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Who Will Design Kate Middleton's Wedding Dress?


With the world looking to Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding later this year, soon-to-be Princess Kate will need a wedding dress that exemplifies her new royal status, as well as reflect a modern and youthful Britain. Middleton is no stranger to the fashion world as she has been seen as a trendsetter and fashion icon in the U.K. The navy blue Issa dress she wore at the announcement of her engagement to Prince William has already inspired dozens of knock-off and copycat dresses into production. Girls all over the U.K. look to Middleton as a style maven; her engagement merely broadened her celebrity and fashion icon status to the rest of the English speaking world. Even this week, 13 U.K. university students stood in front of Buckingham Palace in , complete with fake blue sapphire rings. In one news conference, Middleton's look defined how the world perceives her.Additionally, Middleton chose a dress off the rack from U.K. department store Reiss rather than a top-name designer, for her official engagement portraits with Prince William. This choice by Middleton demonstrated her eye for fashion while making her choices and lifestyle seem more accessible to the general population. Middleton's wedding dress will need to demonstrate the same amount of style-savviness, while avoiding the extravagance and old world charm of . Additionally, the designer that Middleton chooses to create the wedding gown that will be seen and emulated by countless people all over the world must reflect a sense of British patriotism.andhave suggested a few up and coming British designers that Middleton could potentially select to design the wedding dress. The front-runner, verified by U.K. designer Ben de Lisi, is British . He has been designing clothes since the early 1970s and even helped style Princess Diana. As he already has been "royal approved," Oldfield is seen as a likely choice over popular American wedding designers like Vera Wang. Diana wedding dress designer David Emanuel became a household name after his 1981 creation for her; Middleton has the combined power of a style icon and a royal, which could send Oldfield to the top of the fashion world.Energy. Spring Breeze.Rescue Me (including Arpeggia and Oliver P remix) .The Epiphany EP part 1 .Lethal Weapon 78 (April Reloaded)