Philip Treacy Quotes


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.


Citations

Treacy, Philip, and Marion Hume. Philip Treacy: Hat Designer. Rizzoli, 2015.

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Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy
  • Born: May 26, 1967
  • Nationality: Irish
  • Profession: Milliner, Hat Designer, Designer

Philip Anthony Treacy OBE is an Irish award-winning haute couture milliner, or hat designer, who has been mostly based in London for his career, and who was described by Vogue magazine as "perhaps the greatest living milliner". In 2000, Treacy became the first milliner in eighty years to be invited to exhibit at the Paris haute couture fashion shows. He has won British Accessory Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards five times, and has received public honours in both Britain and Ireland. His designs have been displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.