\u201cCostume Art\u201d dress code<\/a> during a prior visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.<\/p>\n\u201cI went walking around in the Met and Raffaele Monti, he\u2019s done most of the sculptures from the 1800s, so I looked and I was like, \u2018Wow, this is so beautiful. The drape, and it\u2019s all in marble, but how can you make that with fabric?’\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n
Klum explained to Graham, 38, and Delevingne, 33, that while her outfit looks \u201chard,\u201d it\u2019s actually \u201csoft,\u201d as she let the pair touch her.<\/p>\nThe 52-year-old came up with the idea during a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Getty Images for The Met Museum\/Vogue<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nShe was inspired by Raffaele Monti\u2019s \u201cVeiled Vestal\u201d sculpture. Daderot<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d judge revealed the headline-making costume was constructed of \u201cfoam and latex.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI can sit, I can eat, I can do everything,\u201d she shared of the \u201cillusion\u201d look \u2014 but admitted she would need \u201chelp\u201d going to the bathroom.<\/p>\n
When asked how long it took to get ready, Klum joked that she was \u201cin and out\u201d of the makeup chair in \u201c20 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\nKlum joked that her transformation took \u201c20 minutes.\u201d Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhile she needed \u201chelp\u201d going to the bathroom, Klum clarified, \u201cI can sit, I can eat, I can do everything.\u201d Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nKlum told her Instagram followers<\/a> the outfit was created by prosthetic makeup designer Mike Marino, who \u201ctransformed fabric into sculpture, manipulating latex and spandex with extraordinary precision to mirror the stillness, delicacy and illusion of carved marble.\u201d<\/p>\nShe said her look, inspired by the \u201ctimeless beauty\u201d of Monti\u2019s sculpture, \u201cblurs the line between fashion and fine art.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery fold, every contour, every detail is intentional, capturing both strength and softness in a way that feels almost impossible,\u201d Klum continued. \u201cA one-of-a-kind design that doesn\u2019t just dress the body, but elevates it into art itself.\u201d<\/p>\nThe look was designed by prosthetic makeup designer Mike Marino. Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIn a second post,<\/a> Klum shared a video of herself dressed in normal clothes before she snapped her fingers and transformed into her statue costume.<\/p>\nAt last year\u2019s Met, which had a \u201cSuperfine: Tailoring Black Style\u201d theme, Klum went with a much more subdued look, wearing a strapless black Vetements dress.<\/p>\n
Monday marked Klum\u2019s first appearance on the Met Gala red carpet in 12 years, having last attended in 2013.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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