Pinup Dream

CAN YOU BLAME US? For our ode to the Great American Pinup we called on one of Germany's most famous exports, Heidi Klum. In December she joined forces with Joanne Gair for a four-day shoot in New York's City's meatpacking district that produced these photos. "If it's something interesting and unusual, I'm usually up for it," says Klum, who posed just three months after giving birth (credit her genes, her will and her trainer) to her second child. Since Klum exploded onto the cover of the Swimsuit Issue in 1998, the 32-year-old has morphed from supermodel to supermogul. She has her own line of jewelry (the Heidi Klum Collection by Mouawad) and a shoe line with Birkenstock, and she is the host and executive producer of Bravo's Project Runway. She also endorses numerous products (perfume, candy, clothing) in Germany and hosts the television show that is Germany's version of Top Model. "I really feel like I've made it," says Klum, who married the singer Seal last May. "I mean in a personal way--I have a beautiful husband and a family. That's the most important thing. The business stuff is great, but I would give it all up for them." Words to pin up, for sure.

SWIMSUIT BY SUSAN HOLMES SWIMWEAR ($245)
SHOES BY FREDERICK'S OF HOLLYWOOD
ALL BODYPAINTING AND MAKEUP BY JOANNE GAIR USING REEL CREATIONS INC.
HAIR BY ORIBE AND ROCQUE FOR ORIBESALON.COM
MANICURE BY MICHINA KOIDE FOR WARREN TRICOMI/ESSIE
LOCATION: INDUSTRIA SUPERSTUDIO

HEIDI KLUM
BEACH BUNNY SWIMWEAR ($189)

HEIDI KLUM
TOP BY CYNTHIA ROSE NY ($875)
BOTTOM BY CYNTHIA ROSE NY ($350)

HEIDI KLUM
SWIMSUIT BY SUNSETS ($114)
SHOES BY FREDERICK'S OF HOLLYWOOD