I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object. Philip Treacy More Quotes by Philip Treacy More Quotes From Philip Treacy I make hats for lots of iconic people, and that makes my job very interesting. Philip Treacy jobs people interesting I particularly like to travel for work because you see a completely different side of the country you're visiting. Philip Treacy different sides country It thrills observers and makes the wearer feel a million dollars. Philip Treacy observers dollars feels I believe that I am a hat designer, not a milliner. Philip Treacy hats i-believe believe I do say I'm a specialist in divas. Name a diva - I've worked with 'em. Philip Treacy specialists ems names I must point out - Sarah Jessica Parker is not a diva - she's one of these pop culture characters that everybody likes. Philip Treacy likes character culture Somebody can feel elegant without being elegant. It's a personality. Philip Treacy without feel being personality The personality of the wearer and the hat makes the hat. Philip Treacy makes hat personality There is no attitude required. The hat brings the attitude. And when people try on a hat they like, it is a bit of fun. It makes them laugh. You don't laugh when you put on a pair of shoes, but you do with a hat. Philip Treacy you shoes attitude people 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 the corner to find the Trevi Fountain. London is evocative of other eras and full of history. Philip Treacy walk you love history So my advice is to always choose something simpler - an expressive outfit, plus a hat, can be frightening. Philip Treacy outfit hat choose advice When people come and visit me and have a hat made, it's a little bit like visiting a psychiatrist, but they don't actually realize that. Philip Treacy hat realize me people 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 responsible for making her feel like a million dollars as I do for somebody in the public eye. Philip Treacy feel job wedding mother Hats are the epitome of Englishness, and a royal wedding is the penultimate moment for a hat designer. I'm Irish, but I am a royalist and I believe in fantasy. Philip Treacy i-am moment wedding believe 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. It informs our mind. I like to look at books, exhibitions, paintings, as a computer, subconsciously taking on information. Philip Treacy look mind history art Try on 100 different hats if you can, until you find the one that suits you best. It's a trial and error thing. Philip Treacy best try you suits 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 think of her without imagining her with a hat or a crown. I would, of course, love to design one for her. Philip Treacy hat you love people The classic hat image was during the Forties and Fifties, and Elizabeth Taylor was the epitome of that; she was the ultimate celebrity of excess and glamour, and she worked major sun hats. Philip Treacy hat glamour classic sun 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 hat wear long people 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 have it, or you don't. I love bringing something to fruition with my hands that gives people pleasure. Philip Treacy you love hands people
