The Homemade KISS Demon Costume itself took about 7 days to be fully completed. First poster board is used to create the shape of the boots, chest and shoulder plates. Duct tape holds it all together. Then several layers of papermache are applied ( allowing drying time between layers) to get the desired shape and … Read more

Kenny’s Homemade Kiss Demon Costume. Supplies: • Black t-shirt (preferably fitted, ours was too baggy) • Black shiny workout pants (found in women’s athletic wear) • Black satin material • 3or 4 wire coat hangers • Silver sequins • Iron on rhinestuds (We used round and square. Buy WAY more than you think you will … Read more

I have made a Gene Simmons Costume before but it was pretty weak so I tried it again with better results. I made this from bits and pieces. I did get the boots ($49.00) on EBay and used silver tape to make the teeth. I brought a bunch of studs (EBay) for about $10.00. I … Read more

I made this “DYNASTY” tour costume to wear at Kiss’ first Melbourne (Australia) concert way back in 1980. It was made out of sponge rubber. Similar to the inside of car seats. The surface was given the rough, choppy look by using scissors. The whole suit skin was then spray painted a silver color. The … Read more

My son’s wanted to be KISS members. For Ace, I found a girl’s stretchy black shirt and leggings, which I studded with rhinestones. I sewed some belts out of silver quilted batting that I ordered from a fabric company on-line. I also made leg warmers to look like the boots were actually taller. The arm … Read more

This is a Homemade Gene Simmons Halloween Costume. The armor is made from a Goodwill set of football shoulder pads and some old plastic buckets. The codpiece and bat wings were made from vinyl and ripstop nylon, respectively, and the codpiece is studded with quilter’s thumbtacks. The leg scales are stiff felt and hot glue … Read more

I hand made this KISS costume using approx. 9 yards of vinyl, some platform boots, and a bunch of metal studs. I use Ben Nye make-up, and bought a middle priced wig that I tape on. I have worn this costume for a couple of Halloween’s, with great response from people, and have taken tons … Read more

I had lots of fun with this Gene Simmons Costume. I work in Seasonal Dept in Big Box store, so it makes dressing up for Halloween even better!! I purchased pants, had my top bought material to make bat-wings, used silver tape and cutout all of the studs for my pants, boot tops etc., and … Read more

My 8 year old son knew he wanted to dress up as Gene Simmons for at least 6 months before Halloween. We looked at various Kiss stage costumes and came up with this homemade Gene Simmons Rock God costume. We took his old hockey chest pads and covered then in silver tape. I then hand … Read more

This year my friends and I dressed up as the band KISS. We bought lots of faux leather and silver material as well as many studs. We used a lot of super glue and hot glue. Everything on the Homemade KISS Group Costumes were made by hand including Spaceman’s shoulder pads. After adding the face … Read more

I have been a faithful member of the KISS Army since 1976, when my older brother brought home the Destroyer album. I’ve always wanted to make a KISS outfit for Halloween but was hung up on the hardest part. The boots! They are either too pricey or labor intensive. This year I decided to give … Read more