Ashley Olsen stripped down to strike a few moody poses for the upcoming Summer issue of V MAN, which hits newsstands this Thursday. She chatted with Marc Jacobs about her forthcoming men’s collection for The Row, and the two designers also touched on her work ethic and the differences between her and Mary-Kate.
On doing a “celebrity line”:
“The way I look at it, I had a career as a child. I had a career in an industry in which the media kind of. . . they’re obsessed with the young girl thing. But when I turned 18, I moved to New York, and I haven’t really done anything to be a celebrity. I’ve been transitioning from acting as a kid to doing something that I’m choosing for myself — to be a part of the fashion industry. . . the outside perception is very different because you do have celebrity brands, people like Jessica Simpson and Kimora Lee Simmons, and those are celebrity brands because they have their names on them.
On working with Mary-Kate:
“The Row is really something that I’m doing while my sister still wants to focus on acting. She’s my partner in The Row, but she trusts me with the every day. I mean, I see her like ten times a day.”
On being different from her twin sister:
“When I was 14, 15, 16, 17, it was harder because the two of us were still very similar. We had to work through what’s special about us, and then the media had to work through it. . . I’ve never been one to engage the media to say that I’m different. I actually did the opposite and I totally went internal. I was like, “See y’all!” I want to be behind the scenes, and I don’t want people to know anything about my personal life. I have a job, I take it very seriously, and I work really hard.
When You're feeling alone like no one cares read
this cuz its absolutely true:
Every night , someone thinks about you before
they go to sleep,
At least fifteen people in this world love you.
The only reason someone would ever hate you is
because they want to be
just like
you
There are at least two people in this world that
would die for
you
You mean the world to someone.
Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.
When you make the biggest mistake ever,
something good comes from
it.
When you think the world has turned its back on
you, take a look.
Always remember the compliments you've received.
Forget the rude remarks.
Life is about making choices, and sometimes you make the wrong ones. Life is about living, and not feeding yourself, is slow death. It is not being skeletic, that a man/woman, will find you attractive. You can make many choices to prove you control yourself, get a piercing, get a tattoo, wear sexy clothes, but don't starve yourself, it's not worth a life. Not only will you get weak, but you will be tired, you can't concentrate. Your friends, probably, won't want you to make the wrong choices, and will probably be mad at you if you starve yourself. If you do not eat, get this in your head, you have a disease, it is not a lifestyles and definetly not a choice. Ok, so now you are skinny, but you've failed school, your world is gray, and your friends call you anorexic. Is that what you really wanted? I don't think so. If you think you are fat, ask a friend, who will answer you truely, if you are a little overweight, go on a diet, but still eat good amounts of food, if you are skinny, then you're skinny, GET OVER IT!
« Cara Mia . Ecco. Soddisfatta? Ci sei riuscita. Ora sono sola. Sola con te. […] Credi di aver vinto? No, mia cara. Ti sbagli. Ora sono nuda. Sola come un cane. Rotta e stanca . Ora non sono più niente. E sai qual è il punto? Che ora non ho niente da perdere. Ora che mi hai tolto tutto posso fare solo una cosa. Morire? Oh, no mia cara...troppo facile, scontato. L'unica cosa che posso fare ora è riprendermi tutto. Rivoglio tutto indietro. Rivoglio la mia vita. Il mio studio. Rivoglio i miei viaggi. I miei sogni. Le mie poesie. Rivoglio l'amore. E sta tranquilla mia cara, mi riprenderò tutto quello che mi hai tolto. Ora sono nel fondo. Posso solo risalire. L'hai voluto tu. Ora beccati me, solo me, tutta me, nient'altro che me. E contro di me non hai via di scampo. Io sono più forte. Morirai».
