Ink-redible: The £10,000 dress made from 1,200 BIRO pens (but does Lady Gaga know about it?)

This ink-credible dress is made from a staggering 1,200 biros.

It took 640 hours to sew all the Bic pens onto the extraordinary garment, which is also covered in 2,000 crystals and is worth around £10,000.

The dress weighs 8lbs - just over half a stone - but, according to designer Annette Carey, it's completely wearable.

Biro-lliant: The dress is covered in 2,000 Swarovski Cristals and is worth around £10,000

It marks BIC Cristal's 60th anniversary.

Ms Carey, who has previously made gowns for celebrities including model Rachel Hunter, says her latest size-ten creation would be perfect for eccentric popstar Lady Gaga.

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Speaking from her design studio in Butler's Wharf, South East London, Ms Carey explained: 'I wanted to create something incredible from the pens.

'I took an everyday iconic object that everyone has probably used at least once and turned it in to something extremely beautiful.

'It is designed to be worn and it would be perfect for someone who has a bit of a wild, edgier side.

On the ball-point: The dress is made of 1,200 biros and took 640 hours to sew all the pens together to create the garment

Looking pen-sive: According to designer Annette Carey, it's completely wearable

Ms Carey says her latest size-ten creation would be perfect for eccentric popstar Lady Gaga

'I was thrilled to work with BIC in creating this anniversary dress.' The main body of the dress is made of 100 per cent silk and tulle netting.

The fiddly, dress-making process took up to 13 hours a day.

The dress went on display at the Inkspiration: Story of BIC Cristal exhibition at the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, West London, for one month from April 1.