Friday, November 6, 2026
Suzette Guilot-Snider, the fashion designer whose colorful costumes helped define the iconic look of rock band Twisted Sister, will be inducted into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 8:30 p.m.
The ceremony will take place at the Hall of Fame's Stony Brook Village location, at 97 Main St. Her husband, Twisted Sister frontman and fellow Hall of Fame inductee Dee Snider, will formally induct her.
Guilot-Snider will become the first costume designer inducted into the organization, recognizing her contributions to the music industry and her influence on the fashion associated with the rock bands of the 1980s and 1990s.
Born in Brooklyn and raised in Bellmore, Guilot-Snider attended John F. Kennedy High School, where she developed her interest in fashion and costume design. She began making clothing as a child and created her first costume at age 15. She studied fashion at Nassau BOCES and the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan before establishing her own business designing stage costumes and clothing for New York City boutiques.
Her career took a defining turn after she attended a Twisted Sister performance at a club in Levittown. She began designing costumes for Dee Snider, then her boyfriend, and eventually created the elaborate, brightly colored outfits worn by the entire band.
Her work helped establish Twisted Sister's distinctive visual identity, combining theatrical costumes, makeup and hairstyles with the band's hard-rock performances.
“It has been a dream of ours to induct into LIMEHOF, not just musicians and entertainers but also artists who from behind-the-scenes have shaped and branded the magic of these performers,” said Kevin O’Callaghan, the Hall of Fame's creative director. “Suzette Guilot-Snider is the embodiment of this.”
Guilot-Snider expanded her career into hair and makeup, graduating from Long Island Beauty School in 1987. She later worked on "The Howard Stern Show," helping create Stern's signature 1980s rocker appearance, and contributed to television, film, music videos and fashion productions.
In October 2023, Guilot-Snider and her husband visited the Hall of Fame, where several of her original Twisted Sister costumes were displayed as part of the exhibition "Long Island's Legendary Club Scene: 1960s-1980s."
The visit marked the first time she had seen many of her designs exhibited in a museum setting.
“I’m not the kind of person who looks for complements or really shows off my work, but it’s pretty amazing to see them on display,” Guilot-Snider said at the time.
She explained that her goal was to make Twisted Sister concerts feel like theatrical productions, combining music, lighting, costumes, makeup and hairstyles to create an immersive experience for audiences.
The Nov. 14 induction ceremony is open to the public. Tickets are available through the Hall of Fame's website at www.limusichalloffame.org.
