i’ve always been a big fan of Stormtroopers of Death (metal band) and their mascot Sgt. D, I thought this Sgt. D Costume from Stormtroopers of Death (S.O.D) would make a cool costume so here it is: I had an old army fatigue laying around, sum boots, gloves and a bandanna, only thing I purchased … Read more
So, I’m a big fan of the obscure band The Residents. They’ve kept their identities hidden for over 30 years, although they’ve become known for their signature giant eyeball masks and tuxedos. So, this year, I decided to honor my obsession by creating my own Residents costume. I started off with a 14″ plastic globe. … Read more
My son wanted to be a member of KISS. The Homemade Gene Simmons Costume started with a boy’s muscle shirt and girl’s leggings. I bought some fake leather and studded it. Then I used fabric glue to fasten it onto the shirt. Next I made bat wings out of the leather, studded them, and fastened … Read more
This year for Halloween my kids decided to be the rock band Kiss. Here is what I did and used to make the KISS Costumes. Demon child costume: I started out by making some boots to look similar to what the Demon Child’s Dragon boots look like. To make the Dragon boots I started with … Read more
My 11 month old son is in a Grateful Dead Costume dancing bear for his first Halloween. I transformed my old radio flyer into a Volkswagen bus by recycling diaper boxes and then using paper mache and spray paint. I finished it off with some eBay finds and the bus was driven by Jerry Garcia. … Read more
This Homemade Gene Simmons KISS Costume is my friend Andrea. Yes actually it is a girl under all of that drag. In her costume she’s 7ft tall and even glued hair to her chest to make the outfit complete.
My son won first place with best costume from the entire pack at our cub scout pack night. His picture was also featured on genesimmons.com in the ‘your letters’ section and on our pack website. Ever since I met Gene Simmons my son has been in awe with him. He wants to be a rock-star … Read more
Last Halloween my boyfriend and I started brainstorming “couple costume ideas”. Neither of us were huge on the idea of doing a couple costume, but we figured if we came up with something worthwhile, we would do it. I tried thinking of iconic couples or duos, and eventually came up with The White Stripes (Jack … Read more
This Homemade Guns N Roses Axl Rose and Slash Couple Costume is me (Axl) and my now husband (slash) as Guns n Roses a couple of Halloweens ago, the outfits were pretty easy to put together. For Axl, I went to a close thrift store and got a bright Football shirt and white spandex shorts … Read more
The kids and I LOVE Guns N Roses and what better way to show your age than having them dress up like the two main members? My son is Slash. His costume was made simple by using a wig and a homemade top hat we made out of neoprene material from a hand made pattern. … Read more
This Homemade Gene Simmons KISS Costume idea came from my 10 year old son. He has always been told he has a Gene Simmons tongue, so, it was inevitable that, one day, he’d wanted to be him for Halloween. The bat wings were made with a black suede material (couldn’t find fake leather) with studs … Read more