How to Make a Kiss Costume
One of the most recognizable rock bands ever is Kiss. Kiss has been around since the early 1970s and are known as much for their black-and-white face makeup and their wild outfits as they are for their music. You can go solo and create a Kiss costume for yourself. Or get a group of friends together and rock any party when you all show up dressed as the members of Kiss.
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Things You'll Need
- Black vest or T-shirt Acrylic rhinestones or sequins Glue Black leggings or bike shorts Chalk White and black makeup Silver or green makeup Black lipstick Red lollipop Black vest Aluminum foil Black wig Red or black lipstick Scissors Gloves Black nylons
Instructions
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Cut a large V-shape down the center of a tight, black T-shirt. For the best rock effect, cut the shirt down to the bellybutton, to show off the chest. Glue acrylic rhinestones onto the shirt, following the "v" pattern. Cut the sleeves off the shirt. Glue rhinestones around the edge of the sleeve. A black tank top or a black vest would also work.
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Put on a pair of tight, black pants or bike pants. Draw lines with chalk where you want to cut out two or three large circles or stars. Remove the pants and cut out the shapes with scissors. Glue aluminum foil around the edges of the cutout shapes.
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Cut the legs off a pair of black pantyhose. Stretch one piece of hose over your hand and arm. Cut out a small hole for one or two fingers. Remove the hose. Glue aluminum foil or acrylic rhinestones onto the homemade gloves. Use black craft leather to tie around the gloves on the forearm or elbow, to keep them in place. Also make a collar for your neck, using scrap material from the T-shirt or the hose.
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Paint your face white with costume makeup. Add a design to your face including one large black star around one eye. Or draw two black or silver stars, one for each eye. Use green makeup to make cat eyes. Color lips black or red.
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Accessorize the Kiss costume with studded belts and silver chain jewelry. Or become a specific member of the group. For further inspiration on how to rock out your costume, visit Kissonline.com (see Resources).
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Tips & Warnings
Suck on a red lollipop or candy to make your tongue red, if you want to be like Gene Simmons.
Do not make this costume for a small child as the acrylic rhinestones pose a choking hazard.
Resources
- Photo Credit Wok/Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License
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Comments
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jeezy
Jun 24, 2010
I can't make the boots... how do i do that??
