Philip Treacy

“I particularly like to travel for work because you see a completely different side of the country you're visiting.”

“When you meet someone, you meet their face. It's the most potent part of the body to embellish.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Try on 100 different hats if you can, until you find the one that suits you best. It's a trial and error thing.”

“When you're wearing something on your head, you feel beautiful.”

“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.”

“At home, I had seven brothers, one sister. I sewed clothes for my sister's dolls although she was grown and gone away. I was a weirdo but didn't think I was a weirdo.”

“People, when they buy a hat, they can't explain why they want to buy it or why they want it, but they do. It's like chocolate.”

“Wearing a hat is fun; people have a good time when they're wearing a hat.”

“I remember in the early nineties people saying the hat was just for old women, but that's ridiculous.”

“העניין עם אופנה הוא שאתה אף פעם לא יודע מה יהיה. אם אנשים יהיו יותר בטוחים בעצמם ויצליחו להיות מי שהם רוצים להיות באמצעות בגדים, אז מי יודע מה יהיה בעוד מאה שנים.”

“תמיד קיבלתי השראה מהוליווד הישנה, ולא מהוליווד החדשה. בהוליווד הישנה לכוכבים היה סטייל, היום יש להם סטייליסט. כולם נראים אותו הדבר. קשה לפגוש היום אנשים עם אינדיבידואליות בזירה הזאת.”

“לבגדים יש יכולת לשמר זיכרונות. לכולם. אתה מוצא משהו במלתחה ומסתכל עליו, ואתה זוכר לאן לבשת אותו, מה עשית איתו.”

“אני מנסה לעורר תשוקה. אנשים לא זקוקים לתכשיטים, אבל הם רוצים לקנות אותם כי הם יפים. לכובעים יש איכות דומה. אתה פשוט מתאהב בהם.”

“Certainly, people like Gaga have introduced a new type of hat-wearing.”

“My mother had a sewing machine. I was never allowed to use it, but I was so fascinated by this little needle going up and down joining fabric together that I'd use it when my mother went out to feed the chickens.”

“Every day, I like to make hats that make people dream.”

“Somebody can feel elegant without being elegant. It's a personality.”

“Women come into our shop for that ultimate moment in their life. They're buying a dream. They're buying a moment for themselves. That's what I sell - moments.”