Dare To Bare: The Sexiest Celebrity Cut-Out Dresses

Jennifer Lawrence The Hunger Games

Taylor Swift at the One Chance Premier

Kate Moss at Mario Testino Exhibition

Beyonce Good Morning America 2011

Lady Gaga and Donatella Versace

Rosie Huntington Whiteley Maxim 100

VH1 Divas 2012 Miley Cyrus

<> at The Shrine Auditorium on December 16, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

Nicki Minaj Lookin Ass N****

Elizabeth Hurley Versace Dress

Diane Kruger Cannes 2012

Toni Braxton Un-Break My Heart

Halle Berry 2011 FiFi Awards

Kelly Rowland Grammys

Singer arrives at The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

Gwyneth Paltrow for Harper's Bazaar

Anne Hathway on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Jennifer Lopez on BET 106 & Park

The Black Eyed Peas Present 7th Annual Peapod Benefit Concert Ciara

Mary-Kate Olsen MET Gala

Freida Pinto at the Jaeger LeCoultre Gala in 2012

Emma Watson in Peter Pilotto

It's no longer enough to just wear a tight dress, or a short dress, or even an extravagant gown. If a girl wants to really wow, she needs to Cut It Out. Pieces of her dress, that is. From hip splits to tummy reveals, any babe who's any babe is wearing cut-outs in her dress, and some of our favorite celebs are showing us how to bare just enough, while strategically covering the right parts.

From Mark Fast aficionados like Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé to Versace queens Elizabeth Hurley and Lady Gaga, we're taking a look at the celebrity stars who are a cut above the rest when it comes to sexy dressing. While provocative dressing is nothing new, there's something alluring about a strategically placed piece of skin between fabric.