It wouldn’t be Halloween without Heidi Klum, as the star revealed yet another jaw-dropping costume at her signature party on Saturday night.
The Queen of Halloween, as she has become known, celebrated the 25th anniversary of her NYC Halloween party this year, and Klum took it to the next level as she showed up as a severed hand.
She arrived in a truck covered in red “danger” sings, helped to the ground by actors in yellow hazmat suits. Klum’s elaborate costume includes a bloody wrist and her head at the center of the hand, with fingers featuring rings and a fresh manicure; she revealed in red carpet interviews it was an intricate recreation of her own hand. The star appeared without husband Tom Kaulitz, who has dressed up alongside her in recent years.
Klum is hosting the event, presented by Apothic and Butterfinger, at Cathédrale Restaurant at Moxy East Village. The party has become one of Spooky Season’s most iconic events, as Klum always turns up in an elaborate look — in recent years, she’s transformed into Medusa, E.T., a peacock, Fiona from Shrek, Jessica Rabbit and famously, a worm.
The supermodel has been teasing glimpses at her costume on her Instagram, teasing her transformation all day long while asking her followers to submit their guesses on what she would become. Klum collaborates on her costumes with special effects makeup designer Mike Marino, who won an Emmy for his work on The Penguin. Marino revealed in a recent interview that “this costume this year is one of the most elaborate costumes ever made. It’s so difficult to do and just the complication of it is really challenging.”
Klum herself promised earlier this year to People that her look was “very, very bloody” and “goes very well with red wine;” she has partnered with Apothic Wines on limited-edition Apothic x Heidi Klum Type ‘A’ Blood Bags, a Halloween collectible inspired by the look of blood bags that were also served at the party.
For how else Hollywood has celebrated Halloween, check out the year’s best celebrity costumes here.