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How to Dress Like KISS

Modeled after glam rockers and theatrical artists like Alice Cooper, KISS arrived in the early 1970s and toured with elaborate costumes, full face make-up, lighting and pyrotechnics for about a decade. According to a biography by MTV, "most kids were infatuated with the look of Kiss" though their music is not to be dismissed. Whether you are planning an outfit for a Halloween party, a concert or a 1970s throw back event, here is how to dress like the men of KISS.

Things You'll Need

  • Black leather vest and pants
  • Black and white face paint
  • Red lipstick
  • Black wig
  • Silver platform combat boots
  • Silver safety pins
  • Silver bracelets
  • Silver spike choker necklace
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Instructions

    • 1

      Start by covering your entire face with white face paint. Then using black face paint, outline the shape of a star around your right eye. The tips should reach from your hairline to your nose. Finish your face look by applying red lipstick.

    • 2

      Adorn the black leather vest and pants with silver safety pins, placed in symmetrical designs on the right and left. Cover most of the surface of the garments. This will mimic the designs on the band members' clothing.

    • 3

      Dress yourself from top to bottom in the vest, pants and platform boots. Leave the vest open, exposing the skin of your chest and stomach, to achieve KISS's provocative signature look.

    • 4

      Add the silver spiked choker necklace and thin silver bracelets -- enough to cover each forearm.

    • 5

      Top the outfit off with a black wig, shoulder length or lightly shorter, with several spiky layers. Grab three friends dressed like the other band members, hit the town and proceed to "Rock and Roll All Night."

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