Heidi Klum unveiled her Halloween costume for the 25th edition of her annual Heidi Halloween party: a giant, bloody, severed hand. Klum described it as her “cut-off left hand,” according to the source material. She revealed the look on Instagram in the early hours of Saturday, Portugal time, after a series of teasers. The costume carried a warning for sensitive viewers because of its blood and viscous details.
The supermodel and TV presenter worked again with prosthetic makeup artist Mike Marino, whose designs involve creating, sculpting, molding and applying prostheses to change an actor’s appearance. Marino has worked between New York and Los Angeles, and in May he spent six weeks aging Bad Bunny’s look for the Met Gala, the source said. Klum’s costume included long red nails, an engagement ring and a wedding band.
Klum said she knew she had to do something big for the 25th anniversary of her Halloween party. She wanted something unexpected, a little strange and a little scary, and unlike anything she had done before, according to the source. She also praised the hand-made detail of the costume, saying every vein, wrinkle and small detail was made by hand, and thanked Marino’s team.
In mid-September, Klum gave a brief hint about the disguise by announcing there would be “blood.” Earlier in the week, images of viscous details began to circulate before she arrived at the red carpet of Restaurant Cathédrale in New York for her party. Guests included Neil Patrick Harris and his husband David Burtka, who wore wigs, blue dresses and colored contact lenses as the twins from The Shining. Internet personality Laura Abla recreated an iconic moment from the 2003 Video Music Awards, Madonna’s performance that included kisses with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
Unlike previous editions, Klum appeared without her husband and usual costume partner. She told Entertainment Tonight that Tom Kaulitz, a member of Tokio Hotel, is on tour and that she will soon join the band’s tour. The 2025 Heidi Halloween edition had already shown a high level of preparation: the makeup artist shared the result of what he described as a colossal effort spanning months of project work, sculpture, fabrication, molding, sewing, painting and machining, using techniques including traditional sculpture, 3D printing and animatronics for the Medusa mask worn by the German star.
Sources: Observador.