Kate's Surprise Wedding Dress

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While designer Bruce Oldfield is currently the media frontrunner to make Kate Middleton's wedding gown, sources close to the royals say that Middleton will pick a lesser-known designer for the big day. "When the name is officially announced, it will come as a surprise to many, and catapult the designer to worldwide fame," royal correspondant Yvonne Yorke told Vogue UK. "For clues on the identity, I suggest looking at those who have made dresses for Catherine, her sister Pippa, and her mother Carole." To be honest, nothing would surprise us. Middleton has made some very low-key and very surprising fashion choices to date—like wearing last season's Reiss dress for her official engagement portrait session with Mario Testino. [Vogue UK]