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I'm Irish but I design something that is quintessentially English and I love hats.

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Philip Treacy
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: May 26
Designer
Dressmaker
Modiste
Philip Anthony Treacy
Quintessentially
Irish
Hats
English
Design
Something
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How a hat makes you feel is what a hat is all about.
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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.
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I make hats for lots of iconic people, and that makes my job very interesting.
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Royalty is completely different than celebrity. Royalty has a magic all its own.
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MAC allowed me to have complete freedom on the collaborations—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.
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It thrills observers and makes the wearer feel a million dollars.
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Elegance is all in the mind of the wearer.
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I do say I'm a specialist in divas. Name a diva - I've worked with 'em.
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Hats are radical only people that wear hats understand that.
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I must point out - Sarah Jessica Parker is not a diva - she's one of these pop culture characters that everybody likes.
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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 so boring. It’s the opposite of creativity. Rules are ridiculous things that are meant to be broken.
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Gaga is an entertainer, so a hat for her is part of the illusion of entertaining.
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Fantasy hats give you the possibility to dream.
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I like hats that make the heart beat faster.
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Every day, I like to make hats that make people dream.
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I always design the hat with the wearer in mind otherwise, it's an inanimate object.
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Everybody loves things that sparkle.
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