{"id":3959,"date":"2017-08-22T21:48:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T21:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/alyandajrussia.tk\/?p=3959"},"modified":"2017-08-23T09:52:03","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T09:52:03","slug":"aly-aj-refinery-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alyandajrussia.tk\/en\/aly-aj-refinery-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Aly & AJ – Refinery 29 Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"

We got a chance to see a few more photos from one more incredible photoshoot of Aly & AJ<\/strong> for Refinery 29<\/strong>. The ladies look absolutely gorgeous. We have added 8 photos<\/em> to the gallery, and you can also check out the interview of Alyson<\/strong> and Amanda<\/strong> for Playboy<\/strong> by clicking here<\/a>. Besides, you can watch the video of Aly & AJ<\/strong> singing their hit song “Potential Breakup Song<\/strong>” karaoke on their site. You just must see it, guys, because it’s fantastic! #AlyAndAJAreBack, guys!<\/p>\n

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\n\u2022<\/strong> [x008<\/em>] Photoshoots > #103 \u2013 Aly & AJ for Refinery 29<\/a>
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In 2007, Aly and AJ Michalka \u2014 commonly known as Aly and AJ \u2014 released Insomniatic, the studio album that brought the world \u201cPotential Break-up Song,\u201d one of 2007\u2019s most popular anthems. That year saw the sisters become Disney darlings, open for Hannah Montana on the Best of Both Worlds world tour, score their own teenage rom-com, Cow Belles, and walk the red carpet in balloon dresses, chunky belts, and printed Pucci.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not 2007, though. It\u2019s 2017, and the names Aly and AJ, at least as one, packaged deal, have been a twinkle in most millennials\u2019 nostalgia-minded eyes. That all changed on Friday, when they dropped their first single in a decade, \u201cTake Me.\u201d Along came the inevitable headlines: \u201cAly & AJ Drop A Dreamy New Single Like It\u2019s 2007,\u201d and \u201cAly & AJ\u2019s New Song \u2018Take Me\u2019 Is So Worth The 10-Year Wait.\u201d
\nBut don\u2019t call it a comeback.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019d call it more of a revival of [us] finding music again,\u201d AJ tells Refinery29. \u201cWe really focused on our acting careers, and even though music has always been our number one love, we just went through a long period of time where we hit a wall, just in regards to writing and our passion for music. And we found that [passion] again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Born and raised in Los Angeles (minus seven early years spent in Seattle), Aly and AJ were first signed at ages 15 and 13, respectively. \u201cIt sounds weird to say we were so young when we started, but we really, actually, truly were,\u201d Aly notes. \u201cNow that we have a little more wisdom and have just been in the business longer, we look back at things\u201d \u2014 things like touring and flying around the world \u2014 \u201cand go, \u2018Wow, that really wasn\u2019t normal.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

They\u2019re now 28 and 26; Aly is married, AJ is a series regular on the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs. Though not even 30, the duo has become a symbol of early-2000s nostalgia, something they admit is \u201ctrending\u201d and certainly helps catapult them back into the mainstream.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have been coming up to us a lot after seeing that we have new music coming out and they\u2019ll be like, \u2018Oh my gosh, you were my childhood,\u2019\u201d AJ says. \u201cAnd it just makes me laugh, because, you know, we\u2019re young ourselves. To be a part of someone\u2019s past is so interesting and weird. We haven\u2019t been around that long, but it has been long enough for people to grow up with us in a way that made a really big impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s funny, because we\u2019re super-sentimental types, [and] we have a bit of a strange obsession with our childhood, where we wanted to stay kids as long as possible.\u201d Aly confesses, \u201cI recently bought a bunch of the original Polly Pockets that we used to play with as kids, and I ended up spending like $500 on them. I wasn\u2019t even going to play with them, but I just wanted to know that I had them because I was like, \u2018Why the F did I give those away?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then all the sudden you\u2019re making up scenarios like, \u2018Oh my gosh, I need to have Polly Pockets because what if they\u2019re not made anymore and we have daughters, they need to have them too,\u201d AJ adds (they often finish each other\u2019s sentences and thoughts).
\n\u201cExactly, we\u2019re like justifying it,\u201d Aly agrees.<\/p>\n

Despite overwhelmingly positive reviews of \u201cTake Me\u201d \u2014 and the growing anticipation for their forthcoming EP \u2014 there\u2019s still such a focus on the Aly and AJ of then. And understandably so. \u201cI think the one thing I was a little surprised by was that there was no negative [response],\u201d AJ says. \u201cYou\u2019re always going to get people who are like, \u2018I don\u2019t get this,\u2019 \u2018I miss the old Aly & AJ,\u2019 or, \u2018This doesn\u2019t sound like them!\u2019 I was a little surprised that so many people were this accepting of [our] music 10 years later. It\u2019s really resonated with people.\u201d<\/p>\n

But beyond music, growing up Disney creates and projects a certain image \u2014 a certain type of style, hair, and makeup \u2014 that\u2019s simultaneously digestible and aspirational, though not necessarily authentic to its wearer. And that\u2019s what so many of their OG fans remember.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe definitely pushed the envelope: a lot of makeup, a lot of hair, a lot of accessories, \u201d AJ says. \u201dIt was kind of the moment when Hillary Duff had blown up \u2014 she had a certain vibe, a certain look, and it wasn\u2019t like we were trying to copy it, that was just the Disney way \u2014 the more makeup, the better. It wasn\u2019t about subtly or less is more; it was that you saw the natural progression of people who are doing really well in the same company and think, \u2018Oh, I guess that\u2019s what you have to do.\u2019<\/p>\n

Of course, being pivoted in a certain direction comes with regrets, and though they admit that they had a say in what they were wearing (and thought it was cool!), there are certain trends they fully support making a return, and others fans shouldn\u2019t expect them to bring back. Talking about these, they turn into giddy teenagers, and for a second it is just like being back in 2007.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a look Aly and I did, oh my gosh I can\u2019t remember what year this was it would have been early 2000s, it was to a Disney premiere, I can\u2019t remember what film, Aly will remember \u2014 I know what you\u2019re talking about, says Aly \u2014 but it was one of the worst looks we\u2019ve ever done, we both did stuff in our hair. We did twisted, waxy, fake dreads and we wore these ponchos with really bizarre prints on them. One had a horse and the other one was I think tie dye looking, that was one of the worst. They were like fuzzy ponchos.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aly picks up right where AJ left off, \u201cThat was so bad! It was knit ponchos, no ponchos should exist ever unless you\u2019re wearing the poncho for Splash Mountain at Disneyland, other than that no ponchos. I also did crimped hair, that should never be good.\u201d They both laugh, remembering what they they loved about fashion \u2014 and how that\u2019s evolved over time.<\/p>\n

But it wasn\u2019t all bad. \u201dWe were big into glitter: glitter on your cheeks, glitter on your eyes.\u201d Aly continues, \u201cWe loved Limited Too; Limited Too was our store. I don\u2019t oppose it coming back. Silky pajamas in lime green and purple? I\u2019m still cool with that.<\/p>\n

In their heyday, Aly & AJ were two of Seventeen magazine\u2019s \u201cMost Stylish Stars,\u201d a typical feat for popular teens stars; it was the closest most Disney-bred stars of that era \u2014 women like Brenda Song, Ashley Tisdale, and the members of The Cheetah Girls \u2014 would get to fashion cred. Today\u2019s equivalent, think: Rowan Blanchard and Zendaya, have seemingly transcended the typical \u201cDisney\u201d trope, becoming style icons well beyond television screens.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the fashion world is more accepting of the Disney brand than it ever was,\u201d Aly says. \u201cThere was no way that a Disney girl would get the cover of W or i-D. I remember AJ and I really struggling with that. The platform those girls have now is so different from what we had.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so funny, Disney is such a label that people have created. We were young and people labeled us, and didn\u2019t take us seriously,\u201d AJ adds. \u201cI think the way it works now is how it should be: Rowan and Zendaya are making a difference online as activists, and [they can also explore] high-fashion looks,\u201d she says, noting how social media has actively changed the perception of the Disney label, and how Instagram has given them a place to show off their new, glitter eyeshadow-less look.<\/p>\n

One scroll through their feeds, and you\u2019ll notice what they call \u201cCalifornia chic:\u201d For Aly, it\u2019s Solid & Striped one-pieces, tie-front tops by Stone Cold Fox, Creatures of the Wind dresses, and pink Max Mara pants; for AJ, it\u2019s Rodarte tees, and dresses by Lisa Marie Fernandez. If Aly\u2019s feed seems more fashion-y, it\u2019s because she\u2019s arguably the one with the fashion obsession.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think my love for clothes and fashion has always been very key to me. [My husband] always encourages me to buy a piece that I know I\u2019m going to love 15, 20 years from now. Maybe that something is a little more expensive, but you know you\u2019ll have it forever, rather than buying items that are going to fall apart, aren\u2019t well-made, or aren\u2019t sourced properly.\u201d She adds, \u201cI\u2019ve been looking at clothing in a different way. AJ and I are obsessed with designers like Harris Reed and Creatures of the Wind, people who are making really interesting fashion statements but also clothing that you can wear on a day-to-day basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy relationship with fashion has been really inspired by Aly,\u201d AJ says. \u201cAs a kid, it wasn\u2019t really a passion of mine. But you want to look how you sound, and that\u2019s not easy. I feel like when Aly and I feel the most ourselves and we\u2019re really comfortable \u2014 it\u2019s that West Coast natural feel, not really overly-styled. We\u2019ve kind-of embraced that we\u2019re California girls: I\u2019m okay going out with no makeup, I\u2019m okay not having hair extensions, I\u2019m okay wearing flats and a white tee and Levi\u2019s jeans. Obviously there\u2019s a persona when you\u2019re onstage or when you\u2019re in a shoot, but at the end of the day, it\u2019s about what you feel comfortable in. I\u2019ve always been a fan of approachability.\u201d
\nSocial media, T-shirts, and a Glossier glow? Aly reflects on how different this may sound from their Disney days, but also how excited they are that it does.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess this really is the new era of Aly & AJ.\u201d<\/p>\n

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