Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy OBEis an Irish milliner and designer based in London...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth26 May 1967
CountryIreland
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.
believe epitome hats royal wedding
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.
people
People are dressing like stars, which is kind of fantastic.
jobs interesting people
I make hats for lots of iconic people, and that makes my job very interesting.
good hat people time wearing
Wearing a hat is fun; people have a good time when they're wearing a hat.
believe hats i-believe
I believe that I am a hat designer, not a milliner.
Somebody can feel elegant without being elegant. It's a personality.
Hats are really for ultimate occasions, so when I make one, I try to do something different, something noticeable.
The personality of the wearer and the hat makes the hat.
bit people
When people come and visit me and have a hat made, it's a little bit like visiting a psychiatrist, but they don't actually realize that.