Aretha Franklin wants Vera Wang to design her wedding dress.
The
iconic singer - who announced she would be wedding her long-term friend
William Wilkerson earlier this month - has a number of designers in
mind for her special gown, but is said to be particularly keen to have
iconic dressmaker Vera do the task.
Her representative confirmed:
'Ms. Franklin is considering Donna Karen, Valentino and the queen of
wedding dresses, Vera Wang, to design her
Evening Gown.'
Aretha, who is 69, joked when she revealed her nuptials she was not doing it because she was pregnant.
She said in a statement: 'We're looking at June or July for our date, and no, I'm not pregnant, LOL! '
This
will be the third time Aretha has married - she wed former manager Ted
White in the 1960s, and her second to Glynn Turman ended in 1984.
Vera
Wang is famed for some of the most beautiful wedding dresses in the
world, creating gowns for stars including Kim Kardashian, Victoria
Beckham and Mariah Carey.