With the gossip mills working at maximum capacity to churn out reports about noted fashion designer Stella McCartney’s desire to create the wedding dress for iconic starlet Scarlett Johansson, it’s unlikely that the recently engaged actress will be left in the dark about McCartney’s intentions.

Announcing at her West Hollywood boutique cocktail party ‘I'm definitely doing her wedding dress’, Stella McCartney quickly clarified the statement with the additional ‘but she doesn't know it yet.’ Stay tuned, one and all, because if it’s anything like the reports of the magnificent dress that McCartney designed for the wedding of pop star Madonna to British film director Guy Ritchie, we’re all in for something special.

Credited with an innovative range of designer bags, designer dresses and designer shoes, Stella McCartney is also renowned for designing for the stars. Madonna’s gown, a strapless ivory silk number, apparently transformed her wedding into an affair from a previous century. Complemented with a nineteenth century lace veil and an Edwardian diamond tiara, the McCartney designed dress featured a fitted corset bodice and a long train.

For the former Chloe designer who went on to form her own label as part of the Gucci group in 2001, this is only one step in her meteoric rise to fame. In her collections, like those of fellow British designer Alexander McQueen, street elements like punk and rocker inspired styles feature prevalently, as do feminine elements such as frills and pastels. Ever diverse, Stella McCartney has proved herself over the years to be a visionary of fashion.

But what about for Scarlett Johansson? Maybe she should be cautious of exactly what McCartney might have in mind. After her surprise announcement, McCartney added that she was ‘thinking of some kind of dodgy, black thing. Latex! Latex for Scarlett!’

The thing is, no matter what she wears, Johansson is bound to look fabulous. Could this start a trend for black latex wedding dresses? Only time will tell!