Who will design Meghan Markle’s wedding dress? French designer Roland Mouret tipped to be a top choice
NOW the date has been announced for the royal wedding, speculation has turned to who will design Meghan Markle’s dress.
No news has been released yet of who will be tasked with the honour, but one of the top choices is thought to be French designer Roland Mouret.
The designer is currently tipped to be one of the hot favourites by and Meghan is already a fan of his work.
And this weekend speculated: “If it is figure-skimming feminine silhouettes that Markle is looking for, the French-born, London-based designer may well prove to be her man.”
The Suits actress has worn Roland Mouret gowns at least twice and the pair became friends following a chance encounter in a hotel lift in Istanbul.
Meghan once recalled: “This man in a bathrobe said ‘I love to dress you’.
“I thought ‘whaaat?’ Then he told me who he was and we’ve been friends ever since.”
Mouret gowns start from £1,745 in price, although a bespoke dress is most likely for the royal-to-be as she walks down the aisle at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in May.
Currently the favourite designer on the BetFair website is Erdem (2/1), which would tie in with Meghan’s roots to her time spent in Toronto for the filming of Suits.
Canadian and Turkish designer Erdem Moralıoğlu has previously worked alongside Diane von Fürstenberg and his clothes have been worn by the likes of Anne Hathaway, Keira Knightley and Sarah Jessica Parker amongst others.
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Shortly after their engagement, it was announced the wedding will take place next spring in May 2018.
The Sun then exclusively revealed the pair are set to tie the knot on Saturday, May 26, with the weekend marriage a break from royal tradition.
As the date is the start of the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, it would mean patriotic Brits can party for three days straight.
The wedding is taking place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, which is where Harry was christened when he was three months old.
In a statement, the royal palace said: "Her Majesty The Queen has granted permission for the wedding to take place at the Chapel.
"The Royal Family will pay for the wedding."
Issa (7/1), Alexander McQueen (15/2) and Mikhael Kale (9/1) are also popular choices in the odds.
, meanwhile, has listed Elie Saab (7/2), Jenny Packham (6/1), Antonio Berardi (7/1), Lela Rose (15/2), Erdem (8/1), Oscar de la Renta (9/1), Bruce Oldfield (12/1), Sarah Burton (16/1), Burberry (28/1), David Emanuel (33/1), and Victoria Beckham (33/1).
Princess Diana's wedding dress designer, David Emanuel, said he would be thrilled to design Meghan's gown and predicted she will wear a form-fitting dress to go down the aisle.
Or could it be designer Misha Nonoo, who set the pair up on a blind date?
We’ve already seen Meghan looking stunning in a wedding dress, when her character Rachel Zane on Suits got dressed up in a gown for her wedding to Mike.
The wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William in 2011 was one of the most watched ceremonies in history – and her spectacular Alexander McQueen v-neck dress stole the show.