A Definitive Timeline Of Heidi Klum’s Weirdest And Wildest Halloween Costumes

The look that launched a thousand freaky Halloween costumes. At the inaugural edition of Heidi’s Halloween, the woman of the hour wore what is presumably a dominatrix-themed look. It’s hard to believe that a costume of this magnitude would soon become child’s play for Klum.

The noblewoman famous for riding a horse nude, covered only by her hair, through the streets wouldn’t necessarily be our first choice for a costume, but that’s probably why Heidi Klum has a Halloween party named in her honour and we don’t.

At Dolce & Gabbana’s 2002 Halloween party, Klum took it down a notch and dressed (very convincingly) as the cartoon character Betty Boop.

The jury is still out on what Klum was going for here. The scales and spikes feel reptilian, but her hair feels more Grecian and the knee pads are giving volleyball player.

The witch part is clear, the skeleton part is… not. Regardless, the shredded multi-fabric dress and matching hat strike Halloween’s ever-so elusive sexy-scary balance.

You can’t tell me those wings weren’t inspired by Klum’s Victoria’s Secret Angel alter ego. This fashion vampire costume is almost certainly something they would send down the VS runway in a “Spooky Sexy”-themed segment, only with a little less coverage.

You must respect Klum’s commitment to historical references. In 2006, she got biblical, and I can’t stop wondering whether she had those two-tone tights custom-made.

Klum’s cat costume is on the less-extreme end of her Halloween costume spectrum, but her performance on the red carpet was off the charts.

Klum’s Kali ensemble is scary for two reasons: one, the skirt of severed arms, and two, its cultural insensitivity. 2008 was certainly a time.

Klum’s crow outfit was positively low-key compared to last year’s costume. The beak hat is a nice touch though.

For this out-of-the-box ensemble, Klum learnt how to walk on stilts. She told Parade Magazine, “I was red with purple hair, and I was on stilts, so I was like extra tall.” It seems like quite a length to go to for a costume, but we applaud her commitment to the bit.

As part of Klum’s theatrical entrance to her party, a pair of “doctors” wheeled her onto the carpet on a hospital bed. She really was destined for the stage.

Klum may have cancelled her 2012 party due to Hurricane Sandy, but not even a major weather event can put a damper on her love of dressing up.

This might be one of Klum’s best looks to date. The veins in the legs? The wrinkled neck? The age-spotted skin? Her makeup artist deserves a raise.

You can take the woman out of Victoria’s Secret, but you really can’t take the Victoria’s Secret out of the woman. Klum sure loves a pair of wings.

A very convincing rendition of Jessica Rabbit from Klum here, right down to the plump face and like-for-like dress. She’s a master of the details.

Oh, to get to a point in life when you can pay five lookalikes to dress up as you for Halloween. Interestingly, this 2016 clone look is Klum’s most expensive Halloween costume to date costing the supermodel approximately $10 million US dollars in wigs, prosthetics and matching outfits.

I can only imagine how long she spent practising the dance.

Who knew Klum was such a Shrek fan? A special shout-out must go to Klum’s now-husband Tom Kaulitz, who put in a valiant effort dressing as Shrek that evening.

I don’t understand one iota of this costume, but luckily, Klum’s husband, Tom Kaulitz, was on hand to explain it all to WWD on the carpet of the party: “Basically, we’re in outer space looking for a new planet for humans to live on because we have already destroyed ours,” he said. “I was out touring the universe and I found her. I found this creature and I was like ‘Wow she looks good,’ so I brought her home so hopefully she has some useful information for us.” I’m more confused than I was before.

After a two-year hiatus during Covid, Klum returned to her hallowed Halloween carpet bigger and better than ever, dressed as a common garden worm.

It really does take a village, and for Klum’s 2023 costume, that village was a multi-person troupe from Cirque du Soleil, helping her execute an elaborate display of a peacock spreading its wings on the party carpet.

Look closely and you’ll see Klum’s eyes peeping out from E.T’s neck. I’m not sure whether the face prosthetics or the costume itself is most frightening.

In 2025, Klum took Medusa and made her even more terrifying, if that was even possible. Snake-like green contact lenses, a striped tongue extension and an elaborate updo of snakes might have made this her freakiest costume yet.