I Styled Who: Tiara Thomas

The rising star rocks her individuality, effortlessly.

Let's Talk Style With Tiara Thomas - BET.com caught up with Tiara Thomas over the 2014 BET Awards weekend to check out how she pulls off her edgy, tomboy-chic style. See why she loves gold, rocks the coolest socks and what made her switch up her sleek-cropped mane for loose, long waves.

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Let's Talk Style With Tiara Thomas - BET.com caught up with Tiara Thomas over the 2014 BET Awards weekend to check out how she pulls off her edgy, tomboy-chic style. See why she loves gold, rocks the coolest socks and what made her switch up her sleek-cropped mane for loose, long waves.

Say Her Name - Like the song that put her name on the map, Tiara Thomas is "bad." At just 24, the singer and songwriter has already had a Top 40 hit and a major label deal with record producer Rico Love's Division 1 imprint under Interscope-Geffen. And this is only the beginning. Once her debut LP, Sallie Mae, drops, Tiara will be trending on Twitter for a second time. (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

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Say Her Name - Like the song that put her name on the map, Tiara Thomas is "bad." At just 24, the singer and songwriter has already had a Top 40 hit and a major label deal with record producer Rico Love's Division 1 imprint under Interscope-Geffen. And this is only the beginning. Once her debut LP, Sallie Mae, drops, Tiara will be trending on Twitter for a second time. (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

The Evolution - When we first fell in love with Tiara, she was rocking a cute cut. Today, she’s switching up style. “I wanted to cut my hair ever since college,” says the Indiana native. My mom said I had to wait until college to cut it all off and I kept it that way until after I signed my deal. Then I just got tired of short hair.” (Photos from left: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET, Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

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The Evolution - When we first fell in love with Tiara, she was rocking a cute cut. Today, she’s switching up style. “I wanted to cut my hair ever since college,” says the Indiana native. My mom said I had to wait until college to cut it all off and I kept it that way until after I signed my deal. Then I just got tired of short hair.” (Photos from left: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET, Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Mane Man - Hairstylist Anthony Cherry, who has worked with celebs like Ciara, Brandy, Angela Bassett and Kelly Rowland, says he wasn't behind the decision for Tiara to transition from short to long. "But I knew I could execute a longer, edgy style by giving her a beach wave with straight ends versus curling the hair to the tips." (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

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Mane Man - Hairstylist Anthony Cherry, who has worked with celebs like Ciara, Brandy, Angela Bassett and Kelly Rowland, says he wasn't behind the decision for Tiara to transition from short to long. "But I knew I could execute a longer, edgy style by giving her a beach wave with straight ends versus curling the hair to the tips." (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

Make Her Over - To achieve Tiara's hang-loose hairstyle, Cherry recommends sectioning already straightened locks into eight parts and braiding each part to the ends. Keep the braids in overnight or for a couple of hours for a less crinkly style, and then undo and finger style. According to Cherry, the resulting look is "dope with no curling iron!" (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

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Make Her Over - To achieve Tiara's hang-loose hairstyle, Cherry recommends sectioning already straightened locks into eight parts and braiding each part to the ends. Keep the braids in overnight or for a couple of hours for a less crinkly style, and then undo and finger style. According to Cherry, the resulting look is "dope with no curling iron!" (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

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Bang Bang! - “You can get a lot of edge with a swoop bang,” says Cherry. “I just love when a bang covers a girl’s eye just a tad. It adds sex appeal and mystique, like ‘who's that?’ or ‘what is she hiding?’ And when Tiara’s performing, her waves just bounce while that bang will force her to throw it to get it out of her face and believe it or not, it looks hot." (Photo: achel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

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Bang Bang! - “You can get a lot of edge with a swoop bang,” says Cherry. “I just love when a bang covers a girl’s eye just a tad. It adds sex appeal and mystique, like ‘who's that?’ or ‘what is she hiding?’ And when Tiara’s performing, her waves just bounce while that bang will force her to throw it to get it out of her face and believe it or not, it looks hot." (Photo: achel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

Stage Style - Fashion stylist Wouri Vice says, "Tiara wants her style to express that she is fearless, beautiful and strong! And in finding a perfect performance look, two things are key: comfort and sex appeal." (Photo: Kevin Winter/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Stage Style - Fashion stylist Wouri Vice says, "Tiara wants her style to express that she is fearless, beautiful and strong! And in finding a perfect performance look, two things are key: comfort and sex appeal." (Photo: Kevin Winter/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Statement Pieces - “I like collecting pieces. Dresses, for example, are something that I can never have enough of because there’s always an event or party that I may need a dress for. But when I’m performing it’s all about jackets. You can never go wrong with a fitted leather jacket. I had this one with white leather and gold zippers sitting in my closet for three months and I was so hyped to wear it that when I finally did, I forgot to remove all of the tags and went out on stage like that!”  (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

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Statement Pieces - “I like collecting pieces. Dresses, for example, are something that I can never have enough of because there’s always an event or party that I may need a dress for. But when I’m performing it’s all about jackets. You can never go wrong with a fitted leather jacket. I had this one with white leather and gold zippers sitting in my closet for three months and I was so hyped to wear it that when I finally did, I forgot to remove all of the tags and went out on stage like that!”  (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

Cool Girls Rule - Tiara says she’s never been one to “jock anybody else’s style.” “I look to Asia and Europe for inspiration and searching blogs and sites like Polyvore, where I can see lots of variation on one item. You can find every white T-shirt made from Comme de Garçon to Forever 21.” The little cutie chewing on Tiara's socks is her puppy, Penelope. (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

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Cool Girls Rule - Tiara says she’s never been one to “jock anybody else’s style.” “I look to Asia and Europe for inspiration and searching blogs and sites like Polyvore, where I can see lots of variation on one item. You can find every white T-shirt made from Comme de Garçon to Forever 21.” The little cutie chewing on Tiara's socks is her puppy, Penelope. (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

Sock It to Me - “Even when I have my toes painted, I’ll throw on a pair of cool socks to go along with how I’m feeling that day. This company Odd Socks just sent me a bunch with diamonds, flowers and my favorite four-letter word.”  (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

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Sock It to Me - “Even when I have my toes painted, I’ll throw on a pair of cool socks to go along with how I’m feeling that day. This company Odd Socks just sent me a bunch with diamonds, flowers and my favorite four-letter word.”  (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

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Shoe-icide - Before getting signed, "I never had a pair of designer shoes and I remember when I got my first pair of Louboutins, I thought, 'Oh, I'm poppin.' It felt good. Recently, I've gotten into sneakers, but Jordans make me look goofy so I go for more casual designer pairs and wedge sneakers, too! I have a ton of those." (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

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Shoe-icide - Before getting signed, "I never had a pair of designer shoes and I remember when I got my first pair of Louboutins, I thought, 'Oh, I'm poppin.' It felt good. Recently, I've gotten into sneakers, but Jordans make me look goofy so I go for more casual designer pairs and wedge sneakers, too! I have a ton of those." (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

Gold Rush - Fashion stylist Wouri Vice says it’s all about an earring with Tiara: “She must have a great earring because an amazing earring brings light to her beautiful face.” Tiara on the other hand says she is focused on precious metal. “I'm a gold chick. I buy a gold chain, pendant or ring just to add to my collection every chance I get. I love the way gold looks on my skin.” (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

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Gold Rush - Fashion stylist Wouri Vice says it’s all about an earring with Tiara: “She must have a great earring because an amazing earring brings light to her beautiful face.” Tiara on the other hand says she is focused on precious metal. “I'm a gold chick. I buy a gold chain, pendant or ring just to add to my collection every chance I get. I love the way gold looks on my skin.” (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

Pretty Girl Swag - "My mom taught me to always have my nails painted and to make myself look presentable so I always have on a little something. For a regular day I will put on at least mascara and eyeliner and maybe a bronz-y blush and fill in my eyebrows. As for lips, I wear a lot of red or nude, but no pink. I'm not a fan of a pink lip. It feels way too Barbie." (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)

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Pretty Girl Swag - "My mom taught me to always have my nails painted and to make myself look presentable so I always have on a little something. For a regular day I will put on at least mascara and eyeliner and maybe a bronz-y blush and fill in my eyebrows. As for lips, I wear a lot of red or nude, but no pink. I'm not a fan of a pink lip. It feels way too Barbie." (Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for BET)