Cross-dressing robber nabbed in Victoria

A man who allegedly held up a service station dressed in women's clothing has been arrested.

Victoria police have arrested the man who robbed a petrol station while dressed as a woman. (Supplied)

A cross-dressing robber who allegedly held up a Melbourne service station with a homemade machine gun is in custody.

Wearing a blonde curly wig, red lipstick, a mauve skirt and wide brimmed hat, the man allegedly robbed the Taylors Hill store last month, police say.

He allegedly confronted a female cashier with what appeared to be a homemade machine gun he pulled out of a bag before making off with cash.

Police said on Friday a 23-year-old Taylors Hill man was arrested on Thursday and charged with one count of armed robbery.

He was remanded in custody to appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court at a later date.