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"Chances are, you&amp;#x27;ve been admiring the work of Tina Knowles--AKA &amp;quot;Miss Tina,&amp;quot; AKA Beyonc&amp;amp;eacute;&amp;#x27;s mother--for years without even knowing it. She was the designer behind all of those matching costumes worn by Destiny&amp;#x27;s Child, and she still makes one-off pieces for her famous daughters in her House of Dereon studio. But starting this weekend, you can get your hands on her made-for-everywoman stuff on the super-cheap at Walmart! Miss Tina by Tina Knowles will hit the mega-retailer this weekend, and it&amp;#x27;s about as amazingly democratic as fashion gets--it was designed to flatter women of all body types and all ages, and everything is $20 and under! Miss Tina gave us a call yesterday to chat about the new line, and here&amp;#x27;s what she had to say. STF: How did a collaboration with Walmart come about? After designing for House of Dereon, Dereon, and HSN, what made you decide to go so mass Miss Tina: I actually wanted to reach a wide audience of women and of course Walmart has 3700 locations. I wanted to put it in a place where people go and buy it--a brick and mortar place that people could actually go and buy the line, as opposed to say HSN, which is a more limited audience. And because of the volume of sales they do, they&amp;#x27;re able to do it at a great price. STF: What&amp;#x27;s the inspiration behind the line? Miss Tina: Well, what also attracted me to Walmart was that they were open to having extended sizes. We extended the sizes up to 20, with the hopes of continuing up a couple of sizes in the future. That twas really important to me because the average woman in America is not a 4 or 6. I had a lot of frustration finding clothes that fit me up top. Sometimes I&amp;#x27;d get a 12 and it wouldn&amp;#x27;t fit up top, so the line was really borne from a frustration about me not being able to find things that fit. STF: One of the first things I noticed about the line is how sexy it is! Especially for plus size clothing, and I think that&amp;#x27;s something a lot of women will appreciate, right? Miss Tina: Oh, I&amp;#x27;ve heard complaints from women all over the country that plus size clothes arent sexy enough. You know, I&amp;#x27;m a grandma but i don&amp;#x27;t want to look like a grandma! I want to feel confident and sexy in the clothes, I like my stuff tapered and well-fitted not all boxy. Sign up for our style newsletter and get the best of our fashion blog, delivered straight to your inbox! STF: So how do you actually make sure the fit is flattering on everyone? Miss Tina: I don&amp;#x27;t just use normal fit models. For me, thats not every woman. I&amp;#x27;m one of the fit models myself. STF: Really?! How hands-on of you! Miss Tina: Yes I really am involved in every aspect. These are clothes that I want to wear. But really it&amp;#x27;s clothes that we have really concentrated on making you look slimmer. STF: Did you consult with your daughters while you were designing? What kind of input did they give you? Miss Tina: I showed my daughters the line early on, and they gave me suggestions. They suggested that I put a couple of things in there that were a little younger, and so I think it appeals to a lot of different age groups. I couldn&amp;#x27;t wear a lot of the things that my daughters wear, but sometimes we shop for the same tops, which is fun. STF: Do you still design stuff for Beyonce and Solange? Miss Tina: We&amp;#x27;re always creating something in the office--yeah, we make outfits for them for performances or certain events. That&amp;#x27;s something I hope that I get to keep doing always! STF: Are there any design tricks or influences you took from House of Dereon or your other labels with you here? Miss Tina: Yes, I put darts in my jeans just like we did with House of Dereon--it gives them a really nice fit. Because there is nothing worse than when you can see someone&amp;#x27;s underwear hanging out of their jeans! It&amp;#x27;s called under-wear! So we were careful about the fit on those, and making them a nice dark wash with no crazy embellishments or big old stitching. STF: Will this be an ongoing collaboration with Walmart? Can we expect to see more collections? Miss Tina: It&amp;#x27;s an ongoing collaboration. Our next season is spring and I&amp;#x27;m even more excited about it! I&amp;#x27;m really excited about going out on Saturday and visiting the stores and talking to women who buy it. My motto is &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;m every woman!&amp;quot; and I believe that&amp;#x27;s who will buy these clothes! Miss Tina by Tina Knowles hits Walmart stores this weekend--will you check it out? Discuss! PLUS! - Jay Z and Beyonce throw Solange a birthday party! - Do you ask your guy for career advice? Here&amp;#x27;s what Jay Z and Beyonce do - MTV says Gaga and Beyonce&amp;#x27;s &amp;quot;Telephone&amp;quot; video is too hot for TV! Can&amp;#x27;t get enough Slaves to Fashion? Follow us on Twitter! Latest Tweets!Follow us on Twitter!jQuery(&amp;quot;.blog-tweets&amp;quot;).tweet({username:[&amp;quot;glamour_fashion&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;cindi_leive&amp;quot;], count: 3});"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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