Philip Treacy.. master of design

Philip Treacy is one of the most prolific, creative and imaginative designers that our present world of fashion has ever produced. While his responses may be brief they are none the less quite potent in their content.

Mr. Treacy will always be remembered for his longtime friendship with Isabella Blow and perhaps it is she who catapulted him into the white hot light of fashion. He has endured far longer than most designers and he is still very much the go to resource for some of the greatest designers of our era. Mr. Treacy stands alone in this arena of fashion and one of the very few who can proudly be referred to as “trendless!”

My oft used phrase of “designers who design” is possibly more applicable here with him than with 95% of the population who inhabit this milieu. He is above all a createur with boundless imagination and infinite capabilities. He has created the millinery needs of some of the world’s greatest luminaries whether they be the English royals or the royals of the music business. 

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While you may not have known his name, you have surely seen his mastery on display in countless magazines and on the heads of the cognoscenti of fashion. Words of praise fall short in properly describing the prodigious output of this man. He is one of the very very few who one might call truly deem as a fashion genius!

My advice is to listen up to what he has to say and to revel in the beauty that belongs to Philip Treacy.

JF--What is the most treasured possession in your wardrobe?

PT-My Alexander McQueen suits, he gave me.

JF-What is your most sterling trait and what trait do you treasure most in your friendships? Loyalty

JF-What is your bliss?

PT-Inventing hats

JF-What is your guilty secret?

PT-I think about new hats all day long

JF-Where is your ideal home?

PT-London, it’s a fantasy.

JF-What do you wear to bed?

PT-Not much

JF-What’s your advice to the “newcomer?”

PT-originality

JF-Who or what is your inspiration/style icon?

PT-Isabella Blow

JF-What is the best advice you ever received?

PT-Make hats.

JF-In 3 words or less, describe the current state of fashion.

PT-Trendless, open, marketing

14-If you were a retailer; would you wear your own designs or shop in your own store?

 PT-yes

or where would you shop?

PT-Harrods

JF-If you won a $200,000,000 power ball (lottery), what is the first thing you would buy or do?

PT-Plants. I love gardening

JF-If you could invite up to 4 people for dinner, who would they be…dead or alive?

Marilyn PT-Monroe and Michael Jackson

JF-What is your favorite movie /or movie star?

PT-Legend / Tom Cruise

JF-Whose opinion do you value most and why?

PT-The people I work with, I trust them

JF-What’s your take on magazines, books versus the internet?

PT-It’s all legible

JF-Do you have a dream collaborator?

PT-Marlene Dietrich

JF-What is your crowning achievement thus far in your career?

PT-Surviving as a hat designer in the 21^st century

JF-What’s your music library like?

PT-Chaotic

JF-What and where is your favorite meal?

PT-Anything my partner Stefan cooks

Meet Philip Treacy.. legend of fashion .. modern master

There are so few designers ... of anything... who reach career highs within their lifetime and remain there. We are not talking about the “pets” or the media darlings who have PR machines and corporate money behind them, I speak of independent super talents who achieved this designation or plateau with their god given talents … my focus is Philip Treacy.  Today it is all about celebrating a creative wunderkind who knows no bounds and who is instantly synonymous with his métier. As far as I can see, this is a man of epic talent and endless imagination who creates for runways, royalty and never ever the run of the mill!! While he may be a bit brief in his replies to my questions he is wildly prolific in his output! What needs to be considered he is one question and one reply…. “What is your bliss?” and the reply is inventing hats!! Please take note of the choice of words here as they are so very telling of the man!! … Inventing!!!! Bravo !

-What is the most treasured possession in your wardrobe?

My Alexander McQueen suits, he gave me.

-What is your most sterling trait and what trait do you treasure most in your friendships?  

Loyalty

-What is your bliss?

Inventing hats

-What is your guilty secret?

I think about new hats all day long

-Where is your ideal home?

London, it’s a fantasy.

-What do you wear to bed?

Not much

-What’s your advice to the “newcomer?”

Originality

-Who or what is your inspiration/style icon?

Isabella Blow

-What is the best advice you ever received?

Make hats.

-In 3 words or less, describe the current state of fashion.

Trendless, open, marketing

14-If you were a retailer; would you wear your own designs or shop in your own store?

Yes

Or where would you shop?

Harrods

-If you won a $200,000,000 power ball (lottery), what is the first thing you would buy or do?

Plants. I love gardening

-If you could invite up to 4 people for dinner, who would they be…dead or alive?

Marilyn Monroe and Michael Jackson

-What is your favorite movie /or movie star?

Legend / Tom Cruise

-Whose opinion do you value most and why?

 The people I work with, I trust them

-What’s your take on magazines, books versus the internet?

It’s all legible

-Do you have a dream collaborator?

Marlene Dietrich

-What is your crowning achievement thus far in your career?

Surviving as a hat designer in the 21^st century

-What’s your music library like?

Chaotic

-What and where is your favorite meal?

Anything my partner Stefan cooks

NYC style: inquiring minds need to knw...Rod Keenan

*** HUGE SLIDESHOW****