Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy OBEis an Irish milliner and designer based in London...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth26 May 1967
CountryIreland
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There is no attitude required. The hat brings the attitude. And when people try on a hat they like, it is a bit of fun. It makes them laugh. You don't laugh when you put on a pair of shoes, but you do with a hat.
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Hats are the epitome of Englishness, and a royal wedding is the penultimate moment for a hat designer. I'm Irish, but I am a royalist and I believe in fantasy.
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Wearing a hat is fun; people have a good time when they're wearing a hat.
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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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Hats are attached to special moments in people's lives - weddings, or the races. In difficult times, people still get married; they still want to look their best.
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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.
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What I love most about Her Majesty is that she has kept hats alive in people's minds for more than 60 years. You can't think of her without imagining her with a hat or a crown. I would, of course, love to design one for her.
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I love the romance of what I do, although because of Isabella, Lady Gaga and Grace Jones, people think I have crazy customers. Sometimes I get more enthusiasm from the housewife who wants a hat and believes in it.
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A person carries off the hat. Hats are about emotion. It is all about how it makes you feel.
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Every day, I like to make hats that make people dream.
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Certainly, people like Gaga have introduced a new type of hat-wearing.
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I believe that I am a hat designer, not a milliner.
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Gaga is an entertainer, so a hat for her is part of the illusion of entertaining.
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I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object.