Famous Olsen twins bring their new furniture collection to Sears
Friday June 10, 8:17 am ETExclusive to Sears a new lady bug paint finish for those who love colour
TORONTO, June 10 /CNW/ - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, famous twins, child and teen stars, have brought their new furniture collection to Sears Canada. Now offered at all Sears Home Stores across the country, the new Mary-Kate and Ashley furniture line is available to girls age 4-18 everywhere.
The Mary-Kate and Ashley furniture collection features bedroom furniture aimed at young girls and teens who share the twin's sense of style, taste and sophistication.
"Mary-Kate and Ashley are fashion icons and trend setters and who better to inspire teen girls with their bedroom decorating choices than them," says Sarah Chrystman, Trend Manager, Home and Hardlines, Sears Canada. "The collection is beautiful. Girls can customize their rooms with pieces that suit their individual style and personalities."
For the daring and fashion savvy teen, Mary-Kate and Ashley have introduced a new paint finish, available exclusively at Sears called Lady Bug. The red paint finish is bright, fun and contemporary. "The new Lady Bug paint finish is for those who revel in non-traditional surroundings, love colour and exude confidence," says Chrystman. The new paint finish is available for all pieces in their collection.
Olsen twins' Svengali gets in boys' game
Thu Jun 9, 4:06 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Robert Thorne, the attorney who conquered the tween girl market as head of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's Dualstar LLC, is turning his sights to tween boys for the first time.
Thorne, who also recently took on management of Hilary Duff, has partnered with new tween boy brand Riot Media to develop, manage and implement licensing, marketing and sales initiatives aimed at 8- to 13-year-old boys.
Thorne said that as part of his deal with Riot, his new Beverly Hills-based firm -- the Robert Thorne Co. -- took a "substantial" financial stake in Riot Media, founded last year by Jay Gissen, TV Guide's former director of editorial operations and editorial development. Thorne stepped down as CEO of Dualstar in January after the twins decided to buy him out a few years ahead of schedule.
Riot's newly launched Internet site, http://www.riotweb.com, will be the primary medium used to build the Riot brand, which mixes humor and action with "scary and gross" elements that Riot's marketing research indicates tween boys love. But Gissen said plans already are under way to develop a video game and television programing for the brand that features a back story about an evil circus and a heroic chimp named Riot.
People in the News: Eminem gives Olsen twins a bad rap
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Eminem's poking fun at Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, despite their making the tricky transition from adorable tykes to fascinating females who can act. Both of them.
MSNBC says his video "Ass Like That" features Olsen-like puppets in lesbian foreplay. When asked about the controversy over the Sapphic marionettes, Eminem's spokesman told The Scoop, "They're puppets. People should also be concerned because there's supposedly a puppet monster out there that eats nothing but cookies."