravo, featuring a story on Mary-Kate Olsen and Heath Ledger. (It’s the issue with Zac Efron on the cover!)

I’m sure it’s another gossipy story. If you can read German, click to enlarge!

Scans by Regina via Mary-Kate and Ashley Fan