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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. "

Philip Treacy

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

Philip Treacy

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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. "

" 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. "

" So my advice is to always choose something simpler - an expressive outfit, plus a hat, can be frightening. "

" Not long ago, a hat was a conformist accessory. Then the 1960s came along, and young people didn't want to wear hats. "

" I want to excite the eye through hatmaking. "

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

" 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. "

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

" The success of a hat definitely lies with balancing the personality of the wearer with the type of occasion. Don't listen to those rules about face shape. "

" 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. "

" You always see a better side of where you're visiting when a local shows you around. "

" The personality of the wearer and the hat makes the hat. "

" Elegance is all in the mind of the wearer. "

Philip Treacy

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

" Gaga is an entertainer, so a hat for her is part of the illusion of entertaining. "

" 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. "

Philip Treacy

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" Everybody loves things that sparkle. "

" 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. "

" Fantasy hats give you the possibility to dream. "

" I make hats for lots of iconic people, and that makes my job very interesting. "

" Often, what makes my job so exciting is designing for the mother whose dream has been to wear one of my hats at her child's wedding. I feel as responsible for making her feel like a million dollars as I do for somebody in the public eye. "

" 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. "

" Royalty is completely different than celebrity. Royalty has a magic all its own. "

" I do say I'm a specialist in divas. Name a diva - I've worked with 'em. "

" 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. "

Philip Treacy

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

" I believe that I am a hat designer, not a milliner. "

" I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object. "

" Hats are really for ultimate occasions, so when I make one, I try to do something different, something noticeable. "