Award-winning Pembrokeshire-based salon owner Michelle Summers Davies from MD Hair in Goodwick recently collaborated with a local farmer to create a sustainable styling collection.
Inspiration
“At the start of this summer, I decided to take a wig-making course, and we were sent some materials and tasked with creating something unique using things like feathers,” Michelle explains. “I mentioned this to one of my clients, who owns a smallholding called Danclawdd Cottage here in Pembrokeshire with a flock of sheep that she keeps as pets. She jokingly asked, “Do you want to make a wig out of their wool?” and I thought, why not? She was surprised but offered me some, so I ethically sourced it from her sheep.
Once I got it home, I had this mix of different textures and colours and wasn’t sure what to do with it. After attending the course and learning how to put everything together, I decided to give it a try.
That’s how this unique wig came to life, crafted in my garage in Pembrokeshire. I brought it to the grand finale of the course, where I had a stunning black model to showcase it on. The leftover wool was even used as part of the styling, creating something truly different, unique, ethically sourced, and organic—all from Pembrokeshire! I call he collection the Llana Luxe Wig. Llana comes from the Welsh word for wool, and Luxe adds a touch of elegance – perfect for an ethically sourced, high-quality sheep wool wig!”
Credits
Hair: Michelle Summers Davies at MD Hair, Goodwick, Pembrokeshire • Photographer: James Nicklin
