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Solange Talks Style & Dating Losers In Harper’s Bazaar

She may be Beyonce’s little sister, but Solange Knowles is definitely not living in her shadow–she’s living her life out loud.

On top of being a successful recording artist with her own label, she’s an art director and creative consultant for Puma, all while becoming a fashion icon with a style all her own. Aside from how she developed such standout style, Solange talked to the magazine about her journey in the music industry, dating losers and divorce. Keep on reading for excerpts from the interview.

On her personal style:

“You can pull images of me from seven to 14 years ago and I was absolutely nuts,” she says. “I have always been drawn to interesting pieces and colors, but I didn’t quite know how to limit myself and make those statement pieces work.” That epiphany took one simple thing: having a closet of her own, which she got when Julez started school in L.A. “I had to stabilize our lives and stay in one place,” she says. “It sounds silly, I know, but having space for my clothes made a huge difference. I was able to get organized, free myself of clutter, and develop a style that felt like me.”

On following in Beyonce’s footsteps:

“My parents constantly tried to talk me out of being an artist,” she says. “They had gone through the whole journey with my sister and just wanted me to have a normal teenage life.”

On her love life: 

“Luckily, I dated all of the losers ages ago. My love life has been stable for a while,” she says, adding wryly, “It’s a fucked-up thing—without conflict it’s a lot harder to write interesting songs.”