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Heidi Klum turns to stone for Met Gala: How her statue look came to be

Heidi Klum's 2026 Met Gala look is bold, to say the least. Here's how her statue look came to be.

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Heidi Klum’s 2026 Met Gala look is bold, to say the least. The supermodel and “Project Runway” host arrived on the annual red carpet for the “Costume Art” theme, wearing a look that would fit in at one of her Halloween parties.Basically, she turned herself into a living, breathing statue.Above video | Here are some of the most talked-about looks from tonight’s Met Gala red carpetWearing draped robes, facial prosthetics and a floral wreath, Klum said her look was inspired by Raffaele Monti’s “Veiled Vestal” sculpture.In an Instagram post, Klum said her look was designed by Mike Marino, who “transformed fabric into sculpture, manipulating latex and spandex with extraordinary precision to mirror the stillness, delicacy, and illusion of carved marble.”Klum is fresh off a cameo in “The Devil Wears Prada 2” and told ABC, “I was so lucky 20 years ago to have a tiny little glimpse to be in this movie. I remember it was with Mr. Valentino, and it was tiny, tiny, tiny, but still to be in such an epic movie for me, it was so amazing and still is. And I maybe have a tiny little part in it this year, I hope that they didn’t snip snip me out, I don’t know. But it was about fashion, about the people at the top top top in fashion, so it gave a little glimpse, a little insight.”

Heidi Klum’s 2026 Met Gala look is bold, to say the least.

The supermodel and “Project Runway” host arrived on the annual red carpet for the “Costume Art” theme, wearing a look that would fit in at one of her Halloween parties.

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Basically, she turned herself into a living, breathing statue.

Above video | Here are some of the most talked-about looks from tonight’s Met Gala red carpet

Wearing draped robes, facial prosthetics and a floral wreath, Klum said her look was inspired by Raffaele Monti’s “Veiled Vestal” sculpture.

In an Instagram post, Klum said her look was designed by Mike Marino, who “transformed fabric into sculpture, manipulating latex and spandex with extraordinary precision to mirror the stillness, delicacy, and illusion of carved marble.”

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Heidi Klum attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Art” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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 Heidi Klum attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Art” a

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Heidi Klum at The 2026 Met Gala Celebrating “Costume Art” 

Klum is fresh off a cameo in “The Devil Wears Prada 2” and told ABC, “I was so lucky 20 years ago to have a tiny little glimpse to be in this movie. I remember it was with Mr. Valentino, and it was tiny, tiny, tiny, but still to be in such an epic movie for me, it was so amazing and still is. And I maybe have a tiny little part in it this year, I hope that they didn’t snip snip me out, I don’t know. But it was about fashion, about the people at the top top top in fashion, so it gave a little glimpse, a little insight.”

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