Solange Knowles : (7) " I’m a lot more interested in style than fashion – style is what makes us who we are. " - Solange Knowles " Opening Ceremony is my number one favorite place to shop here. It’s the only place I’ll shop in New York with my son. All of the sales people are so cool; the music is great; it’s just like a big fun house, so he stays entertained. " - Solange Knowles " Mainstream media tends to showcase a very specific kind of Mardi Gras, but my experience of Mardi Gras is very different; it’s very cultural. " - Solange Knowles " I actually love my natural hair when it’s in a twist out and it’s been slept on for five days and revived by the steam of the shower. " - Solange Knowles " I’m not very good at writing songs when I have a lot of clutter in my mind. " - Solange Knowles " I have a father who was the first black student at his junior high and high school and had to do a lot to get to that point. " - Solange Knowles " Everyone talks about how, in your 30s, all of these growing pains transition into wisdom and you feel more self-assured and confident, but I think I had a bit of a jump-start on that at 27. " - Solange Knowles