Heidi Klum arrived at her 25th annual Halloween party in New York City dressed as a giant bloodied severed hand, continuing her tradition of elaborate costumes.
The model, 53, was unrecognisable as she emerged from a truck covered in red "danger" signs, helped to the ground by actors wearing yellow hazmat suits. She described the costume as her own chopped-off "left hand", complete with long red nails, a thumb ring, and her engagement ring and wedding band.
Transformation process
Klum shared videos on Instagram throughout the day showing how the gruesome costume was assembled. She said the idea came to her last year to become a giant version of her own left hand.
"I looked at my hand and I thought, 'Hey, I think I could fit my body in this somehow,'" Klum said.
A team of prosthetic artists helped create the costume. Klum said it took about five to six hours to get into the hand costume this year, though making it took considerably longer.
Personal details and tribute
Her husband, musician Tom Kaulitz, did not attend this year because he was on tour, but details on the costume include a tattoo of his name on her ring finger, along with her palm lines and veins.
"A little bit of Tom is with me," she said.
The supermodel-turned-TV personality is known for her extravagant Halloween outfits. In 2022, she went viral after arriving at her party on the end of a fishing line, encased in a worm costume.
