[caption id="attachment_69996" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Left: Time and time again, Marc Jacobs gets the job done. Right: Chris Benz tickles our fancy (and stylist June Ambrose's) with his shock of pink hair."][/caption]

Now that New York Fashion Week is winding down, we can get to the really important stuff: figuring out who the hottest and sexiest designer dudes are. Whether you know the difference between a peplum and a party bow, the men who designed many of the collections for Spring/Summer 2013 are something to behold. And oh yeah, I guess they're pretty good at designing, too.

[caption id="attachment_69994" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Left: Oh, look! It's adorable Creatures of the Wind designers Shane Gabeir and Chris Peters. Right: Face off! Proenza Schouler design team Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_69998" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Left: Darling Oliver Theyskens of Theory. Right: Preppy-with-a-twist Thom Browne"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_69997" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Left: Felipe Oliveira Baptista of Lacoste. Right: Jeremy Laing, the designer behind, well, Jeremy Laing."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_69995" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Left: Scott Sternberg nerd-chics his way into our hearts at Band Of Outsiders. Right: Joseph Altuzarra smolders on the runway."][/caption]

All photos courtesy Getty Images.

Julie Gerstein would be happy with an Altuzarra dress, or Joseph Altuzarra. Either way. Follow her at @havethehabit