Philip Treacy OBE (pronounced Tree-see not Tray-see, born 26 May 1967) is an Irish milliner and designer based in London. Read full biography of Philip Treacy →
You always see a better side of where you're visiting when a local shows you around.
In Rome, I particularly love the history, churches, sculptures and architecture and the fact that you can walk along a tiny cobbled street and turn... →
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... →
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... →
I empathise with the fact that people want to look their best. A hat is all about how it makes you feel - it's so much better than a nip and... →
I was just, as a child, very different from the others, and didn't really care what they thought because you know, a child doesn't really... →
People are dressing like stars, which is kind of fantastic.
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... →
I must point out - Sarah Jessica Parker is not a diva - she's one of these pop culture characters that everybody likes.
So my advice is to always choose something simpler - an expressive outfit, plus a hat, can be frightening.
Certainly, people like Gaga have introduced a new type of hat-wearing.
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 believe in a democratic approach to fashion: if you feel good, then great. You may not look good, but it's not the problem.
Philip Treacy OBE (pronounced Tree-see not Tray-see, born 26 May 1967) is an Irish milliner and designer based in London.