The only person I never made a hat for was my mother because my mother didn't really - she preferred to make her own hats. I mean, she was intrigued by everything, but she didn't want one of my hats.… — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
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… — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
Royalty is completely different than celebrity. Royalty has a magic all its own. — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
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… — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
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… — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
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… — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
Not long ago, a hat was a conformist accessory. Then the 1960s came along, and young people didn't want to wear hats. — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
Gaga is an entertainer, so a hat for her is part of the illusion of entertaining. — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
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.… — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
Often, what makes my job so exciting is designing for the mother whose dream has been to wear one of my hats at her… — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
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… — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
I particularly like to travel for work because you see a completely different side of the country you're visiting. — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
The classic hat image was during the Forties and Fifties, and Elizabeth Taylor was the epitome of that; she was the ultimate celebrity of… — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
