A new year, a new(ish) style crush. Edna readers will already know my love for Claudia Winkleman. That love remains unabated. I will always adore a thick fringe, kohled eyes and a loose black dress. Alexa Chung is in the style crush pot too, as are the Olsen twins and Rachel Bilson.
A new addition is Solange Knowles.
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| The accessories lift this simple outfit. |
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| I love a dressed down leopard print |
I know every time I blog about a celebrity, I give the ‘Edna is not supposed to be about celebrities’ spiel. I will spare you this time...maybe I just trot it out to make myself feel a bit better about being immersed in celebrity culture along with everyone else! Instead I will give you the visual fashion delight that is Solange Knowles, Beyonce’s (in my opinion far more stylish!) sister.
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| I always love a collar...even if these shorts would be a little beyond me! |
She loves colour and print and mixes them all up together in fabulous outfits. Nothing is too tight and tacky, or safe and staid. I know some people are very cautious about clashing prints and colours not ‘going together’. Solange Knowles shows that you just have to have confidence in yourself.
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| Clashing prints still look chic |
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| Again accessories are key in transforming this simple outfit,even down to the way she knots her belt! |
I admit I do struggle to imagine myself wearing some of these outfits on a cold, grey, miserable day in my neighbourhood in south London. But on days when I’m feeling a bit more fashionably chipper, I love this whole vibe.
Solange Knowles is the polar opposite of Claudia Winkleman, who rarely ventures far from her black ensembles. But I love both and feel there’s room for both influences in my wardrobe. And maybe for 2012, a year when every news outlet predicts economic doom and gloom at every turn, it’s a good time to cheer myself up with a few more Solange Knowles influenced outfits!
