Philip Treacy famous quotes

03-24-2025

Elegance is all in the mind of the wearer.
-- Philip Treacy

#Mind #Elegance
Hats are radical; only people that wear hats understand that.
-- Philip Treacy

#People #Hats #Radical
Royalty is completely different than celebrity. Royalty has a magic all its own.
-- Philip Treacy

#Magic #Different #Royalty
It thrills observers and makes the wearer feel a million dollars.
-- Philip Treacy

#Dollars #Million Dollars #Feels
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 rebellion. I am constantly challenging the perception of what a hat should be and what role it should play.
-- Philip Treacy

#Thinking #Play #Challenges
I particularly like to travel for work because you see a completely different side of the country you're visiting.
-- Philip Treacy

#Country #Sides #Different
I make hats for lots of iconic people, and that makes my job very interesting.
-- Philip Treacy

#Jobs #Interesting #People
I must point out - Sarah Jessica Parker is not a diva - she's one of these pop culture characters that everybody likes.
-- Philip Treacy

#Character #Likes #Culture
A person carries off the hat. Hats are about emotion. It is all about how it makes you feel.
-- Philip Treacy

#Hats #Emotion #Feels
You know that scenario where roses are red, leaves are green, I love arguing that. â€˜Why should they be?â€™. I hate rules and formulas. Thatâ€™s so boring. Itâ€™s the opposite of creativity. Rules are ridiculous things that are meant to be broken.
-- Philip Treacy

#Hate #Creativity #Opposites
I love the shape of cars. They are very inspiring as modern pieces of machinery. I can't drive, but I do like the look of them.
-- Philip Treacy

#Car #Shapes #Looks
Everybody loves things that sparkle.
-- Philip Treacy

#Sparkle
I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object.
-- Philip Treacy

#Design #Mind #Hats
MAC allowed me to have complete freedom on the collaborationsâ€”from the shades, the look-and-feel, to the campaign visuals. I have to admit that the visual aspect of the collection excites me most. For designers, we care about the photographs much more than a Ferrari.
-- Philip Treacy

#Ferrari #Collaboration #Campaigns
Fashion is an illusion. It's a multibillion-pound industry that has to appear frivolous. Designers work and work and work, all night sometimes.
-- Philip Treacy

#Fashion #Night #Pounds
How a hat makes you feel is what a hat is all about.
-- Philip Treacy

#Hats #Feels
Hats make people feel good, and that's the point of them.
-- Philip Treacy

#People #Feel Good #Hats
Every day, I like to make hats that make people dream.
-- Philip Treacy

#Dream #People #Hats
Fantasy hats give you the possibility to dream.
-- Philip Treacy

#Dream #Giving #Hats
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

#Fashion #Believe #Feel Good
Certainly, people like Gaga have introduced a new type of hat-wearing.
-- Philip Treacy

#People #Hats #Type
I do say I'm a specialist in divas. Name a diva - I've worked with 'em.
-- Philip Treacy

#Names #Ems #Specialists
I believe that I am a hat designer, not a milliner.
-- Philip Treacy

#Believe #Hats #I Believe
I like hats that make the heart beat faster.
-- Philip Treacy

#Heart #Hats #Faster
I'm Irish but I design something that is quintessentially English and I love hats.
-- Philip Treacy

#Design #Hats
Gaga is an entertainer, so a hat for her is part of the illusion of entertaining.
-- Philip Treacy

#Hats #Illusion #Gaga

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