Heidi Klum Defends Racy Fashion Choices: ‘I’m Not Shy About My Femininity’

Heidi Klum is sure of what she will wear.

The 51-year-old German supermodel addresses critics who have negative words for her way of dressing.

“I am not ashamed of my femininity. I like to dress up where you can see my cleavage, wear miniskirts, high heels, beautiful socks – but that doesn’t mean I want to go home with you,” Klum told The Times in an interview published on November 1.

Heidi Klum attends the 2024 Blauer Panther TV & Streaming Awards at BMW Welt on October 23, 2024.

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For Klum, her style is simply an extension of her “personality.”

“Why not? I want to have fun and show off my body, but I have limits, like all women – she continued.

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Somewhere in the interview, the former Victoria’s Secret Angel explained how her childhood influenced her early interest in fashion.

“Every year there is a carnival in Cologne and I went sailing. My grandmother was a dressmaker, so I always had a lot of outfits, or my mom would make something for me and my Barbie to match, which is amazing because Mattel called me one day and now I have my Barbie,” Klum said.

Heidi Klum, May 2024.

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The America has talent the judge received her iconic doll in 2009. The sneak peek was shared during Barbie’s 50th anniversary show at Fashion Week and part of Barbie’s Blonde Ambition Collection, which featured an array of blondes in fashion and entertainment.

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During the interview with The TimesKlum shared that there was one thing about dolls that she couldn’t get past.

“It always bothered me that they were naked. I didn’t like how none of them had underwear on, it was undignified. Mine has a cute pair of pink panties and bra painted on. I am very proud of that,” she added.

Tom Kaulitz and Heidi Klum, October 2024.

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However, the former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue The cover girl doesn’t just turn heads with her more flamboyant looks — over the years, she’s become known as the Queen of Halloween thanks to her bold and over-the-top costume choices.

On October 31, Klum and her husband Tom Kaulitz arrived at her 23rd annual Halloween party at the Hard Rock Hotel New York: The Venue on Music Row as the female and male versions of ET from Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film. ET extraterrestrial.

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Klum spoke to PEOPLE on the red carpet, saying she went as ET because he’s “a part of most of our lives,” calling herself a “huge fan.”

“[I] I was thinking about the universe in a different way and I thought that ET was so cute and how he was fidgeting around and all the moments where ET was dressing up with the wig and everything, so I thought it would be fun to become ET and especially to see two,” she added is.

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