Fashion career profile
Ashley Olsen
Ashley Olsen is an American fashion designer and entrepreneur who co-founded The Row with her sister Mary-Kate Olsen. The house says it was established in 2005; the sisters’ first design project explored the fit and fabrication of a white T-shirt before their label expanded into ready-to-wear, leather goods and accessories. The Row’s work is known for precise tailoring, fine materials and understated silhouettes. Ashley joined the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2009. With Mary-Kate, she received the CFDA Accessories Designer of the Year award in 2014 and the Womenswear Designer of the Year award in 2015; the pair won the accessories award again in 2018. Their fashion work is a long-running design partnership rather than a series of seasonal guest appointments, and the public record identifies Ashley as a founder and designer of The Row rather than assigning her an unsubstantiated operating title.
- Role
- Co-Founder and Designer, The Row
- Nationality
- American
- Age
- 40
- Career appointments
- 2
- Fashion houses
- 1
- Active roles
- 2
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- Co-founded The Row: Established with Mary-Kate Olsen in 2005The house’s official About page gives its establishment year and founders. · The Row
- Industry membership: CFDA member since 2009The Council of Fashion Designers of America records her membership year. · CFDA
- CFDA award: Accessories Designer of the Year, 2014Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen received the award for The Row. · CFDA
- CFDA award: Womenswear Designer of the Year, 2015The CFDA records the sisters as the award recipients for The Row. · CFDA
- CFDA award: Accessories Designer of the Year, 2018The CFDA again recognized the sisters for The Row’s accessories. · CFDA
- Education: University studies at New York UniversityA 2026 fashion profile describes the sisters as having attended New York University. · Marie Claire
- 2005 — Establishes The Row with Mary-Kate OlsenThe sisters launch the label that grows from a focused basics project into a luxury house.
- 2009 — Joins the CFDAThe sisters were among the youngest designers inducted into the organisation.
- 2014 — Wins CFDA Accessories Designer of the YearThe award recognises their accessories work for The Row.
- 2015 — Wins CFDA Womenswear Designer of the YearThe CFDA awards the sisters for their work at The Row.
- 2018 — Wins CFDA Accessories Designer of the Year againThe sisters receive a second Accessories Designer award for The Row.
- 2005–Present — Co-Founder — The RowCurrent appointment · The Row
- 2005–Present — Designer — The RowCurrent appointment · CFDA