Philip Treacy

Designer

1967-05-26

Quotes by Philip Treacy

• Everybody loves things that sparkle.

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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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• Hat-making is laborious and time-consuming. It's a very tactile medium, and you can develop the skills, but it's one of those things: you either have it, or you don't. I love bringing something to fruition with my hands that gives people pleasure.

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

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• I empathise with the fact that people want to look their best. A hat is all about how it makes you feel - it's so much better than a nip and tuck, and a lot less painful.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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