Philip Treacy Quotes
Top 47 wise famous quotes and sayings by Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Philip Treacy on Wise Famous Quotes.
In a world where every man and his dog is a designer, Alexander McQueen was the real deal. His talent was supersonic.
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.
Try on 100 different hats if you can, until you find the one that suits you best. It's a trial and error thing.
I used to make clothes for my sister's dolls. I couldn't care less for the dolls, but I could make the clothes really easily.
There's a technicality to designing and wearing hats. A hat is balancing the proportions of your face; it's like architecture or mathematics.
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.
Not long ago, a hat was a conformist accessory. Then the 1960s came along, and young people didn't want to wear hats.
Hats are really for ultimate occasions, so when I make one, I try to do something different, something noticeable.
So my advice is to always choose something simpler - an expressive outfit, plus a hat, can be frightening.
Fashion is an illusion. It's a multibillion-pound industry that has to appear frivolous. Designers work and work and work, all night sometimes.
I'm representative of 21st century Irish design, so I promote Irishness all over the world wherever I go.
I must point out - Sarah Jessica Parker is not a diva - she's one of these pop culture characters that everybody likes.
I particularly like to travel for work because you see a completely different side of the country you're visiting.
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.
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.