Georgina Chapman Quotes

• I enjoyed studying costume, learning about the corsetry and the historical context of fashion. I never had any real intention of being a costume designer.

  Georgina Chapman

  Fashion, Real, Historical

  "Georgina Chapman Interview: Red-Carpet Royalty" by Derek Blasberg, www.harpersbazaar.com. March 21, 2011.

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• I look much more civilized than I actually am.

  Georgina Chapman

  Looks, Civilized

  "Georgina Chapman Interview: Red-Carpet Royalty" by Derek Blasberg, www.harpersbazaar.com. March 21, 2011.

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• I love vintage and prints.

  Georgina Chapman

  Vintage, Print

  "Georgina Chapman's Style Secrets" by Kimberly Cutter, www.harpersbazaar.com. January 8, 2008.

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• One of my most sentimental items is my grandmother's engagement ring that my mom gave me a few years ago. It's a Victorian-style setting that's closed in the back, so it doesn't sparkle the way diamonds do now. I wear it as a pendant.

  Georgina Chapman

  Mom, Grandmother, Years

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• Sometimes if I can't sleep and I am up in the night, I will start researching things - it could be an image I've seen, or a book I am reading.

  Georgina Chapman

  Reading, Book, Sleep

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• I didn't finish my dress until about three days before my wedding - I had the flu and was stitching it from my bed. And the tulle came back from India all brown. We had to wash it for hours, but that didn't dissuade me from wearing it.

  Georgina Chapman

  Wedding, Bed, India

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• I am a control freak.

  Georgina Chapman

  Freak, Control Freak

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• We don't leave home without my daughter's doll La-La. She looks like a bit of a rag, but India is obsessed with her.

  Georgina Chapman

  Daughter, Mother, Home

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• My wedding was at home, so I didn't really want to wear a veil in my house. Instead I wore a lot of diamond hair clips. They were brooches, actually, designed by Lorraine Schwartz.

  Georgina Chapman

  Wedding, Home, Hair

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• My great-grandfather was in the army in India, and we have photographs of my family there in full Victorian dress. They're incredibly romantic.

  Georgina Chapman

  Army, Grandfather, India

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• I'm a designer, not a businesswoman.

  Georgina Chapman

  Designer

  "Georgina Chapman's Style Secrets" by Kimberly Cutter, www.harpersbazaar.com. January 8, 2008.

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• I love imagining being someone else in another time.

  Georgina Chapman

  Another Time

  "Georgina Chapman's Style Secrets" by Kimberly Cutter, www.harpersbazaar.com. January 8, 2008.

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• I love children. I've always loved children.

  Georgina Chapman

  Children, Children Love

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• When I got pregnant, I became very interested in natural products. You wonder what you're putting on your skin when you're carrying a child.

  Georgina Chapman

  Children, Skins, Wonder

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• I always have a camera now that I've got a kid, but I don't think I've got one picture of anyone other than my daughter.

  Georgina Chapman

  Daughter, Mother, Kids

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• I make sure I carve out time to be with my daughter.

  Georgina Chapman

  Daughter, Mother, Mother Daughter

  ""Georgina Chapman: 'I Am Having An Easy Pregnancy'"". Interview with Jenny Schafer, celebritybabyscoop.com. December 20, 2012.

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• I went camping in the Maasai Mara and we moved site every night. I had no idea how spectacular it would be, how removed from ordinary life, or how many animals we would see.

  Georgina Chapman

  Night, Animal, Ideas

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• I think it's very empowering to be able to have a career and to be a mother. It gives you an amazing sense of self.

  Georgina Chapman

  Mother, Thinking, Careers

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• Bridesmaids are never going to upstage the bride.

  Georgina Chapman

  Bridesmaids, Brides

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• I always go to the Cannes Film Festival and it's just such a glamorous time.

  Georgina Chapman

  Cannes Film Festival, Festivals, Glamorous

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• What I love about my husband is that he really allows me to be the best person I can.

  Georgina Chapman

  Husband, Being The Best, Best Person

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• The Indians have such strong traditions and aesthetics, and the people are beautiful, as are their goods.

  Georgina Chapman

  Beautiful, Strong, People

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• New York is very career-orientated and it's hard to take time off here, but that is great for building a business.

  Georgina Chapman

  New York, Careers, Building

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• My mother says I'm like a disease that can walk into a room and get it infected. I can destroy things in seconds.

  Georgina Chapman

  Mother, Disease, Rooms

  "Georgina Chapman Interview: Red-Carpet Royalty" by Derek Blasberg, www.harpersbazaar.com. March 21, 2011.

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• My family is my number one priority.

  Georgina Chapman

  Numbers, Priorities, My Family

  "Georgina Chapman: “I Am Having An Easy Pregnancy”". Interview with Jenny Schafer, celebritybabyscoop.com. December 20, 2012.

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