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Happy Birthday, Solange! - When our outfit is looking a little blah, we look to none other than Solange Knowles, who turns 29 today, to brighten our whole outlook. She’s the queen of mixing prints and rocking a splash of color like no other, inspiring us all to shine a little brighter. In honor of her birthday, we’re talking a celebratory look back at her hottest hue moves. By Britt Middleton Rich emerald green lights up the streets! Her ensemble, designed by Rosie Assoulin, features a button-front dress worn over coordinating trousers. White open-toe sandals and a square clutch keep it oh-so-modern. (Photo: SaintRecords via Instagram)

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Very Vivid - If you’re afraid to go full-on bright, follow Solo’s lead. Her nude sandals and handbag temper the vivid marigold tone of her drop-waist dress. P.S. The shape of this frock is everything!(Photo: Alo Ceballos/GC Images)

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All-White Everything - Solange loves a good cape. What better way to show off her preference than in this Marios Schwab-designed stunner? She finishes it with fur-trimmed Aquazzura “Wild Thing” sandals. (Photo: David M. Benett/Getty Images for Veuve Clicquot)

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Pink Fantasy - If there were ever a reason to try the menswear trend, it’s Solo’s impeccably tailored hot pink Gucci suit. Finished with a boxy turquoise clutch and silver sandals, it’s the perfect mix of business and pleasure. (Photo: Solange Knowles via Instagram)

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Perfect Prints - For Solo, it seems the busier the print, the better. And she’s always spot-on. "A lot of times, if I’m matching or clashing prints, I make sure they’re the same fabric,” the star explained to Stylist.com. “I’ll do silks or cottons. It’s very rare that I’ll do silk prints with a cotton shirt. It kind of sculpturally puts it in the same uniform. It’s instinctual." (Photo: Solange Knowles via Instagram)

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Neon Lights - Ladies, meet your new summer wardrobe. A colorful graphic tee, white shorts and neon sandals are all you need. (Photo: Solange Knowles via Instagram)

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Not-So Mellow Yellow - A simple slip silhouette plus a poppin’ yellow hue? Flawless. Love those pink satin mules, too. (Photo: Solange Knowles via Instagram)

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Neat Knits - Sweater weather may be more than few months away, but we’re dying to cop her peach sweater and graphic mini combo, punctuated perfectly with vintage cat-eye frames and strappy nude flats. (Photo: Solange Knowles via Instagram) 

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Sexy in Stripes - That dress. That perfectly coiffed hair. No wonder why Solo’s boyfriend, director Alan Ferguson, is all smiles next to his ladylove.  (Photo: Solange Knowles via Instagram)

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Pucker Up - Doesn’t she look fresh in her lemon-print sun dress at last year’s Coachella festival? (Photo: FameFlynet, Inc)

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Denim Dreams - Even low-key denim looks glam à la Solange. Here she adds some flair with a structured daisy-print jacket, silky black camisole and gray statement pumps.  (Photo: David Tonnessen, PacificCoastNews)

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Playful Prints - “Whether it’s eyelets, knits or florals, I always enjoy playing with texture and pattern. I like contrast,” she previously told InStyle magazine. Yep, we’re adding this eye-catching frock to her hit list. (Photo: Enrique Rc, PacificCoastNews.com)

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Orange Crush - The R&B songstress and designer has legs for days, so why not show them off? To our point, she pairs her vibrant Etro blouse with teeny-tiny silk shorts and sexy beaded sandals. (Photo: Lenny Abbot,  PacificCoastNews.com)

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White Hot - Stepping out in a matching 10 Crosby Derek Lam blouse and trousers, Ms. Knowles puts her own spin on the head-to-toe white trend. We likely. (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Casual Cool - While performing at the 2013 Northside Festival in Brooklyn, New York, our heroine rocks the mic in a relaxed striped tee, distressed denim shorts and an Ankara cap, adding gray bandage-wrap pumps to finish.  (Photo: Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

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Peachy Keen - At the 2014 Met Gala, the star was both sweet and sassy in her custom peach 3.1 Phillip Lim gown, teamed with Phillip Lim sandals and Lorraine Schwartz jewels.  (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Beach Babe - Oh yes, even her swimsuit game is on point. Aren’t we loving her watercolor high-waist bikini?  (Photo: Solange Knowles via Instagram)

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Orange Crush - Brighter is better for this fashionista, who steals the scene in a red-orange ensemble by Acme and matching Jimmy Choo sandals. (Photos: Donato Sardella/Getty Images for Jimmy Choo)

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Jungle Queen - While vacationing in Australia earlier this year, she turned it out in an Amazon-print Clover Canyon dress, cat-eye sunnies and strappy black sandals. Of her love for tribal-inspired patterns, she once told InStyle, “I’m naturally drawn to anything that looks tribal or African. For a good six months, all I wore were tailored African prints inspired by [Afrobeat pioneer] Fela Kuti.”  (Photo: Solange Knowles via Instagram)

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Bold Shoulder - Solo was also spotted Down Under in this breezy printed Mary Katrantzou jumper, adding cool ‘60s-inspired frames and cut-out sandals to finish.  (Photo: Solange Knowles via Instagram)