I bought most of the clothes for this Rob Zombie Costume from a Value village then airbrushed the pinstripes and other designs on them and the hat. I made the cane from a real hairstyling head, a broomstick and a little plastic skull from the dollar store.
I had started this Homemade Gene Simmons Costume as a joke with black duct tape and silver painted googly eyes for studs, back in February. After the party, I decided to create the real thing with leather and studs. I used two sheets of vinyl fabric, many 8”X12” foam sheets, dozens of pop rivets, and … Read more
I started this Homemade Gene Simmons Costume about 7 years ago. It started very simple and has grown over the years to look as it does today. The cape was made from pleather material bought at local sewing shops. It has two large “suspenders” which connect to the top of the cape near the shoulders … Read more
This Love Gun from KISS costume is actually a couple of years old. It started very basic and as time went on became more and more authentic. The main costume is made of fake leather with real studs and chains. The wings also are made from fake leather and studs. The tights were sewn by … Read more
This Homemade Gene Simmons Dynasty Unmasked Costume I constructed just in time for Halloween ’09. It’s basically made up of materials I found at Canadian Tire, Reno Depot and Village des Valeurs. The boots were made from an old pair of 3.5 inch platform boots to which I added an extra 4 inches using cork … Read more
LADY GAGA in the MEAT DRESS, Boston, MA This Lady Gaga Meat Dress Costume was the best and most fun costume ever. It took me a long time to make but was well worth it. The inspiration was clearly from the media and Lady Gaga’s unparalleled fame and crazy getups. There were several other Lady … Read more
I’m a big Lady Gaga Fan and I have followed her fashions and looks for quite some time. With Lady Gaga there are so many different looks to choose from! I was browsing through some of her more photographed looks and came up with this Lady Gaga Costume. She has done several variations on this … Read more
For my Homemade Mr. T Costume, I went to Goodwill and bought the army pants and shirt. I shaved into shape the full Mr. T mohawk and beard. I used black body color and added a bunch of gold chains, rings and earrings. I topped the costume off by talking like Mr. T all night!
It actually took me almost a month to have everything ready for this DIY Mr. T Halloween costume. The hair was all my real hair I grew it out and then shaved it for the costume the beard was also real. To actually apply the make up and get the costume ready to go out … Read more
Halloween is my most favorite holiday and I wanted to have a unique costume that didn’t cost a bundle and run the chance that someone else might be wearing it. I love Bjork and her music, so I decided to make her infamous swan dress. First I bought a pair of white tights and stuffed … Read more
For a friend’s Halloween Party my husband and I went as John and Lorena Bobbitt. This costume was a big hit, comfortable to wear, and won many categories for the costume contest! We won best couple, most original, funniest and scariest (because many men at the party were afraid of me and my big knife). … Read more
I began piecing together this homemade Britney Spears Halloween costume last year. I first began the long tedious process of gathering the appropriate vintage jewelry needed for this costume. I used 3 gold-tone vintage belts and added different matching vintage brooches and earrings and hot glued them to the belts. I then machine sewed the … Read more