Heidi Klum She is confident in what she chooses to wear.

The 51-year-old German supermodel is addressing critics who have said negative things about her dressing style.

“I am not shy about my femininity. “I like to dress where my cleavage is showing, wearing miniskirts, high heels and fabulous stockings, but that doesn’t mean I want to go home with you,” Klum said. Times In an interview published on November 1.

According to Klum, her style is just an extension of her “personality.”

“Why? I want to have fun and show off my body, but like every woman, I have my limits,” she continued.

Elsewhere in the interview, the former Victoria’s Secret Angel opened up about how her childhood influenced her early interest in fashion.

“Every year there was a carnival in Cologne and I used to ride the float. My grandmother was a seamstress, so I always had a bunch of clothes, or my mom would make something for me and my Barbie to match, which was great because one day Mattel called me and now I have my own Barbie,” Klum said.

America’s Got Talent Judge got her own iconic doll in 2009. A preview was shared during the Barbie 50th Anniversary show at Fashion Week and Barbie’s Blonde Ambition Collectionfeaturing a number of blondes in fashion and entertainment.

During his interview with TimesKlum shared that there is one thing she can’t forget about dolls.

“It always bothered me that they were naked. I didn’t like that none of them were wearing underwear, it was degrading. Mine has cute pink panties and a painted bra. “I am very proud of this,” he added.

But before Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Problem Cover Girl not only attracts attention with her racist appearance; She’s been known as the queen of Halloween thanks to her bold and extravagant costume choices over the years.

Klum and her husband on October 31 Tom Kaulitz came to the 23rd annual Halloween Party at the Hard Rock Hotel New York: The Venue on Music Row as male and female versions of ET. Steven Spielberg1982 movie Extraterrestrial ET.

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Klum spoke to people On the red carpet, she called herself a “huge fan,” telling ET that she went because she’s “a part of so much of our lives.”

“(I) thought about the universe in a different way and thought about ET being so cute and how he wiggles around and the moments when ET wears a wig and stuff, so I thought it would be fun to be ET and especially see the two of them,” he added.