Voodou salons create £50,000 dress for museum of liverpool

Voodou Salons have created a £50,000, 15-stone dress made entirely out of hair for the Museum of Liverpool.

To create the spectacular pink piece, artistic director Ryan Edwards joined forces with designer Thelma Madine - best known for her role creating spectacular gowns for My Big Fat Gipsy Wedding.

Originally showcased at the Alternative Miss Liverpool pageant, the dress took over 300 hours to make and uses 250 metres of hair, each hand-styled and dyed by Ryan. The dress also features 1,500 crystals and 12 underskirts.

Ryan said: "When we made the dress in 2011 it was a chance for us to show our creatively and originality and it's a fantastic feeling to see the finished product on display in the Museum of Liverpool one year later. A lot of hard work went into making it so we're all really proud of the exhibition which takes pride of place in the foyer."

The dress, which is on exhibition to celebrate Homotopia - Liverpool's annual festival of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender arts and culture - will stay in the Museum of Liverpool until December when it will be moved to The Walker Art Gallery.