Overview
- Marina Hoermanseder showed the dress was formed from nude-colored leather over a custom 3D body mold, then built in two buckled halves, sanded, painted, and lacquered for a glossy, latex-like sheen.
- Behind-the-scenes images captured the unpainted molded piece looking eerily lifelike before color and lacquer were applied.
- Klum said she could not sit in the restrictive gown and took small steps on the carpet, later changing into a black dress during the ceremony and sharing a video from inside.
- Her beauty look extended the effect with a “Nude Latex Mani” by Tom Bachik using Essie Gel Couture in Sheer Silhouette.
- The look fed into a broader Grammys trend of near-nude and body-contoured styles, and at least one fashion critic described the moment as more performative than original.