Guess Which Celebrity Is Thinking Of Designing Her Own Wedding Dress

This child star-turned-designer says she just may walk down the aisle in a gown of her own creation

Mary-Kate Olsen may design her own wedding dress
Mary-Kate Olsen may design her own wedding dress
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This child star-turned-designer says she just may walk down the aisle in a gown of her own creation

Mary-Kate Olsen has been engaged for nearly two months now. And while most brides-to-be would probably be well into the obsessing-over-the-dress phase, it seems to be the last thing on her mind.

The 27-year-old designer - who's engaged to 44-year-old French banker Olivier Sarkozy - admitted to WWD that she's not very far along in the wedding planning process. 'I'm, like, not even there yet,' she said.

But she did reveal one juicy nugget: She's considering designing her own dress. 'I think it may be a matter of getting five or six, or making two or three and being stressed out,' she said. 'That seems kind of far away. We'll take one step at a time.'

Mary-Kate Olsen and fiance Olivier Sarkozy

Mary-Kate Olsen and fiance Olivier Sarkozy
(Image credit: Rex)

Bridal gowns aren't a specialty for Mary-Kate, who oversees fashion brands The Row, Elizabeth and James and the more affordable lines Olsenboye and StyleMint with her twin sister Ashley Olsen. However, she and Ashley did recently design a wedding dress for a friend. Sounds like she enjoyed the process!

We're uber-excited to see whether Mary-Kate does decide to go with a self-made dress - and what type of design she goes for. Would it stay true to the minimalist aesthetic of the The Row?

While the bride-to-be doesn't really seem like the type to have traditional bridesmaids, we can bet her two celebrity sisters - Ashley and Elizabeth - will also be dressed to the nines for the A-list nuptials.

Not really up to designing your own dress? You can get one from the High Street, instead!

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Ali Gray is an award-winning content director and digital strategist. Most recently she was the Director of Branded Content at Hearst, and helped to bridge the gap between the editorial and commercial worlds working across all Hearst brands, including ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Esquire and Harper's Bazaar. Prior to that she worked as an editor contributing to several brands such as The Telegraph, iVillage UK.