KISS Alive Costume Boots Available
May 2, 2009, 15 years ago
Kissasylum.com/KISSmuseum.com is reporting:
"Let me tell you; we were skeptical about these items when we first received press images of the new KISS Alive Costume Boots. The items pictured looked too good - too real - too professional, but let me tell you, we just got these in today and they look twice as good as they do in the photos! We were just floored! These are not cheap Halloween costume pieces, these are the real thing! Exact replicas of the KISS Alive Boots from 1975, painstakingly reproduced from the original patterns! The ONLY difference is they are not made of real, but vinyl leather. Other than that, the details are exactly the same as what KISS wears on stage!The soles of the shoes are rubber, the platforms are a high quality solid material, the studs on Gene's boots and the eyes for the laces on Paul's are metal, not plastic. Material is all stitched together, not glued - nothing cheap. And there are the little details, like how the stars on Paul's boots are not silver cut-outs sewn onto the boots, rather the black outside "leather" has the star cut out of it with the silver showing through from behind - Exactly the same way Paul's boots are constructed. The cosmic ankle rings around Ace's boots are a soft yet shiny chrome material with soft foam padding underneath. The famous snake skin pattern of Peter's boots is there when you take a close-up look... exactly the way the real stage item is constructed. And like we said, the only difference is that the leather is fake. But sturdy high-quality fake leather. The boots can stand up on their own; they will not flop over.
Buying these boots is just like you would buy any other pair of shoes. Expect them to last many, many years. Each comes in three men's sizes: 9, 11 and 13. They should fit most adult males. If you are a size in between you can easily put tissue paper in the toe for a perfect fit. To top it all off, they come in their own box with amazing KISS graphics. You can see many more up-close photos at this location."
