Why Altuzarra Is Target's Sexiest Collaboration Yet

It may not inspire the Missoni madness we saw last year (or the website crashes), but Target's latest designer collab is smoldering enough to heat up our credit card (and make us want to burn the bill afterward). There's a sultry sophistication about NYC-based designer Joseph Altuzarra's new lower-priced line for the chain that few designers have been able to conjure... even past faves like Anna Sui, Gaultier, Proenza Schouler, and Luella Bartley. Here, images from the Altuzarra Lookbook that prove it may be the super-store's sexiest ever. Check out Target.com for the full collection. The line will be available September 14.

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Snakeskin

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Leopard is a lusty staple, but snakeskin is ssssslinky hot and no where near as overdone.

Saucy Secretary Separates

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Pencil shirts and button-ups are office musts, but when they're paired like this (with a waist cincher belt and spiky boots) there's a subtle dominance to the look that suggests the wearer is anything but an all-work/no-play type of gal.

The Tuxxx Factor

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The androgynous appeal of a woman in a suit is timeless. This look recalls the Tom Ford Gucci pairings but with ankle baring cropped slacks: the better to show off stiletto heels. Turn up the heat by wearing it Bianca Jagger style: no-shirt-underneath!

Wild Orchid

This black satin-maxi is sumptuous looking all on its own, but add white orchids (botanical representation for sexuality via the art of Georgia O'Keeffe not to mention Mickey Rourke) and we think about taking it off as much as putting it on.

Sucking in the Seventies

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American Hustle didn't deserve the acting awards it got last year, but when it came to the dresses donned by its leading ladies, accolades were earned all around. This dress looks like a few of the hot frocks Amy Adams rocked, don't it?

The Slits

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If we've learned anything from awards shows, it's that bearing lots o' leg is more than OK, especially when out after dark. Altuzarra's got some pretty slitted skirts to choose from. Pair 'em with the collection's sheer, subtly boho tops or the cozy jacket here. The lace blindfold might be a tad too much, though.