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 Attitude
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 Architecture
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 History
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 Wedding
I particularly like to travel for work because you see a completely different side of the country you're visiting. -Philip Treacy Travel
There's a technicality to designing and wearing hats. A hat is balancing the proportions of your face; it's like architecture or mathematics. -Philip Treacy Architecture
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 Wedding
