AceShowbiz - Kim Kardashian heats up the summer. The SKIMS founder modeled for her Faux Leather and Rubberized Scuba Swim collections which many deem the brand's "most provocative" swim campaign yet in a press release.

Released on Monday, June 26, the photos saw Kim stripping down to a tight-fitting black SKIMS bikini. Oiled up, the 42-year-old was captured donning a Patent Faux Leather Sim Micro Triangle Top and Micro Tanga Bottom that she paired with a pair of long matching gloves, thigh-high black heels and the occasional oversized black sunglasses.

One other picture featured Kim donning in the Rubberized Scuba Swim Scoop Neck, a spandex style she later zipped off for a topless shot. Another snap saw "The Kardashians" star lying on top of a male model, while other models joined them in a circus-themed photoshoot, which was shot by frequent collaborator Steven Klein.

"As a photographer I am inspired in collaborating with icons," the photographer, who has worked with the famous family on multiple occasions over the years, said in a press release. "Icons are symbols, the alphabet of desire. Kim speaks this language. Our work together has been an exploration of the power of the image, the beauty of experimentation/the alchemical process of ICON."

Kim, meanwhile, gushed over Steven. "His creative touch and vision for this collection are exactly what make him the incredible photographer he is today," the mom of four shared.

In a recent interview with TIME magazine, the ex-wife of Kanye West opened up about the more emotional side of the business, for which she serves as co-founder and creative director. "I take it really personally. It started off of my body and my shapes, and it's very vulnerable," she noted.

"It started off with simply finding shapewear that was a skin tone that would match my color," she continued. "I used to take my shapewear and dye it with tea bags and coffee in the bathtub."