Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy OBEis an Irish milliner and designer based in London...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth26 May 1967
CountryIreland
good hat people time wearing
Wearing a hat is fun; people have a good time when they're wearing a hat.
entering finding nightmare wear
Shopping can be a nightmare - first finding something to wear and then finding something to go with it, it's so difficult when there's so much choice. It can feel like entering a battleground.
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The success of a hat definitely lies with balancing the personality of the wearer with the type of occasion. Don't listen to those rules about face shape.
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In Rome, I particularly love the history, churches, sculptures and architecture and the fact that you can walk along a tiny cobbled street and turn the corner to find the Trevi Fountain. London is evocative of other eras and full of history.
The personality of the wearer and the hat makes the hat.
people
When people think of hats, they think of her majesty the queen.
I want to excite the eye through hatmaking.
potent
When you meet someone, you meet their face. It's the most potent part of the body to embellish.
buying life moment sell shop ultimate women
Women come into our shop for that ultimate moment in their life. They're buying a dream. They're buying a moment for themselves. That's what I sell - moments.
america brought
America brought us the baseball cap; it's one of my favorite hats.
less
I used to make clothes for my sister's dolls. I couldn't care less for the dolls, but I could make the clothes really easily.
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At home, I had seven brothers, one sister. I sewed clothes for my sister's dolls although she was grown and gone away. I was a weirdo but didn't think I was a weirdo.
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Often, what makes my job so exciting is designing for the mother whose dream has been to wear one of my hats at her child's wedding. I feel as responsible for making her feel like a million dollars as I do for somebody in the public eye.
expressive plus simpler
So my advice is to always choose something simpler - an expressive outfit, plus a hat, can be frightening.