Celeb News: Miss Tina: Solange is a fashion icon

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YS: When your children were younger, you were in beauty. When did you make the switch to fashion?
TK: I was in a singing group when I was in high school, The Veltones, and I thought I was Diana Ross. I wanted to be Diana Ross really badly. As I went on I became a makeup artist, I modeled, I did hair. I did everything at the time that I didn’t know would come in very handy later on with Destiny’s Child. I got started doing their clothes because the luggage was lost and I was always working and consulting with the stylists. The stylists had sent over some clothes for them to wear on this big MTV Spring Break show down in Jamaica and they didn’t come.
I had seen some camouflage pants and shirts for men at a flea market so I went back and got those and cut them up and made some skirts and tops and made these outfits. And Wyclef Jean came over because I asked to borrow some of his cream and khaki type pants for Kelly [Rowland]. He came over and was like ‘Yo, this is hot. Who styled you all?’ And he said ‘You should style them all the time.’ And that’s how it started happening because the girls really liked what I did. And they became kind of famous for camouflage.

YS: Who was the pickiest about their outfits in the group?
TK: The girls were really easy and they each had things they liked to show. Kelly had great arms and a great midriff. Beyoncé had great legs so we would show her legs. Michelle didn’t like her legs so we always had her in pants. I just tried to do what they wanted and what they liked. None of them were really picky.

YS: Advice you gave your daughters growing up?
TK: You know it’s funny because my daughters were very different. Beyoncé was tomboy-ish when she was younger. Then she went through a phase were she started to wear jeans and baggy Tommy Hilfiger. But Solange wore the craziest stuff in the world. She would put on a fur coat with some cowboy boots and a tutu. The girls would call me on Saturday at the salon and Beyoncé would be like: ‘Mom, she has on the craziest thing.’ I’m like, ‘That’s OK, that’s her style.’ I was really easygoing about it. I think [Solange] is a style icon now.

YS: Where did the idea of an all-white wedding come from?
TK: Well that’s kind of a tradition. Beyoncé had all white. Kelly’s had all white. Solange has had all white. It’s a family tradition.

YS: Solange was wearing the most classic, elegant outfit for her wedding. Were you involved in that process?
TK: Humberto [Leon] from Kenzo sent her some sketches and she sent the sketches to me and Beyoncé and Kelly and we all chimed in on what our favorites were; and ultimately she decided. They were all beautiful but she knew what she wanted. She’s very precise about what she likes.

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I was in a singing group when I was in high school, The Veltones, and I thought I was Diana Ross. I wanted to be Diana Ross really badly.

GOD gave her daughter every graces she was wishing for

GOD is real. he hears us.

Fruity

I think maybe people clued up about fashion might respect that comment. But the average person still has no idea who "Solange" is (and those that do think generally relate her to Beyonce, or a certain elevator video)... so icon is a bit of a reach.

JustActinUP

Solange is a fashion icon. There's reason why she stays on the radar of designers and fashion folks(Anna Wintour ).

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Originally posted by JustActinUP

Solange is a fashion icon. There's reason why stays on the radar of designers and fashion folks.

!!!!!! without the help of music sales. she's being influencial solely based on fashion.

KingOfUrbanPop

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Beyoncé was tomboy-ish when she was younger. Then she went through a phase were she started to wear jeans and baggy Tommy Hilfiger.

Fashion ICON Li

ha impact

F.I.S.K

Buyonce1814

"Michelle didn’t like her legs so we always had her in pants."

So now we know why she was always given the pants

Ressti

Well Solange is a style icon. I consider her one. She has a unique style.

What are those looks for in the pic? Did she design those?

lonnie

To be a fashion icon you have to influence the masses

But Solange does have great fashion sense, the best in her family for sure

IAmFree

I loooooove Solange's style. Queen.

Forevermore

On what planet?

OnlyXtina

RunningIITheSun

No lies.

KillingYourCareer

Get that praise

Iman

true

uhoh-ohno

She's a personal style icon of mine and a lot of black women who follow fashion. If I had a pinterest board, she would be on it. Solange is especially known for bold color, prints, and print mixing, especially a few years back. I'd put her up there with Jenna Lyons (Creative Director of J.Crew), and I bet Jenna uses Solange on her vision board when designing for J.Crew. In fact, Jenna was a guest at Solange's wedding.

I still use this pic of these two

Teezy

This is true

Beyond Say

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Originally posted by Ressti

Well Solange is a style icon. I consider her one. She has a unique style.

What are those looks for in the pic? Did she design those?

Yeah.
They're for her new collection she's doing for Cache.

Golden

nn @ her complementing everybody except for Michelle.