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"When you think &amp;quot;Balmain&amp;quot;, $1500 t-shirts, crotch-grazing cutoffs, $100 shampoo might come to mind. But after peeking at the Spring 2012 show, Balmain may just become synonymous with &amp;quot;date night outfit cornucopia.&amp;quot; Observe:For his official runway debut at the house of Balmain, 25 year-old Olivier Rousteing sent a number of pricey Balmain classics down the catwalk (Elvis-esque sequin blazers, glittery skinny pants, Vegas-ready dresses) along with some crazy-sexy-cool outfit ideas that don&amp;#x27;t cost a cent. Here are five good ones to file away: The chambray top-gold skirt combo pack. The shiny, super-glam mini is an easy way to dress up the casual blue button-down you&amp;#x27;ve probably had on heavy weekend rotation for the last 9 to 12 months. Bedazzling it a bit or wearing doughnut-sized cuffs, is completely your call. An intricate black and white mini skirt topped off with a simple white tee. Another headache-free date outfit idea. It&amp;#x27;s like ordering some microbrewery beer on your first date: it says &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;m not fussy, but I do have good taste.&amp;quot; The glam way to wear a white shirt. Business casual, this is not. If skirts aren&amp;#x27;t your thing, take that white workday button-down and tuck it into some metallic pants and slip on your favorite black booties. Done and done. Party up top, casual down below, part I. Invest in a spangly gold top or cardi and use it to get more mileage out of the flattering white jeans that took forever and a day to find. (Detour: I finally found a good pair at Madewell after trying on approximately 302 pairs, letting out a yelp of &amp;quot;Eww!&amp;quot; with each one I tried on.) Party up top, casual down below, part 2. Once white jeans weather officially ceases (thanks to global warming, that&amp;#x27;s now around November 15th) use said top over a pair of blue denim to dress things up a bit on Saturday night. What do you think ladies? Are you loving these party-ready looks? Which outfit idea is your favorite? If you&amp;#x27;re liking what you&amp;#x27;re seeing, there&amp;#x27;s more Balmain photos on our Tumblr! Too much spring, not enough fall? No problemo: The Only 10 Styles You Need to Buy This Fall. Period. Fall&amp;#x27;s Most Wearable Trends 40 Cool Fall Boots Under $200 More Ways to Get Glamour: Pick Up Glamour&amp;amp;#8217;s 1,000 Beauty Dos &amp;amp; Don&amp;amp;#8217;ts to Live By Forever, On Newsstands Now! Read Glamour magazine on your iPad&amp;amp;#8212;print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Get the latest fashion updates via Twitter on @glamour_fashion Check our chic Tumblr! Like freebies? Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Sign up for our fashion and beauty newsletters to get easy style tips (it&amp;#x27;ll make your inbox 10x sexier, we promise). And, did you know you can read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;amp;#8217;s the ultimate boredom buster. Photos: Fairchild Archive "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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