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Singer Solange Knowles is following her superstar sister Beyonce into the world of fashion – she’s in talks to take on a consultancy role with a top design firm.

The star, who has previously worked as a spokesmodel for Beyonce and their mother Tina’s Dereon collection, admits she’s been hesitant in the past to turn her attention to the fashion industry because she doesn’t feel she’s qualified.

She says, “It’s a funny thing because initially I got asked that question (to design a line of clothing) and I was absolutely that person who frowned upon random artists and models and musicians for crossing over into that design process and I always said, I feel like there are so many talented people who’ve studied this and know the skill of the craft of designing because it is an art, that I would be reluctant to call myself a designer.”

But Knowles has had a change of heart after being approached to share her style secrets and advice with designers at one of her favorite labels.

She reveals, “A line that I really respect and was already a fan of reached out and had a great idea of us collaborating on maybe a particular collection and me just sharing ideas and prints (in a consultancy role) and being involved in that way I would absolutely love. It’s still in the early stages so I can’t really reveal (much) but hopefully something will develop.”

R&B singer Solange Knowles has scrapped plans to perform at this year’s South By Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Texas due to her son’s busy school schedule.

The I Decided star, 23, has cancelled her showcase gigs at the last minute after struggling to fit her duties as a mother to five-year-old Daniel Julez around her work commitments.

Apologising to fans on her Twitter.com page, she writes, “Sorry to ALL that are asking me about my SXSW gigs being cancelled. I’m a mommy first, and Julez has school business I couldn’t get out of!! There’s always next year…????”

The annual music industry festival kicked off on Wednesday night with performances from Spoon, Broken Bells, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings.

The event runs until Sunday.

The long-suffering sister of singer Beyonce has long resented the comparisons to the famous diva.

And once playfully said she will ‘go crazy like Britney’ if people keep comparing her to her sister.

However, it seems that she has indeed taken some inspiration from Ms Spears, as the singer showed off her new shorn hairstyle as she wandered round Los Angeles yesterday.

The 23-year-old younger sibling of R’n'B superstar Beyonce has completely shaved off her locks for the low-maintenance look.

She wrote on her Twitter page that she was going through a ‘i wanna cut all my Hair off & have a fade (cropped haircut) phase’.
But ironically in the past she has joked that the constant comparisons to her superstar sibling might tip her over the edge and send her into a Britney-style meltdown.

She said: ‘I get asked about Beyonce all the time but I try and make fun of it.

‘Sometimes I say she’s not my sister. Other times I say I’ve stuffed her in my suitcase and sent it to Dubai.

‘I have to have fun with it or I’ll turn into Britney – shave my head and go totally crazy.’

But whatever the reason, she unveiled the edgy new look as she ran errands in LA with her son Juelz, 4.

However, it seems she not too keen to debut the look on the red carpet. As later on she attended a Dita Von Teese performance at an LA nightspot, and she popped her brunette wig on for a more glamorous look.

Solange is seen as the more adventurous sister in comparison to pop monolith Beyoncé.

Behind the scenes, she has written hit songs for Destiny’s Child as well as some of her big sister’s biggest hits.

She finally broke into the music scene as a solo artist with Solo Star, an up-tempo R&B record bolstered by the Neptunes, Timbaland and a host of other super-producers.

Solange – who has released her debut single I Decided last year has received mixed reviews for her self-titled debut album Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams in which is a mix of electro pop and retro soul.

But she has said Americans think she is ‘nutty’ because of her forthright attitude.

She told the Daily Star : ‘I get a lot of wrinkled noses because of how outspoken I am.

‘Probably not in the U.K. because women here tend to be pretty frank and have a dry sense of humour but back home they’re scared of me for some reason and think I’m a little nutty.’

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