The outfit was designed by Liverpool-based designer Philip Armstrong, whose clients include Lady Gaga, Abby Clancey and Helen Hunt, and was carved from a two-metre block of ice.
The creation weighs 700kg, took more than 40 hours to carve and a team of six people had to use specialist heavy lifting equipment to bring it inside the shopping centre. Armstrong worked with ice carving specialists The Ice Box to bring the design to life.
The frozen fishtail gown was unveiled at a celebrity launch party on Wednesday at Liverpool One’s sub-zero ice bar, which forms part of the Ice Festival – an eight-week installation on Liverpool’s Chavasse Park featuring an ice rink, live ice carving and an après café bar.
Armstrong said: "What better way to celebrate the start of a new winter season than with the epitome of cool. We couldn’t believe our eyes when we saw the dress and when Lanie Wilson stood in it, it was truly a sight to behold.
"This the first time we have been asked to create a dress with such a unique material, and to our knowledge it is one of the first of its kind. It has been amazing to work with the Ice Box team and Liverpool One to develop the concept, and we are delighted with the dramatic results."
The ice dress will stay inside the ice bar for guests to take pictures of while they enjoy a visit to the sub-zero cocktail lounge complete with ice sculptures, furniture and frozen glasses.
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