Heidi Klum Unveils Gory Severed Hand Costume for 25th Halloween Party

Heidi Klum Debuts Severed Hand Costume at 25th Annual New York Party

Supermodel Heidi Klum arrived at her annual New York Halloween party on Saturday, disguised as a giant, bloody severed hand to mark the 25th anniversary of the event, the Irish Examiner reported. Klum arrived at the Cathédrale Restaurant at Moxy East Village in a truck decorated with red danger signs, stepping out with only her eyes and mouth visible beneath layers of prosthetics and fake blood. Her husband, musician Tom Kaulitz, did not attend the celebration because he was on tour, though Klum incorporated a tattoo of his name on the costume’s ring finger alongside her own palm lines and veins.

The Production and Execution of the 2026 Look

The elaborate transformation required five to six hours of application time on the day of the event, though the overall construction took months. Klum collaborated with special effects makeup designer Mike Marino, who won an Emmy for his work on The Penguin, to build the heavy structure. Marino told interviewers that the project ranked among the most complex costumes ever built due to its structural demands. The hand’s top edge featured a gory display of exposed ligaments and tendons, while a team of actors wearing blood-stained hazmat suits assisted the model across the red carpet.

Past Costumes Compared to This Year’s Body Horror

Klum’s annual event has established a reputation for elaborate body-horror and pop-culture transformations over its quarter-century run. In 2022, the model went viral after arriving at her party encased in a slithering prosthetic earthworm costume attached to a fishing line. Other notable looks from past decades include a giant 8-foot Transformer toy, the Greek mythological figure Medusa, a peacock, a werewolf inspired by Michael Jackson’s Thriller music video, and Kali, the multi-armed Hindu goddess of death and destruction.

Frequently Asked Questions About the 2026 Event

Where was the 25th anniversary party hosted?

The anniversary celebration took place at Cathédrale Restaurant located inside the Moxy East Village in New York City on Saturday night. The gathering was presented by Apothic and Butterfinger.

What inspired the severed hand design?

Klum stated that the idea originated during the previous year when she looked at her own left hand and concluded she could fit her entire body inside a replica featuring her long red nails, thumb ring, engagement ring, and wedding band.

“Hands down, the hardest thing is carrying it,” Klum said.