Georgina Chapman

Georgina Chapman

Chapman at the Metropolitan Opera opening, September 22, 2008
Born Georgina Rose Chapman[1]
(1976-04-14) 14 April 1976
London, England
Nationality British
Occupation Fashion designer
Spouse(s) Harvey Weinstein (2007–present; 2 children)
Labels Marchesa

Georgina Rose Chapman (born 14 April 1976) is an English fashion designer and actress. Chapman, along with actress and former model Keren Craig, is a co-founder of the fashion label Marchesa.

Life and career

Chapman was born in London, England, the daughter of Caroline Wonfor, a journalist, and Brian Chapman, a multi-millionaire businessman and owner of the organic coffee company Percol.[2][3] Chapman grew up in Richmond, south west London. Chapman attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire.[4]

In college she lived in a Shepherd's Bush flat.[5] In her twenties, Chapman modelled in Head & Shoulders and Soothers ads as well as music videos for Brit Pop band Pulp.

Chapman met future partner Keren Craig, while they were both students at Chelsea College of Art and Design.[6] Chapman graduated from Wimbledon School of Art in 2001 and began her career as a costume designer. After graduation, Chapman appeared in various television shows and films.

In 2004, she and Craig launched Marchesa, named after socialite Marchesa Luisa Casati.[6] Investors of the brand include Giuseppe Cipriani and Steve Witkoff.[5] In 2006, the label was named one of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund's top ten finalists.[7]

In 2010, she was named in Tatler’s top 10 best-dressed list.[8] According to the "Sunday Times Rich List 2015," Georgina Chapman is worth £15 million.[9]

In 2012, Chapman was featured as a judge on the premiere of Project Runway: All Stars. She reprised her role as judge for the first five seasons of the show.

Personal life

Chapman started dating film producer Harvey Weinstein in December 2004, after he left his first wife. They married on 15 December 2007 in Connecticut, USA. The couple splits their time between a West Village townhouse, a seafront home in Westport, Connecticut, and a mansion in Los Angeles. Chapman gave birth to the couple's first child, daughter India Pearl, on 30 August 2010.[10][11] On 11 April 2013, they welcomed a son, Dashiell Max Robert.[12]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ https://www.duedil.com/director/909777970/georgina-rose-chapman
  2. ↑ http://www.vogue.it/en/encyclo/designers/c/georgina-chapman
  3. ↑ Malle, Chloe (6 May 2011). "Fashion Designers Recall Their Mothers' Style". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Victoria Lambert (2014-03-29). "Why everyone wants a Marlborough missus". London: The Telegraph (UK). Retrieved 2015-02-09. And it hasn’t just produced “better halves” for politicians – its reach of influence stretches across the internet, fashion, the BBC and Hollywood, through old girls Amanda Rosenberg (dating Google founder Sergey Brin); Amanda Harlech (former wife of Lord Harlech, and muse to Karl Lagerfeld); Elizabeth Ann Clough (long-term partner of Jeremy Paxman); and Georgina Chapman, “wife of” Oscar-winning producer Harvey Weinstein.
  5. 1 2 Fashion Mini: February 2008
  6. 1 2 About Marchesa
  7. ↑ nymag
  8. ↑ Daily Mail 30 January 2010 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1247415/Whos-new-Tatler-girl-Unknowns-make-mark-style-bibles-best-dressed-Top-10--including-girl-loves-Harrods-doughnuts.html
  9. ↑ "Georgina Chapman Net Worth According to the Sunday Times". Richest Lifestyle. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  10. ↑ http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/09/01/harvey-weinstein-georgina-chapman-welcome-daughter-india-pearl/
  11. ↑ New York Post" Weinstein, Chapman blessed with another girl" nypost.com 31 August 2010
  12. ↑ "Harvey Weinstein: Why I'm Happy to Finally Have a Son". People. 23 April 2013.

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