My friends and I came up with a Homemade KISS Group Costume. My friend had done the same in high school but we added more flair. We all wore tights with some type of platform shoes or boots along with wigs. Paul Stanley: Sewn arm bands, boa, face paint with a glitter belt. Gene Simmons: … Read more
Never too old to be KISS! Gene- Started with black tights and tank top. Used silver car sun shades for shoulder pads and belt with lots of hot glue. Had boot toppers from prior pirate costume. Used the same sun shade material to accent the boots. Also used lots of bright metal tape. Made wings … Read more
Here are our homemade Gene, Paul and Ace from KISS costumes for Kids. My kids won contests in our hometown and in a Radio Disney contest in our capital with hundreds of contestants. Here’s what I did for this Homemade Gene, Paul and Ace from KISS Kids Costume: Gene – I took a belt and … Read more
My son wanted to be Gene Simmons from Kiss so here it is. We had bought the wig and ski mask. We spray painted old football shoulder pads as well as a jock strap black which was so funny to see. Then we of course had to bejewel all of these items. We also used … Read more
Here is a pic of my Gene Simmons of KISS Costume, from about the ’83-ish, Eric Carr – Creatures of the Night era, roughly. My arms and shoulders here are actual pounded and shaped 14-ga steel, not plastic or something else. I also made a Peter Criss from about the Destroyer era. Ironically, I was … Read more
I am a huge KISS fan so my friend and I decided to dress up in homemade KISS costumes for Halloween. We went to the thrift store and got her jacket and boots. She used a piece of cardboard to cut out a star to dip in silver glitter glue and we found this great … Read more
“You wanted the best and you got the best…the hottest band in the world…KISS!” My beautiful wife of nearly 20 years was the best sport in all this. She agreed to help me celebrate my favorite rock band of all time. So here you have it, Homemade Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS Costumes. … Read more
I have always had a fascination with KISS costumes, but the authentic ones are SUPER expensive…and I never had enough people to join me. This year, I was able to convince my husband and another couple that we are friends with to go along with the idea, Homemade KISS Group Costume. The best part about … Read more
This is our KISS DIY Halloween Costume. For the Demon we found the leather pants, boots, cape, and studded biker jacket at second hand stores. We cut the arms off of the biker jacket to make a vest, and repurposed one of the arm cuffs as a choker collar. We cut the bottom of the … Read more
My husband Paul made this Homemade Kiss Demon Costume for our son Jordan. When we saw Kiss here in Halifax back in July, my son thought it would be great to dress up like Gene Simmons. The costume is basically made of cardboard and foam. The boots are made of sneakers with clay to form … Read more
This Homemade Gene SImmons God of Thunder Halloween costume came out really cool but took me forever to hand make. I started with a youth football shoulder pad set that I bought at the Thrift store for $6.00. After that, it was all Goop adhesive and flat foam that I bought at Michaels. I hand … Read more
This year I decided to dress as “Gene” and included my son as (ACE) and my nephew as (Paul). I made all three costumes myself, the only store bought item was Gene’s boots. I saw Kiss in NYC in 1978 and then again years later with my son in 2003. So we are a KISS … Read more