My siblings and I had a loving but very chaotic and muddled childhood, and as a result we have sought out lives that are consistent and stable, domestic and happy. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
My mother, all of her sisters and my siblings all went through a stage from the age of about 15 to 19 where they widened and then lengthened. Had I not been modelling, that would have been a phase that… — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
I think with girls you have a real responsibility in terms of how you discuss the physical. Talking about your looks or body in… — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
When I modeled, my name always came with a preface: 'the voluptuous Sophie Dahl.' I was the anti-waif, as round as a Rubens. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I named my rabbit Pancake and my guinea pig Maple Syrup. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
It is hard finding clothes that fit. At the German Vogue shoot most of the clothes were undone at the back. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
When I began modelling I was completely unprepared for the onslaught of curiosity it carried with it. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
Fashion should be about making clothes that make all women look beautiful, not making women starve so that they can fit in a size 8. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
How I view my body hasn't been uncomplicated, but that was because my body was discussed and dissected at great length in a very… — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
I know part of nostalgia is romanticising the past, but I love doing things in a slower way, and the glamour of bygone eras. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
I wasn't lonely as a child. I was the eldest of four and always had lots of people around me. — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
I like routine, and cooking became a ritual when I was modelling in New York. My life was nomadic, so making supper felt like… — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
I'm sure there were people who were disappointed that I got slimmer, but as one gets older one does often get a bit thinner.… — Sophie Dahl Copy Share Image
