Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are like the twin Punxsutawney Phils of fall, and last night, Ashley emerged from hiding to prophesy an incoming autumn.
Both Olsens are transitional-dressing wizards, leaning into layering pieces at any given chance. In the cooler months, the two often embrace long coats and scarves. (Mary-Kate also favors comically outsized beanies, regardless of the temperature.) While there are plenty of avenues to bridge the gap between sultry late summer and the crispness of fall, denim, button-ups, and trenches are de rigueur. But Ashley Olsen took an alternate route while out in New York City last night.
Leaving dinner at BondST in NoHo, Olsen wore an ankle-length black coat embellished with a low-contrast black pattern and a large black-and-gray checked scarf slung over one shoulder. While that may be a bit surprising given the very summery temperatures in New York, the real shock was her incongruent footwear choice: a pair of black flip flops from The Row.
While the thong sandal is definitely the shoe of the summer (it’s been worn by the likes of Kendall Jenner and Zoë Kravitz), it’s an unexpected pairing with a bundled-up look. But with her yellow-lensed sunglasses and black alligator clutch—also from The Row—the sight of Ashley Olsen playing in her own closet should give everyone a little more license to mix up existing pieces from their own wardrobes.