Tribal Necklaces

For those who want to make a statement without sacrificing their comfort level, a tribal necklace is the perfect, small-scale way to top off a simple LBD or add some intrigue to your t-shirt and jeans look. It's no secret that tribal-chic is huge for Summer 2012 so some of my favorite style setters have been showing off the trend around their necks. Whether it's an oversize statement collar, layered beads, or even a single horn pendant piece,you can look to a slew of stars for styling inspiration.

You can wear a tribal necklace to add a pop of color to your outfit, Solange, used hers to amplify her outfit by picking a necklace that featured a neon hue similar to one of the colors on her printed top. 

 Rihanna and Kim used their necklaces to transform otherwise simple outfits. Rihanna layered hers over a casual white tee while kim wore hers with a tangerine top and nude blazer. The addition of these necklaces elevated their respective outfits from casual to cool, in an instant.

These necklaces were influenced by Culture from the Native African and are made from natural material such as turquoise and wood/metals to create sophisticated designs. Natural and rich of meaning are the biggest attractive points of natural tribal jewelries which turned out to be a hot fashion jewelry trend for 2012. 

 Rocking my Aldo tribal necklace

 I have a few more........

 

I love this trend so much, I started making some of my own

choker inspired by Kourtney Kardashian

For something a bit simple........

Solange Knowles: Style Icon

"Style is the canvas of our individuality. An outlet for expression."

-Solange Knowles

We all know Solange as the young sister of superstar Beyoncé, but over the past few years the other Knowles has been making a name of her own. In fashion she is part of that small circle of black women who know how to take dressing up to the next level.

Solange who is currently working on a new album, is that girl who can rock bold print like nobody else. She describes her Personal Style as evolving, bold, unrefined and expressive. She loves vibrant colours and print fabrics, high waisted silhouettes, statement shoes, easy dresses and Doc Martens for rainy days. Her Favourite designers are Marni, DVF, Acne, Opening Ceremony, J.Crew, Boxing Kitten. She believes that the One item every girl should own is a pair of chic and comfortable flats.

"My fashion icons are Diana Ross, Erykah Badu, the Fela Kuti Queens, my uber glam mother, Chaka Khan, Bjork and the girls on the street in my hood." she says. "My most valuable possession is my sanity."

She finds inspiration in traveling, diving into other cultures face first. "The colours everywhere, the colour palette of shotgun houses in New Orleans, spices in Marrakesh, nail polishes on shelf at my favourite nail shop in Brooklyn. I just left Rwanda and have never seen colours used in such natural and spectacular way in my life. I see colour before I see any other element in design" she says.

I LOVE SOLANGE AND SHE IS MY CURRENT STYLE INSPIRATION