Designer Celebs Love: Elizabeth and James

By Heather

Uptown and downtown, masculine and feminine, casual and dressy all mix in the line style icons Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen founded in 2007. Named for two of their siblings, the contemporary brand Elizabeth and James blends androgynous fitted blazers, oversized sweaters, and floaty floral dresses in an edgy and eclectic way that typifies its cool-girl founders. The label now includes sunglasses, shoes, and jewelry, as well as Textile, an offshoot focusing on effortlessly casual pieces and vintage-inspired denim. Reese Witherspoon and Minka Kelly love their bright-yellow Elizabeth & James and manage to make the carryall and crossbody work with everything from a dress and wedges to Spandex and sneakers. Other celebrity fans of this line: Anne Hathaway, Heidi Klum, Dakota Fanning, Cameron Diaz, Debby Ryan, Lauren Conrad, Ashley Greene and Shailene Woodley.