Philip Treacy Quotes
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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.
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When you meet someone, you meet their face. It's the most potent part of the body to embellish.
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I want to excite the eye through hatmaking.
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The only person I never made a hat for was my mother because my mother didn't really - she preferred to make her own hats. I mean, she was intrigued by everything, but she didn't want one of my hats. She made her own.
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Hats are attached to special moments in people's lives - weddings, or the races. In difficult times, people still get married; they still want to look their best.
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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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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.
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People are dressing like stars, which is kind of fantastic.
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I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object.
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America brought us the baseball cap; it's one of my favorite hats.
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I particularly like to travel for work because you see a completely different side of the country you're visiting.
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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.
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Wearing a hat is fun; people have a good time when they're wearing a hat.
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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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Somebody can feel elegant without being elegant. It's a personality.
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Not long ago, a hat was a conformist accessory. Then the 1960s came along, and young people didn't want to wear hats.
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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.
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Hats are for life's ultimate moments. They're worn at races, at weddings. Occasions many of us, who aren't royals and celebrities, only attend once or twice in a lifetime.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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I make hats for lots of iconic people, and that makes my job very interesting.