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
This Homemade Lady GaGa Halloween Costume is my take on Lady GaGa. It was inspired by a mixture of her early years (before she was famous and was bedazzling bras), her Poker Face and LoveGame videos and her “The Fame” album cover. I put everything together individually myself. I got the jacket for $1 and … Read more
I love Lady Gaga and her crazy fashion so I wanted to make the best Lady Gaga costume ever. I took the idea for my costume by mixing accessories from her Poker Face album cover, the disco bracelet, gloves, and disco mask with the bubble outfit that she wears in her Cherry Tree Sessions live … Read more
I went to an 80’s hockey team fundraiser costume party. Won first prize for the Mr. T Costume. My Mr. T took a lot of paint and a whole lot of patients to make it work. I am 6 foot 1″ white guy trying to pull off one of the toughest dudes in the world. … Read more
I made the infamous Bjork swan dress for Halloween. It was super easy. I took the crinoline that I wore under my wedding dress and took off the top layer of fabric so the tulle was showing. I glued feathers to that and shortened it so that it would be the right length. I wore … Read more
I wanted an original costume for my 4 month old daughter for her first Halloween. I wanted to take advantage of her full head of hair and her beautiful eyes. I decided to make her a Homemade Baby Elvis Costume. Materials: thread and needle 3-6 month long sleeve white sleeper onesie with the zipper that … Read more
Just before I left school, my year group were allowed to dress up in fancy dress for the day and get out of lessons for a “celebration” day that the school holds every year. For my costume I went as Slash and my friend went as Axl from Guns ‘n Roses. My Homemade Slash Costume … Read more
I got the Candy Princess Halloween Costume Idea from Katy Perry’s candy dress in the California girls video. I found some dresses on the web that were highly priced or that just weren’t that cute. And beside I have this thing with having to make our costumes every year. It was surprisingly cheap to make. … Read more
We saw the idea of a Beheaded Marie Antoinette Halloween Costume on the internet and went on to make our own version. We went to second time around shops and found some lace material, along with other pieces to build the dress. We built the upper part of the body using an old manican piece … Read more
I went on an art trip with my school to Castle Toward. When we arrived there I was told that we had to think up and make a fancy dress costume for the “last night party” and that on our last day we would have 3 hours to buy the materials needed, make the costumes … Read more