The dress set the beauty rhythm
Heidi Klum attended Vogue World: Milano at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II on September 22 in a sheer black lace gown by Celia Kritharioti. Dense floral embroidery traced the high-neck, body-contouring dress across the bust, waist, hips and thighs. The Greek designer’s work aligned neatly with an evening devoted to craftsmanship, material knowledge and the human hand.
The beauty look succeeded through proportion. Klum wore her layered blonde hair in large, soft curls; bronzed skin, softly smoked eyes and a pink-nude lip delivered familiar supermodel glamour without competing with the lace. Long pointed nails were finished with translucent nude polish. Barely-there black mules and a silk clutch stayed in the same supporting register.
The useful takeaway
The lesson is not that a sheer dress requires “naked” makeup. It is that texture needs a hierarchy. When the garment carries intricate surface work, hair can remain voluminous while the colour palette narrows; if the eyes are smoked, lips and nails can recede. The same equation works for a Budapest evening with a lace blouse, black tailoring and one bronzed point of light.
Milan lace dates to the late 17th century, while nearby Cantù has been a centre of bobbin lace for centuries. Klum’s look therefore moved beyond a standard red-carpet reveal: the labour visible in the dress was what made exposure feel luxurious.
Source: Vogue, September 23, 2026.
