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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/the-success-of-a-hat-definitely-lies-with-balancing-the-personality/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

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> [There's a technicality to designing and wearing hats. A hat is balancing the proportions of your face; it's like architecture or mathematics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/there-s-a-technicality-to-designing-and-wearing-hats-a-hat-is/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

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## More by Philip Treacy

> [MAC allowed me to have complete freedom on the collaborations—from the shades, the look-and-feel, to the campaign visuals. I have to admit that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/mac-allowed-me-to-have-complete-freedom-on-the-collaborations-from/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

> [Royalty is completely different than celebrity. Royalty has a magic all its own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/royalty-is-completely-different-than-celebrity-royalty-has-a-magic/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/what-i-love-most-about-her-majesty-is-that-she-has-kept-hats-alive-in/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/shopping-can-be-a-nightmare-first-finding-something-to-wear-and-then/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

> [People, when they buy a hat, they can't explain why they want to buy it or why they want it, but they do. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/people-when-they-buy-a-hat-they-can-t-explain-why-they-want-to-buy-it/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

> [Fantasy hats give you the possibility to dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/fantasy-hats-give-you-the-possibility-to-dream/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

> [Not long ago, a hat was a conformist accessory. Then the 1960s came along, and young people didn't want to wear hats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/not-long-ago-a-hat-was-a-conformist-accessory-then-the-1960s-came/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

> [Gaga is an entertainer, so a hat for her is part of the illusion of entertaining.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/gaga-is-an-entertainer-so-a-hat-for-her-is-part-of-the-illusion-of/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

> [I believe in originality, primarily. However, it's important to know what there has been before to aim in that direction. Art history informs us.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/i-believe-in-originality-primarily-however-it-s-important-to-know/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

> [Often, what makes my job so exciting is designing for the mother whose dream has been to wear one of my hats at her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/often-what-makes-my-job-so-exciting-is-designing-for-the-mother-whose/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

> [Hat-making is laborious and time-consuming. It's a very tactile medium, and you can develop the skills, but it's one of those things: you either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/hat-making-is-laborious-and-time-consuming-it-s-a-very-tactile-medium/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

> [I particularly like to travel for work because you see a completely different side of the country you're visiting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/i-particularly-like-to-travel-for-work-because-you-see-a-completely/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

> [The classic hat image was during the Forties and Fifties, and Elizabeth Taylor was the epitome of that; she was the ultimate celebrity of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/the-classic-hat-image-was-during-the-forties-and-fifties-and/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

> [When you're wearing something on your head, you feel beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/when-you-re-wearing-something-on-your-head-you-feel-beautiful/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

> [When people think of hats, they think of her majesty the queen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-treacy/when-people-think-of-hats-they-think-of-her-majesty-the-queen/)

[Philip Treacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-treacy/)

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