Via Wall Street Journal:

Vibed to a 70s-era soundtrack of Led Zeppelin, Heart, The Eagles and Carly Simon, the Charlotte Ronson show Friday night exuded a luxe-hippie, boho-chic style. Admiring Ronson’s belted wrap-jackets worn with floor-length, pleated organza skirts and palazzo pants — accessorized with slouchy headwraps, center-parted hair and minimalist makeup — was singer (and Beyoncé sister) Solange Knowles, looking fly in the front row in a Ronson minidress and newsboy cap.

Knowles’ 60s Motown girl group/70s pop-art aesthetic (most obviously displayed in her 2008 self-directed video for “Sandcastle Disco”) resonates with Ronson’s throwback-with-a-twist sensibility.

Knowles said she finds inspiration for her music and videos in fashion: “My photo shoots, album packaging and video shoots are very inspired by 60s and 70s fashion. My mother [Tina Knowles] always had great coffee table books. I looked specifically at The Supremes, Earth, Wind & Fire and Isley Brothers for fashion and it’s very apparent, I think.”

Knowles will be flying out this week to London. Her new venture there is top-secret “but when it hits, I’m going to be so excited… it’s as a spokesmodel.”

Any plans for a new album this year? “Yes, I’m actually about to lock myself in a tree house in Costa Rica and finish my record. I’m writing and setting up a whole studio there. Hopefully it will be out this fall,” she said. Knowles added that she’s been playing around with titles. “I haven’t settled on one, but I have the idea of ‘Sex, Drugs and Censorship,’” she said. “We’ll see!”

I really hope the album comes out this year! We miss you Solo!