Georgina Chapman

{{Infobox fashion designer

| image = Georgina Chapman at Met Opera (cropped).jpg

| caption = Chapman in 2008

| name = Georgina Chapman

| birth_name = Georgina Rose Chapman

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|4|14}}

| birth_place = London, England

| death_date =

| death_place =

| occupation = {{hlist|Fashion designer|actress}}

| years_active = 2001–present

| alma mater = University of the Arts London

| label_name = Marchesa

| spouse = {{Marriage|Harvey Weinstein|2007|2021|end=divorced}}

| partner = Adrien Brody (2020–present)

| children = 2

|}}

Georgina Rose Chapman (born 14 April 1976) is an English fashion designer and actress. She was a regular cast member on Project Runway All Stars (2012–2019) and, together with Keren Craig, is a co-founder of the fashion label Marchesa. Chapman was married to film producer Harvey Weinstein before leaving him in 2017 in the wake of allegations of sexual abuse against him.

Life and career

Chapman was born in Hammersmith and grew up in Richmond, London. She is the daughter of Caroline Wonfor, a journalist, and Brian Chapman, a co-owner of the coffee company Percol.{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/encyclo/designers/c/georgina-chapman|title=Georgina Chapman – Vogue.it|website=Vogue|access-date=5 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113092523/http://www.vogue.it/en/encyclo/designers/c/georgina-chapman|archive-date=13 January 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/fashion/08MOTHERS.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | newspaper=The New York Times | first=Chloe | last=Malle | title=Fashion Designers Recall Their Mothers' Style | date=6 May 2011}} Chapman attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire. In her 20s, Chapman modeled in an advertisement for Head & Shoulders and for the throat lozenge Soothers.{{Cite news|url=http://www.fashionelite.com/profile/georgina-chapman/|title=Georgina Chapman|date=21 September 2016|work=Fashion Elite|access-date=24 November 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729132700/https://fashionelite.com/profile/georgina-chapman/|url-status=dead}} Chapman met future business partner Keren Craig while they both were students at Chelsea College of Art and Design.{{cite web|url=http://www.marchesa.com/|title=Marchesa|publisher=Marchesa.com|access-date=5 October 2017}} Chapman graduated from Wimbledon School of Art in 2001 and began her career as a costume designer.{{cite news|last1=Khomami|first1=Nadia|title=Georgina Chapman: no longer behind Harvey Weinstein, still behind a global brand|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/oct/11/georgina-chapman-no-longer-behind-harvey-weinstein-still-behind-a-global-brand|access-date=6 February 2018|work=The Guardian|date=11 October 2017}} After graduation, Chapman appeared in various television shows and films.

In 2004, she and Craig launched Marchesa, named after socialite Marchesa Luisa Casati. Investors include Giuseppe Cipriani and Steve Witkoff.Fashion Mini: February 2008{{Clarify|date=April 2012}} In 2006, the label was named one of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund's top 10 finalists.{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/marchesa/|title=Marchesa Designer Profile|website=New York|access-date=5 October 2017|archive-date=1 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501213334/http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/marchesa/|url-status=dead}} According to the 2015 Sunday Times Rich List, Chapman has a net worth of £15 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.discoversoon.com/harvey-weinstein-and-georgina-chapman-net-worth/|title=Georgina Chapman Net Worth According to the Sunday Times|publisher=Discoversoon.com|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-date=26 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426171304/https://www.discoversoon.com/harvey-weinstein-and-georgina-chapman-net-worth/|url-status=dead}} From 2012 to 2019, Chapman was a judge on the Weinstein-produced TV show Project Runway: All Stars.{{cite press release|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title='Project Runway All Stars' to Premiere Thursday, January 5 on Lifetime|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/29/project-runway-all-stars-to-premiere-thursday-january-5-on-lifetime/112103/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202055124/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/29/project-runway-all-stars-to-premiere-thursday-january-5-on-lifetime/112103/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2011|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=12 October 2017|date=29 November 2011}}

In May 2019, Chapman's design for an evening gown was featured in the 2019 Met Gala in New York as worn by Hollywood actress Constance Wu on the runway and staircase for the event.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecut.com/2019/05/susan-sontags-ghost-reviews-the-2019-met-gala-red-carpet.html|title=The Ghost of Susan Sontag Critiques the Met Gala Red Carpet|date=7 May 2019 |publisher=The Cut|access-date=13 November 2019}}

Personal life

Chapman and film producer Harvey Weinstein{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/05/us/harvey-weinstein-complicity.html | title = Weinstein's Complicity Machine | date = 5 December 2017 | website = The New York Times | first1=Megan |last1=Twohey |author-link1=Megan Twohey| first2=Jodi |last2=Kantor |author-link2=Jodi Kantor | first3=Susan |last3=Dominus | first4=Jim |last4=Rutenberg |author-link4=Jim Rutenberg | first5=Steve |last5=Eder | access-date = 21 June 2019 | quote = A clerk at a Los Angeles art studio where he commissioned a gift for Mr. Weinstein—a painting of a re-imagined "Hollywood" sign reading "Harveywood"—volunteered to Mr. Benza that a friend, Georgina Chapman, was seeing the producer. }} began dating in 2004, before he separated from his first wife.{{Cite web|last=Seth|first=Radhika|date=23 January 2019|title=How Marchesa Is Staging A Red-Carpet Comeback|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/marchesas-red-carpet-comeback|access-date=10 November 2021|website=British Vogue|language=en-GB}}{{Cite book |last=Auletta |first=Ken |title=Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence |publisher= Penguin Publishing Group Imprint: Penguin Press |date= 11 July 2022 |isbn=9781984878380 |location=United States|pages=449–450}} They married on 15 December 2007 in Connecticut. They have two children.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/georgina-chapman-gives-birth-to-second-child-first-son-with-harvey-weinstein|title=Georgina Chapman Welcomes First Son|website=British Vogue|date=15 April 2013 |language=en-GB|access-date=1 February 2020}} On 10 October 2017, Chapman announced she was divorcing Weinstein after more than 100 women made accusations of rape, assault, or sexual harassment against him.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/harvey-weinstein-wife-georgina-chapman-divorcing-divorce-1202586378/|title=Harvey Weinstein's Wife Georgina Chapman Divorcing Him|website=Variety|first=Pat|last=Saperstein|date=10 October 2017|access-date=10 October 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://people.com/movies/harvey-weinstein-wife-georgina-chapman-separating/|title=Harvey Weinstein's Wife Georgina Chapman Is Leaving Him: 'My Heart Breaks for All the Women Who Have Suffered'|website=People|first1=Mary|last1=Green|first2=Jodi|last2=Gugleimi|date=10 October 2017|access-date=10 October 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harvey-weinsteins-wife-georgina-chapman-says-she-is-leaving-him-1047559|title=Harvey Weinstein's Wife Georgina Chapman Says She Is Leaving Him|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Stephanie|last=Chan|date=10 October 2017|access-date=10 October 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Van Meter|first1=Jonathan|title=Georgina Chapman on Life After Harvey Weinstein|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/georgina-chapman-life-after-harvey-weinstein|work=Vogue|date=10 May 2018}}{{cite web |title=Georgina Chapman Divorce from Harvey Weinstein |date=13 January 2025 |url=https://uava.org.uk/arts-entertainment/adrien-brody-and-georgina-chapman-hollywoods-power-couple |access-date=9 February 2025}} They reached a settlement in January 2018 and their divorce was finalized in July 2021.{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Isobel|date=14 July 2021|title=Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman's divorce has been finalised|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/harvey-weinstein-divorce-georgia-chapman-b1884081.html|work=The Independent|access-date=17 July 2021}}

Since early 2020, she has been in a relationship with American actor Adrien Brody.{{cite web |last=McArdle |first=Tommy |date=21 October 2022 |title=Adrien Brody and Girlfriend Georgina Chapman Enjoy Date Night in Santa Monica |url=https://people.com/movies/adrien-brody-georgina-chapman-date-night-photos/ |website=People}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/harvey-weinstein-ex-wife-georgina-chapman-humiliated-disgust-report|title=Harvey Weinstein's ex-wife was 'shocked and humiliated' by scandal, disgraced mogul 'disgusts' her: report|first=Melissa|last=Roberto|date=March 4, 2020|website=Fox News}}

Filmography

Desire (2001) as Eve
Jeffrey Archer: The Truth (2002) (TV) as secretary
Shanghai Knights (2003) as debutante
Sons & Lovers (2003) (TV) as Louie
Rosemary & Thyme as Celia Llewellyn (1 episode, 2004)
Bride & Prejudice (2004) as Anne
A Soldier's Tunic (2004) as Katherine Cranborn
Piccadilly Jim (2004) as Connie 1
Derailed (2005) as Candy
The Business (2005) as Carly
Match Point (2005) as Nola's co-worker
Unleashed (2005) as floozy 1
Zemanovaload (2005) as Jenna
Factory Girl (2006) as interviewer
Project Catwalk (2006) TV Series as herself, guest panelist on season 1, episode 9
Awake (2007) as Penny Carver Elliot
The Nanny Diaries (2007) as TriBeCa fashionista
Don't – Fake Trailer in between Planet Terror and Death Proof in Grindhouse (2007)
Gossip Girl (2009) as herself
Project Runway: All Stars (2012–2019) as judge

References

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{{cite news

| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10719247/Why-everyone-wants-a-Marlborough-missus.html

| title = Why everyone wants a Marlborough missus

| newspaper = The Daily Telegraph

| author = Victoria Lambert

| date = 29 March 2014

| location = London

| access-date = 9 February 2015

| quote = 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.

}}

External links

{{fashiondesigner|id=georgina-chapman}}
{{IMDb name|1312338}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080517173344/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph Fashion] interview: [http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8246746/Georgina-Chapman-designer-to-the-stars.html Georgina Chapman: designer to the stars]
Harper's Bazaar interview: [http://www.harpersbazaar.com/search/fast_search?search_term=georgina+chapman&srchtyp=auto|Georgina Chapman's Style Secrets]

Category:1976 births

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Category:Fashion designers from London

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Category:English film actresses

Category:English television actresses

Category:21st-century English businesswomen

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Category:Wedding dress designers

Category:Actresses from London

Category:People from Hammersmith