Philip Treacy Quotes

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• It thrills observers and makes the wearer feel a million dollars.
• 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…
• I'm Irish but I design something that is quintessentially English and I love hats.
• I think and hope I have changed the way we look at hats. They are no longer symbols of conformity but highly individual acts of…
• Elegance is all in the mind of the wearer.
• Hats make people feel good, and that's the point of them.
• Every day, I like to make hats that make people dream.
• Fantasy hats give you the possibility to dream.
• I believe in a democratic approach to fashion: if you feel good, then great. You may not look good, but it's not the problem.
• Certainly, people like Gaga have introduced a new type of hat-wearing.
• I do say I'm a specialist in divas. Name a diva - I've worked with 'em.
• I believe that I am a hat designer, not a milliner.
• I like hats that make the heart beat faster.
• Gaga is an entertainer, so a hat for her is part of the illusion of entertaining.
• How a hat makes you feel is what a hat is all about.
• Fashion is an illusion. It's a multibillion-pound industry that has to appear frivolous. Designers work and work and work, all night sometimes.
• I particularly like to travel for work because you see a completely different side of the country you're visiting.
• I make hats for lots of iconic people, and that makes my job very interesting.
• I must point out - Sarah Jessica Parker is not a diva - she's one of these pop culture characters that everybody likes.
• A person carries off the hat. Hats are about emotion. It is all about how it makes you feel.

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