Quotes from Georgina Chapman

Photography obviously lends itself so well towards fashion. It's capturing that moment and that inspiration, and as a designer you are constantly walking through the world assimilating those visual references you have and so being able to solidify that into a photograph and keep it on your mood board is essential to creating a collection.

Bridesmaids are never going to upstage the bride.

I look much more civilized than I actually am.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I'm a designer, not a businesswoman.

I'm an enormous fan of Ron Howard. I mean, he's the most extraordinary director.

I am a control freak.

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

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.

I read a lot of thrillers because they're easy reading and I'm not a great flier. They take my head out of it. I like the fast pace and that you can't put them down.

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.

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

I love imagining being someone else in another time.

I love vintage and prints.

I think it's important for whatever you are doing, even if it's a collection, to seek outside advice. If your world becomes too insular, it limits your creativity.

I love children. I've always loved children.

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

I'm actually an incredibly disorganized, messy person.