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"I&amp;#x27;m not the biggest fan of the dress-over-pants look (it&amp;#x27;s kind of kitchen sink-y to wear your whole closet at once, plus it can sometimes make objects look larger than they appear, if you catch my drift). But after seeing the versions Nicholas Ghesquiere showed on the runway at yesterday&amp;#x27;s Balenciaga show, I&amp;#x27;m starting to reconsider my anti-layering stance.Among the many fashion-forward looks to debut on the Balenciaga runway (webbed sweaters, futuristic strappy shoes and swirly graphic prints just to name a few--check out Style.com for pics of &amp;#x27;em all) these three jumped out to me: Balenciaga, Fall 2011. For complete collection visit Style.com I love how simple yet bold this outfit idea is: if you take off the Paris fashion week goggles for a second, you can see it&amp;#x27;s just a black and white dress paired with skinny pants in a bold hue. The idea of using colorful pants as way to color-block a whole outfit is a smart move--after all, it&amp;#x27;s way easier to find a simple black and white dress and a pair of bright pants than trying to piece together a perfect &amp;#x27;60s-feeling color-blocked look. You could get at the same idea by swapping out the bright pants for bright tights of course, but this would be a heck of a lot warmer to wear (says the girl who thinks 50 degrees is freezing). More Hurley... Thoughts here ladies? How do you feel about the dress-over-pants outfit idea? What&amp;#x27;s your take on the Balenciaga version, here? Digging the vibrant pants look or not so much? For more updates from Paris check out our Tumblr or 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}); More Ways to Get Glamour: Download Glamour on your iPhone or iPad! 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). One more PS: Did you know you can now read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;amp;#8217;s the ultimate boredom buster. Photos courtesy of Style.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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