Mary-Kate Olsen: 'I’ve Never Purchased Anything Online'

Is she just unrelatable, or is she on to something? Maybe both.
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The Olsen twins are a lot of things; multi-millionaires, esteemed fashion designers, business moguls -- but relatable is not one of them (as evidenced by their $39,000 alligator backpacks and most recently, Mary-Kate's remarks in a sit-down with Vogue).

In a rare interview that appeared on Vogue.com, the twins chatted about the opening of their first New York City store for their clothing label, The Row. The interview primarily focused on the lavishly minimal interiors and impressive art inside their new retail location (which is housed in a three-story townhouse on the Upper East Side). However, toward the end of the conversation, Mary-Kate dropped a bomb.

When Vogue's Fashion News Director Mark Holgate asked the twins about the importance of physical retail spaces in an increasingly digital world, Mary-Kate replied, "I’ve never purchased anything online."

If it were any other celebrity who made the remark, we might not believe them. But somehow it makes perfect sense that an Olsen twin has never done anything as plebeian as shop online. That said, there is something to be said about the act of being present in the moment when you're shopping -- feeling, touching and experiencing clothing before you buy it. Maybe MK is on to something ...

Head over to Vogue.com to read the rest of the interview and to check out gorgeous photos of the new store.

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