Actress Lisa Rinna’s unique Oscars gown was crafted from 11 pounds of human hair and took 16 seamstresses working 152 hours around-the-clock to create.
The dress was designed by Christian Cowan in partnership with TRESemmé.
According to InStyle, the custom gown “featured intricately woven layers of brown hair that cascaded down in strips of varying thickness and length.”
The 62-year-old “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum wore the hair-raising gown to the 2026 Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards viewing party in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Lisa is pictured with her stylist, Christian Cowan (left), and her husband, actor Harry Hamlin (right).
“The hair is not the finishing touch of this look—it is the look,” Cowan said of his hairy creation. “The concept for the design was simple but powerful; if the TRESemmé A-List Collection can deliver couture-level results on hair, it can deliver couture-level results on a couture gown made from hair.”
Lisa paired the gown with her signature “spiky shag” hairstyle by stylist Justine Marjan, who explained that they added more volume to match Lisa’s dress.
Lisa added the finishing touch with a 41.33-carat diamond collar necklace, five-carat diamond stud earrings, and two diamond rings by De Beers London jewelers.
The actress is known for her roles on the soap operas “Days of Our Lives” and “Melrose Place.” She has been married to Harry Hamlin for 29 years.
Eleven pounds of human hair on a dress?! Just when I thought Lisa Rinna couldn’t get any creepier, she goes and does this.
The moment I realized it, I was completely creeped out. What on earth is happening?
Then again it’s Lisa Rinna and she’s crazy so I guess not surprised! ? pic.twitter.com/aEyijsWYXN
— Hanz (@fashionistaera) March 16, 2026
