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
I have been creating my own Halloween costumes for the past few years now. However this year I had to stray from my tradition of creating large nightmare beasts in order to create a more dance floor friendly costume. Being the colossal nerd I am, I have always thought the Daft Punk costumes were really … 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
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