In a recent unexpected excessive outburst of (possibly unwanted) creative energy, celebrities nowadays feel the need to be more than just one thing. We’ve got actors who are compelled to sing, models wanting to act, and the inevitable celebs who think they can design. Le sigh. It started out as a great idea, but now that we’ve got celebrities launching their clothing lines left and right, it’s really becoming oversaturated, overexposed, and just plain over.

They should really take a cue from the celebs who practically invented the celebrity clothing line, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. Although having had a clothing line of their own since they were, well, born, MK&A didn’t rest on their laurels. As soon as they had legal access to the fortune that they built, they rebranded themselves as mini moguls, style icons, and a fashion force to be reckoned with. They launched their couture label The Row in 2006, and its success prompted the twins to follow it up with another successful clothing line called Elizabeth and James.

MK&A’s first foray into shoes in the Elizabeth and James line include a number of roman sandals, including these Elizabeth and James Edge:

Elizabeth and James Edge roman sandals

They also have flat roman sandals, the Elizabeth and James Becky:

Elizabeth and James Becky

Of course, MK&A’s famed shoe collection includes very high heels, so these 4 1/4″-high roman sandal-inspired heels fit right iin:

Elizabeth and James Julie

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen made sure to have a little bit of something for everyone in their clothing line.

Here’s another MK&A trait that other celebrities with clothing lines should take a cue from: model your own clothing!

Mary Kate Olsen in Elizabeth and James Edge roman sandals

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