Solange’s Style Evolution Over the Years (2024)

• Solange’s Style Evolution

  

  Whether Solange is red-carpet ready in haute couture or creating dramatic eye makeup for a performance, over the years, the 30-year-old has shown that she’s a true style iconoclast. Her bold and often daring approach to attire seems to be innate instead of trendy, which is probably why she is equally recognized for her unique fashion choices as well as her music. In celebration of the release of her new album A Seat at the Table, pull up a chair as we flashback through her fashion resume.

  This gallery was originally published in May2016and has since been continually updated.

• 2004

  

  Although Solo didn’t move to Brooklyn until much later, she gave a shout-out to the city that never sleeps and donned this I Love New York T-shirt for an appearance on MTV’s TRL in 2004. A casual pared-down look, she was a budding singer taking her first steps into the spotlight.

• August 2008

  

  Solange showcases her embrace of the quirky, as evidenced by some fun pink tights.

• September 2008

  

  Not only was this fuchsia dress the pop of color necessary to stand out at the MTV Music Video Awards, the structure proved her willingness to experiment with shapes and textiles.

• November 2008

  

  Solange Knowles attends the fourth annual Paper Magazine Nightlife Awards hosted by Diesel at Mansion on Nov. 16, 2008 in New York City.

• January 2009

  

  Solo rocked a geometric statement coat in Washington, D.C., at the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration.

• March 2009

  

  You know what will get you noticed at SXSW (besides a kick-ass set)? A strong eye shadow game, in this case blue, to match her cloud-patterned skirt.

• 2012

  

  Solange opted for bright and sunny elegance in strapless Rachel Roy for the 2012 Met Gala, her second year attending. The result? She landed on many best-dressed lists that year.

• Solange Knowles

  

  For the technology theme of this year’s Met Gala, Solange selected lesser known Amsterdam-based designer David Laport for her lemonade-hued dress featuring dramatic pleats and which she paired with thigh-high yellow heels.

• Solange Knowles

  

  Solange attended the 2016 Creatures of Comfort fashion show sporting lilac lids and a sheer floor-length jacket.

• February 2017

  

  Solange accepted her first Grammy Award at the 59th Annual ceremony in LA wearing a voluminous pleated Gucci gown in metallic green.

• May 2017

  

  For the Commes de Garcons-themed 2017 Met Gala, Solange donned a trailing Thom Browne puffer coat and opted for a bare face, choosing only a strong brow and bold, graphic ear makeup.

• November 2017

  

  The “Cranes in the Sky” songstress was honored at the 2017 Glamour Women of the Year Awards wearing a structured yellowish-green high-neck Jean Paul Gaultier gown with matching satin gloves. She completed the look with strappy knee-high Y/Project sandals and Mateo earrings.

• February 2018

  

  Solange attends the Stuart Weitzman FW18 Presentation and co*cktail Party at The Pool on Feb. 8, 2018 in New York City.

• April 2018

  

  Solange Knowles and Beyonce Knowles perform onstage during the 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 21, 2018 in Indio, Calif.

• May 2018

  

  Solange Knowles attends the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City.

• May 2019

  

  Solange Knowles attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019 in New York City.

• June 2019

  

  Solange Knowles performs during the runway during the Kenzo Menswear Spring Summer 2020 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 23, 2019 in Paris.

• August 2019

  

  Solange really dressed the part for her performance at Way Out West when she twirled her mic around her all-black fashion-forward cowboy get-up, topped with a cowboy hat of course.

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