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

I look much more civilized than I actually am.

- Georgina Chapman

I love children. I've always loved children.

- Georgina Chapman

I love imagining being someone else in another time.

- Georgina Chapman

I love vintage and prints.

- Georgina Chapman

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

- Georgina Chapman

I'm a designer, not a businesswoman.

- Georgina Chapman

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

- Georgina Chapman

It's good to talk to people and get ideas.

- Georgina Chapman

I am a control freak.

- Georgina Chapman

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

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

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

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

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.

- Georgina Chapman

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.

- Georgina Chapman

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

It's funny, because I sometimes feel that I'm most creative when I'm pregnant.

- Georgina Chapman

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

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

- Georgina Chapman