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April 1988

Look at these adorable toddlers! Mary-Kate and Ashley were cast in Full House when they were just six months old, and started filming when they were nine months. They both played Michelle Tanner, the youngest of Danny Tanner's three daughters; they took turns playing Michelle because of child-labor laws.

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September 1990

In this ridiculously cute press photo for the fourth season of Full House, the girls are four years old. The combination of the ruffle socks and the white sneakers is just too perfect.

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July 1991

As Mary-Kate and Ashley got older, their parents stopped dressing them in identical clothes, but when they were five, they were still blessedly matched. They wore these floral numbers to the TCA Press Tour. (Please also note the wood-paneled vehicle in the back.)

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August 1991

Queens in pastel! The Olsens wore these complementary (but not totally matching!) outfits to the Emmys in 1991. They were not nominated, because the Emmys are stupid.

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November 1992

Bangs on point. Sweaters on point. Boots on point. Here, the girls are getting in the holiday spirit at the Hollywood Christmas Parade in 1992.

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May 1993

In 1993, Mary-Kate and Ashley hosted a Mother's Day Special for some reason, but you can't be mad about it because it produced a ton of press photos of them in outfits like this one (they also dressed like genies on a flying carpet).

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March 1994

This photo of the Olsens at the Writers Guild of America Awards is obviously years out from their goth princess looks of the 2010s, but you can see their penchant for head-to-toe black was already in the making. And those flower crowns? Years ahead of the trend!

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November 1995

In 1995, Mary-Kate and Ashley appeared in their first full-length feature film, It Takes Two. If, like me, you also remember seeing this in theaters, then don't forget to take your calcium supplement today. (Full House ended in May 1995.)

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August 1996

Your faves could never, not in 1996, 2006, or 2016, and especially not at the ripe old age of 10. (They wore these extremely cool outfits to the premiere of the movie Alaska.)

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September 1997

Once again, the girls were matching but not all the way matching, which is how the coolest twins do it. RT if you would wear either one of their pairs of sandals today.

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January 1998

The Olsens were some of the coolest twins around in the '90s, which means they also got to go to some of the coolest movie premieres. This is them at the premiere of Spice World. In September 1998, their sitcom Two of a Kind premiered on ABC.

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December 1999

In 1999, Mary-Kate and Ashley starred in a TV movie called Switching Goals, which was obviously about soccer. But the more interesting fact about this movie is that it also featured a young Michael Cera!

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July 2001

By this time, Two of a Kind had ended, but MK and A were still getting invited to super cool things, like a release party for the *NSYNC album Celebrity.

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July 2001

Back at it with the coordination and the cool (at least for the time) movie premieres! Mary-Kate and Ashley wore these oh-so-aughts halter tops to the premiere of Rush Hour 2, a movie that I, an old person, also recall seeing in theaters.

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March 2002

A rare full match! A few months before their 16th birthday, the girls attended the famous Vanity Fair Oscar party in these lacy black dresses. Also in 2002, they released two movies — Getting There and When in Rome.

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May 2002

The future moody fashion designers wore these dark looks to the Daytime Emmys in 2002.

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July 2002

Look, say what you will about Austin Powers in Goldmember (the premiere MK and A are attending here), but remember: If it was good enough for Beyoncé, it's good enough for you.

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August 2002

This is the Olsens at the VMAs, because by 2002 they had graduated from cool movie premieres to cool awards shows. (Peace out, Daytime Emmys!)

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June 2003

In 2003, the twins cameoed in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, and wore these flowy maxi dresses to the premiere.

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April 2004

In 2004, Mary-Kate and Olsen made New York Minute, their last movie together. Here they are at the Kids' Choice Awards, proving that they have finally, for good, stopped matching and coordinating their outfits.

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