Zara Phillips Chooses Stewart Parvin To Design Her Wedding Dress (PHOTOS)

UPDATE: Looks like Grazia spoke too soon. The British tabloid writes on Wednesday that Queen-favored couturier Parvin is not confirmed as Phillips' dress designer. Rather "the smart money" is now on Paul Costelloe, a Dublin-born designer who regularly shows his collections during London Fashion Week. But we won't know for sure until Phillips walks down the aisle on July 30...

Ready for another royal wedding dress?

Grazia revealed that Zara Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne, has chosen couturier Stewart Parvin to design her dress for her July 30 wedding to fiance Mike Tindall.

Parvin is a favorite designer of Zara's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, who often dons his classically-cut dresses and jackets.

We're guessing, however, that Zara's dress will be slightly more modern, as the accomplished professional equestrian chose a new engagement ring over a family heirloom and is known for her low-maintenance, sporty style. Her fiance Tindall is a professional rugby player and the two met at a pub when Tindall was competing in the 2003 World Cup.

Twenty nine-year-old Zara, who is thirteenth in line to the throne, will walk down the aisle in Scotland.

Check out pictures below of the Queen, looking quite lovely in Stewart Parvin ensembles.

Comments

[Red Russet]

07:30 PM on 07/13/2011

Very nice dowdy outfits for an old lady. Where does it show he can do wedding gowns?

[Mark Boxshus]

03:33 PM on 07/13/2011

I'm sure there must be a royal servant somewhere who has his or her job on the line, as a result of her majesty having all of her buttons not perfectly aligned!! OMG ..........the horror of it all...........LOL

[ADP4]

01:49 AM on 07/12/2011

Who/what's a "finance Tindall"?

[Kittenesque]

11:33 PM on 07/11/2011

Now this is a wedding I am looking forward to. Two genuine people who don't feel the need for the title and don't shove it down people's throats that they are "cool"

[Urbane Worrier]

03:35 AM on 07/12/2011

While I agree with your assessment of Zara and Mike (look at me on first name terms!),
its not like Prince William ever had a choice, plus he scaled back his wedding from what the Paace suggested. He isnt in charge of the coverage he receives.

[Kittenesque]

02:35 PM on 07/12/2011

I wasn't referring to the wedding but the navy and purple parade since the wedding. And the bracelet with a crown on top of the C that Catherine wears.

[dblueII]

04:44 AM on 07/12/2011

I was wondering why she and her brother had no tittle. I figured it was because their father did not. Not so.

"At the request of their mother, the children of the Princess Royal do not hold any royal title, nor are they entitled to one by right of birth, as they are the grandchildren of a monarch in the female line."

I've always thought Zara was lovely. She hasn't had very good luck with men in the past, hope this works out.

[Kittenesque]

02:37 PM on 07/12/2011

Yes, that's right. Her mother and she are both hard working women in their own right. Earning a living without mooching out of the people's taxes. Of course they get special treatment. But they are made of sturdier stuff than those who marry into it for money and the likes of Fergie's daughters.

[AspenAlways]

11:09 PM on 07/11/2011

What bride doesn't want to look like her grandmother on her wedding day?

[Sunflo]

08:30 AM on 07/13/2011

Mean!

[emlr]

11:02 AM on 07/13/2011

Funny!

[propitiousmoment]

10:24 PM on 07/11/2011

That pic of her in the yellow outfit with the sunglasses (as far as I can tell) under her hat - she is so cute!! Made me think, go get'em grandma!

[NevaforLeadership]

09:57 PM on 07/11/2011

I must say, her wardrobe has perked up since she started using him.

[shuffleoff]

09:23 PM on 07/11/2011

Why not...keep the weddings comin! They're a bunch of fun!!

[beadingchef]

07:23 PM on 07/11/2011

Who?

[Urbane Worrier]

03:32 AM on 07/12/2011

Princes Anne's daughter.

She's very down to earth and as 'normal' as Royals get. She's not an HRH, and is a Sports woman- Three Day Eventing. Thats how she earns her living. Her fiancé is a big bruising rugby player. Good people.

http://www.picitup.com/NewMatch/celeb_page.jsp?name=Zara_Phillips

[Patriot28]

07:02 PM on 07/11/2011

The Queen always looks elegant.

[thinkingwomanmillstone]

09:08 PM on 07/12/2011

the queen wears virtually the same thing over and over...in a different color and with different buttonsj and bows. She's certainly entitled to wear what she wears but I don't see anything to recommend this designer to a 29 year old woman. A young woman has got to want something less dowdy than her octogenarian grandmother wears.

[Patriot28]

01:43 PM on 07/15/2011

Yes, a designer should design what's appropiate for age, but don't forget, the Queen is 86 and wears what is appropiate for her age. At least she wears bright colors.

[MsCanuck]

06:51 PM on 07/11/2011

Just one question for those in the know. How can it be a Royal Wedding when Zara holds no royal title? Is it expected she will be given one?

[MIvoter1231]

08:15 PM on 07/11/2011

She is the daughter of the Princess Royal and a commoner, she does not get a title automatically (by right of birth) and her mother specifically requested that her children not be granted any. That's my understanding. She is still of royal blood, however, through her mother, regardless of whether she has a title or not.

[Yeldemo]

08:18 PM on 07/13/2011

she does get a title! am,erican idiboos, she is by blood a princess...mor than KATE! anyway he mom declined the royal title. READ PPL READ.

[NevaforLeadership]

09:59 PM on 07/11/2011

She only holds no title as her mother requested she not have one -- a little mean maybe, when all her cousins have titles.

[jeana21]

06:17 PM on 07/11/2011

Aww it's grandma wrinkles...

[mrsdrl97]

05:56 PM on 07/11/2011

I thought this was an article about Zara. Where are the photos of her ?

[Red Russet]

05:48 PM on 07/11/2011

Question: Has QE2 always worn cotton gloves in the summer? The last time I remember seeing these gloves were my mother's.

[MIvoter1231]

08:16 PM on 07/11/2011

Yes, she sticks to strict etiquette.

[AspenAlways]

11:08 PM on 07/11/2011

It's an excellent idea when your job requires shaking germ infested hands.

[EdMercer]

05:40 PM on 07/11/2011

Looking forward to see http://www.weddingdressexpert.com what he comes up with.