For the fashionista bride

Vera Wang Spring 2012

If you are a bit of a fashionista and you recently got engaged,  I am sure you are thinking about your dress... 

Will it be the BIG dress, the vintage dresses, short dress, long dress or the strapless dresses? Only now it has dawned on you that even if you knew which style to go for, shopping for your wedding dress is no easy
task!
 

Oscar de la Renta Spring 2012

London, Paris, New York are all great but Milan is the HQ of Italian fashion and if you are looking for something for your wedding in Italy, than Milan fashion week is the place to be! 

Why not take a trip to Milan this month and check out next years styles, maybe you will find your perfect wedding dress... 

Monique Lhuillier Spring 2012

Milan's Via Montenapoleone, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and Via Sant'Andrea are where the fash pack heads to snap up the latest must-have Miu Miu of the season. One of their best-kept secrets is the outlet store of boho-chic label, Marni at 1 via Filippo Tajani – a great place to find big fashion discounts.

Elie Saab spring 2012

2011 Milan fashion week runs from the 21st to the 27th September. 

If you would like to stay with the fashion Vogue-pack...

British Vogue style gurus stay at the opulent Hotel Principe di Savoia (00 39 02 62301; www.hotel principedisavoia.com). For the duration of the shows, the hotel will also exhibit the work of emerging designers competing for the $40,000 Dorchester Collection fashion prize. Double rooms start at €385, room only.

British Vogue's American counterparts plump for the Four Seasons at 6/8 Via Gesu (00 39 02 77088; www.fourseasons.com), a converted convent that has elegant double rooms from €572, excluding breakfast.