Olsen Twins Want to Launch Storefront

The Olsen twins would love to open their own fashion shop. Mary-Kate and Ashley -- who co-run fashion ranges The Row and Elizabeth and James -- are keen to open their first store, but believe it is a big undertaking and are unsure when it might happen.

"I think every designer would say they'd love to open their own store, just because when you produce a collection, this whole room will be filled with God only knows how many racks and 150 pieces. What hits the stores is maybe ten pieces, in different colorway. So it would be nice to be able to represent it in your own way. But it's all a matter of timing and when it makes sense, and it's a really big undertaking, so it depends," said Ashley.

The 24-year-old identical twins are well known for their unusual style decisions, and Ashley admits a lot of their clothes are chosen because they don't want people to take their pictures while they are out in public: "That moment for us was us waking up, going to school, and not wanting anyone to take our picture. Kind of a piece of protection."

Olsen Twins to Work the Register for Fashion Week

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will man the tills at the launch of their pop-up shop in New York.

The fashionable twins are opening a pop-up branch of Elizabeth + James in the city’s West Village during New York Fashion Week, and will work on the tills for one hour, ringing up customers at the registers from 7pm until 8pm on September 10.

The range, named after Mary-Kate and Ashley’s brother and sister, features a number of looks the twins are fan of, including oversized shirts, ankle boots and belted waists. Recently the 24-year-old sisters - who have three fashion collections; The Row, Elizabeth + James and Olsenboye - recently revealed they would love to dress First Lady Michelle Obama.

Discussing their own style inspiration, Mary-Kate added the twins were taught to look elegantly from an early age: “When we were growing up, our mother taught us never to have your belly button exposed.”