Now that the royal wedding is up, who is designing the dress that will transport Kate Middleton from an ordinary girl to royalty? — This question has been buzzing around the London Fashion week during the entire event. As of now Kate Middleton hasn’t announced who will be the fortunate designer to create her dress.

It was rumored months ago that Kate Middleton had picked designer to the stars Phillipa Lepley, who would likely create romantic dresses with flowers and vintage laces as her 2011 bridal collection suggests. However, according to Hilary Alexander, The Telegraph newspaper fashion editor, Middleton’s dress remains unknown and will continue to be unknown. This is not unlike what Lady Dianna did when she married Prince Charles.

Alexander said Middleton might have found someone to design her wedding dress but the secrecy will remain until the wedding day. Nonetheless, it is sure to be absolutely beautiful.

Most fashion experts have agreed that Kate Middleton will very likely choose a British designer. There are many top designers who were mentioned to design Kate’s dress aside from Leypley including Victoria Beckham, the former Spice girl turned fashion designer. The speculations began when she and her husband where invited to the wedding.

The paparazzi have also crowded the doorstep of Oldfield’s shop. It was there that Kate’s mother and sister were seen leaving the showroom.

According to Daniella Issa Helayel, who designed the dress Kate wore on her engagement day, royalty really has a way with fashion. After Middleton wore the blue Issa crossover, knee-length dress when she and William announced their engagement, the dress was sold out within 24 hours.

Another possibility is Elizabeth Emanuel, the designer of Princess Diana’s wedding gown back when she walked the aisle of St. Paul’s cathedral almost three decades ago.

The Dow Jones Average closed over 12,000 for the first time since June 2008 on Tuesday. This occurred as US stocks shrugged off the turmoil in Egypt and soared on positive corporate earnings.

The entire major US market indices were higher. These were sustained by indications that the United States economy is shifting steadily away from recession. Indications include strong January car sales, better than anticipated growth in manufacturing and solid profits reports from Pfizer, UPS and Archer Daniels Midland.

The blue-chip Dow skipped 1.25 percent or 148.23 points to 12,040.16. That is the first close from the previous 12,000 mark since June 19, 2008.

The broader S&P 500 index leaped 1.67 percent or 21.47 points to 1,307.59, whereas tech-heavy Nasdaq index increased 1.89 percent or 51.11 points to 2,751.19.

The general weakness of markets in U.S., which occurred on Friday and Monday sent a buying signal to investors, analysts said.

Michael James of Wedbush Morgan Securities said the market has been in an upbeat trend for several months now. He said that every shift down over the last six months has confirmed to be an opportunity for buying, and many people viewed the downward move on Friday as the same thing.

However, briefly before President Hosni Mubarak offered to step down after three decades of rule on Tuesday, punters pushed back into stocks.

The near-unanimous increase of markets in Asia and Europe on Tuesday gives another positive atmosphere. The refusal of the stock market to extend Friday’s abrupt decrease was treated as an encouraging sign to buyers. According to analysts at Briefing.com, gains abroad also provided a positive backdrop for further buying this session.