On 17. June 1979, Gene Simmons used the prototype “Dynasty” costume live for the first (and probably only) time, when Kiss played the Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL, on the second show of the “Return of Kiss” tour.
According to the Maria Contessa, the original costume maker for Kiss, it was difficult to clean this outfit, and that basically nothing other than dunking them in the bathtub could be done. Between the sweat and stage blood, there was no other way to clean them.
Concept drawing by costume designer Maria Contessa and Gene Simmons.
