The big tabloid story about Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen this week is that Ashley has asked Mary-Kate to step back from her professional duties at their high-end line The Row until her personal life is more together.

“Ashley really wants to be a respected businesswoman and be taken seriously,” a source tells In Touch. “MK does too, but she hasn’t been willing to give up her lifestyle and act like an adult for their job.”

The source goes on to say that while they conceived The Row together, it’s become increasingly difficult for Ashley to deal with MK’s personal life and how it affects their work. Supposedly, MK will turn solely to Elizabeth & James–the line MK was more involved in than Ashley anyways.

From the beginning, MK and Ashley have been up-front with the fact that The Row is more Ashley’s project and Elizabeth & James is more MK’s. They’ve also been upfront with the fact that they are growing apart as they grow older–not a big deal. I think this is In Touch’s way to try to make magazine sales out of nothing.

What do you think?

According to WWD, the fashion industry is buzzing about the possible addition of a menswear collection to the growing repetoire of Ashley Olsen designed lines. The collection, which will be part of Ashley’s and Mary-Kate’s high-end line The Row, is expected to be ready for next fall.

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WWD says that Ashley is already conceptualizing and mapping the collection out.

I love The Row and MK and Ash’s contemporary line, Elizabeth & James. Both lines play on the ideas of masculine and feminine. I can only wonder what their menswear has in store!

Katie Holmes was spotted entering Ashley Olsen’s Manhattan office yesterday afternoon. She was supposedly there to talk about MK and Ashley’s high-end fashion line, the Row.

Faded Youth Blog made the speculation that they are in negotiations for Katie to star in the Row’s next look book. Their last look book featured fashion legend Laura Hutton, and the one before that featured the Olsens’ younger sister Taylor, so anything is possible.

What do you think? Would Katie be a good match for Ashley and MK’s collections?

It’s official–Ashley Olsen is a designing superstar. While Vogue has always given Ashley and sister Mary-Kate props for their distinctive personal sense, the praise given to their high-end fashion line The Row (although Vogue says Ashley is the sole designer!) is pretty fantastic. Even the mag itself admits they are amazed they are including the relatively new line in a piece about Karl Lagerfield and Azzedine Alaia.

You can check out the article for yourself here.

I also love the accompanying photo shoot. It features Ashley in a tailored skirt-suit wearing aviators, which you can check out here.

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are still in Hong Kong promoting their fashion lines.

A few days ago, they hosted a trunk show for their higher end line, the Row.

According to WWD, about 75 customers came to the Lane Crawford show and bought loads of stuff!

“As soon as the girls came in, everyone was getting really into it — they were asking them how they should style their outfits,” said a spokeswoman for the Olsens.

“Mary-Kate and Ashley also stayed at the store after the event to restyle the mannequins wearing The Row, and they did a training session with the sales staff at Lane Crawford.”

It’s greatto hear that the girls are working hard to make sure their line is a success.

Below is a video of The Row portfolio of the latest looks!

Some people think that the young girl might be Mary-Kate and Ashley’s younger sister Taylor. Do you?

I’ve already posted pictures of Amy Winehouse and Peaches Geldof at the London launch of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s The Row, but here are a few more who came out to the October 9th launch:

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen held a dinner at the Harvey Nichols store in London to celebrate the launch of their clothing line, “The Row” there.

I think both the girls look fantastic. I love Ashley’s Christian Louboutin studded boots and her newly lush hair. MK is rocking that jacket in a way no one else can.

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Mary-Kate and Ashley debuted ‘The Row’ at the St. Regis Hotel during NYC Fashion Week to rave reviews.

For example, The Paper Magazine had this to say:

the Olsens were channeling their internationally celebrated bohemian style into the Row, a startlingly chic and flawlessly constructed collection. It’s all about black and white basics with a splash of green and we cannot believe how immaculate the clothes were. Perfectly sexy little T-back T-shirts with French seams (one seam down the back so no sideseams), slip on stretch leather pants and jodphurs, Alaia-like dresses that cling and somehow flatter different shapes. Seeing the girls decked out in their own line (and in their own unique style, very different from one another) really made the clothes come to life. Why aren’t we sexy young girls so we can wear these clothes!!!

How awesome is it MK and Ash are getting kudos as real designers, as opposed to it being regarded as another ‘celebrity clothing line?’ Congrats girls!

On September 8th, Mary-Kate Olsen showed her and Ashley’s high-end fashion collection ‘The Row’ in a hotel suite at the St. Regis.

I love all the pieces, especially the green dress!

VIDEO: There is a video of ‘The Row’ on Style.com. Click here to watch it! 

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