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
I’m a fan of lmfao. So this year I decided to make a Homemade Redfoo LMFAO Costume. I first did some research on what he likes to wear. He seems like to wear semi 80’s type clothing with a little hip hop style to it. As a result, I got myself purple tight pants (women’s … 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
I got this idea for a Gene Simmons Halloween costume a few months back and started gathering bits and pieces. Here’s a basic run-down of my costume: Bought the wig, just added a band for the “pook”. Bought the make-up for 50 cents from the dollar store that was selling out. Bought 3 pairs of … 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
We got our idea of going as the Spice Girls after watching “Spice World” one night. It seemed simple to do and the costumes just came to us. Baby Spice wore a short plaid skirt with shoes with a large heal. She constantly had a lollipop in her mouth and wore pigtails to really make … Read more
This ABBA costume was so easy to make. I bought 2 oversize white t-shirts, a few bottles of puff paint, blue fringe, 1/2 yard blue fabric, and 4 roles white duck tape. I took the white shirts and made them into tasteful mini dresses, slit the side making sure it didn’t show too much. I … 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
You wanted the best, You got the best…The hottest band in the world, KISS. This Space Ace costume was easy! I took a piece of cardboard and cut out the “V” chest piece(front and back) and a hole for my head/neck. I then painted the chest piece silver and used tape and aluminum foil on … Read more
I’ve been a long time KISS fan and have created many Homemade Gene Simmons and Kiss Group Costumes over the years. My little brother and I, along with a couple of friends, used to put on fake KISS concerts when we were kids for the neighborhood where we lived. However, I think this year’s costume … Read more