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. — Philip Treacy Copy Share Image
Hats are for life's ultimate moments. They're worn at races, at weddings. Occasions many of us, who aren't royals and celebrities, only attend once or twice in a lifetime. — 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
