In photos of the model ascending the steps of the premiere, her black stilettos nearly missed the hem of her dress, avoiding a wardrobe catastrophe.

Heidi Klum took to the Cannes Film Festival red carpet in a pink dress with a hip-high slit that might violate the "voluminous outfit" prohibition in the dress code.

Zoë Kravitz wowed in a slinky, backless LBD with a plunging neckline and a hip-high slit during her latest Caught Stealing ...

The British model attended the Screen Actors Guild Awards wearing a long, black, asymmetrical dress with a waist-high slit that revealed a flash of hip and thigh.

Forget leg slits — the full-body slit is making rounds on the red carpet, with celebrities opting for cutouts that expose their sides from top to bottom.