Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy OBEis an Irish milliner and designer based in London...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth26 May 1967
CountryIreland
design mind hats
I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object.
dog real men
In a world where every man and his dog is a designer, Alexander McQueen was the real deal. His talent was supersonic.
heart hats faster
I like hats that make the heart beat faster.
dream giving hats
Fantasy hats give you the possibility to dream.
design hats
I'm Irish but I design something that is quintessentially English and I love hats.
people feel-good hats
Hats make people feel good, and that's the point of them.
hats feels
How a hat makes you feel is what a hat is all about.
hate creativity opposites
You know that scenario where roses are red, leaves are green, I love arguing that. ‘Why should they be?’. I hate rules and formulas. That’s so boring. It’s the opposite of creativity. Rules are ridiculous things that are meant to be broken.
people hats radical
Hats are radical; only people that wear hats understand that.
mind elegance
Elegance is all in the mind of the wearer.
america brought
America brought us the baseball cap; it's one of my favorite hats.
century design promote
I'm representative of 21st century Irish design, so I promote Irishness all over the world wherever I go.
jobs interesting people
I make hats for lots of iconic people, and that makes my job very interesting.