Ashley Olsen is the September cover for Marie Claire magazine. The tween superstar turned fashion designer (with her twin sister Mary-Kate,) is a major force behind the scenes at the clothing lines Elizabeth and James and The Row.

[Colleague Tiffany Benson] presents her with a design for the label that will be sewn into the clothes for The Row. Examining it, Ashley says the dimensions should be reduced by 30 percent. Then Bensley offers a swatch of suede with an ingeniously fringed surface. Ashley lunges for it, buries her face in it. Rapture. “This would make the sickest jacket,” she says, wrapping the piece around her arm. “Mary-Kate is gonna shit herself when she sees this.”

Olsen is very involved in the company and is not content to be a figure-head. Inspired by vintage finds from Paris thrift stores and other unique finds the clothing lines are quickly evolving from more than just the boho chic tag they’ve been given.

Check out more from Ashley’s interview here.

photo source: MillionLooks.com

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