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" Wearing a hat is fun; people have a good time when they're wearing a hat. "
Philip Treacy
Fun
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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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" 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. "
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" I remember in the early nineties people saying the hat was just for old women, but that's ridiculous. "
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" I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object. "
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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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" You always see a better side of where you're visiting when a local shows you around. "
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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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" When people think of hats, they think of her majesty the queen. "
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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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" Gaga is an entertainer, so a hat for her is part of the illusion of entertaining. "
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" I like hats that make the heart beat faster. "
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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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" What I love most about Her Majesty is that she has kept hats alive in people's minds for more than 60 years. You can't think of her without imagining her with a hat or a crown. I would, of course, love to design one for her. "
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" So my advice is to always choose something simpler - an expressive outfit, plus a hat, can be frightening. "
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" Fantasy hats give you the possibility to dream. "
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" When you're wearing something on your head, you feel beautiful. "
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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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" 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 want to excite the eye through hatmaking. "
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Excite
Eye
Through
" 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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Own
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" I grew up in the west of Ireland, and Galway was our local seaside resort. We'd go for one day of the year during the summer, and I have enduring memories of the sand and the sea. "
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Day
Memories
" My aim is to change people's perceptions of what a hat can look like in the 21st century. "
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" Shopping can be a nightmare - first finding something to wear and then finding something to go with it, it's so difficult when there's so much choice. It can feel like entering a battleground. "
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Feel
Shopping
" 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. "
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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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" Somebody can feel elegant without being elegant. It's a personality. "
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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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" 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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" The personality of the wearer and the hat makes the hat. "
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