Halloween night doesn’t end until Heidi Klum walks the red carpet at her own party. The German American model has hosted her Halloween party annually since 2000, showing up with intricate costumes that outshine every guest in attendance.
Following last year’s Medusa complete with animatronic snakes and a reptile suit, there were high expectations for Klum’s costume this year.
Rather than exploring another haunted route, Klum went in a different direction: gory.
Around 10:30 p.m. on Halloween night, Klum walked her red carpet dressed as a severed left hand.
Hollywood prosthetics designer Mike Marino crafted the hand out of foam, latex, metal, nylon, plastic, silicone and spandex. It took six hours to transform Klum into the eight-foot hand.
“We even recreated my engagement ring and wedding band, as well as the little tattoo on my finger,” Klum told Vogue. “Nothing was overlooked! I love that Mike pays attention to things that most people might not even notice at first. The details make these costumes so special. It’s not just any giant hand: It’s my giant hand!”
Klum, typically accompanied by her husband Tom Kaulitz, celebrated the holiday alone as Kaulitz was traveling on tour. The engagement ring was a nice nod to their commitment, despite his work schedule interfering with the party.
Klum arrived at Moxy Hotel’s Cathédrale restaurant in the East Village of Manhattan in a truck covered in red “danger” signs, and was helped to the ground by actors in yellow hazmat suits.
Over the course of the day, Klum continually posted hints on social media to build uproar and engagement. From posting photos of fake sausage-like structures to a video of a condom full of blood, her hints were out of the box and intricate.
She teased her costume would be bloody and “go well with red wine” to People a few days before the event. Klum’s Instagram feed featured past costumes as a countdown to the event, starting two weeks before the red carpet. The most popular costumes were highlighted on the page, increasing anticipation from fans. Jessica Rabbit, Medusa, Shrek and Fiona, the peacock and the earth worm were included in the countdown.
“The Queen of Halloween,” as Klum has been dubbed throughout the years, celebrated her party at the Empire State Building the morning of Halloween. She was honored with her own colored lights for her extravagant, show-stopping costumes unveiled annually at her iconic “Heidiween” party. The building lit up green and orange Halloween night with the official event name being “Heidi Klum Halloween.”
Klum’s Halloween party will always be an iconic aspect to the holiday. I was certainly not disappointed by the left hand this year, just surprised by the gory persona.