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PETER'S
COSTUMES
1973
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Peter
came into KISS in the summer of 1972, when they still were called Wicked Lester. Picture A
is from that period, and shows Peter with an early version of his costume and make-up. The
shirt was made by Peter with help from his mom, a tight black shirt with a silvery
design on the chest. Around the neck he wore a white scarf. Picture B is from early 1973,
when Ace had just joined the band. Peter is still wearing the shirt and scarf from picture
A, but he now wears the cat make-up, and has a button on the shirt (you can barely see it
in picture B).
Picture C is from the same period, but here Peter is wearing a white, long sleeved t-shirt
with red stars on it.
Picture D shows Peter in a silver jacket, a yellow t-shirt (probably homemade) with a pink
drum on it, and a pair of orange, velvet pants... quite an assembly! I have only seen this
one picture of the costume, so it was probably only used for a very short time!
In picture E (taken at The Daisy, Amityville, in June 1973), Peters costume was a black,
sleeve-less t-shirt, with a red number 3 on it. Peter would wear white, or perhaps silver
hot pants, and black tights.
 By late 1973 the whole band
were wearing black leotards. On picture F you can see Peters costume at the time. He was
wearing the same shirt as on picture A. On another picture from this period (picture H)
Peter is wearing another homemade shirt, with his name, Peter Criss, in silver letters on
the chest, and lips (KISSes?) on the sleeves.Picture G shows Peter's platform boots from this time. They were made from black and silver leather. |
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