Looking for a surefire way to ease those first-date jitters? Try sporting black—a slenderizing shade that magically conceals problem areas like love handles and hippo rolls (a.k.a. back fat).

Steep: Keep him on his toes by wearing a racy, chiffon halter top like this Robert Rodriguez number ($286). Yes, it's perfectly acceptable to expose some skin on a blind date, so long as it's not your midriff (we're talking to you, Britney!).
Cheap: You're bound to score big points when you show up for dinner swathed in this stretchy (and sexy!), shoulder-revealing Kenneth Cole halter top. At only $78 a pop, who cares if the date's a flop?

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