Philip Treacy Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“Hats make people feel good, and that's the point of them.”

“Elegance is all in the mind of the wearer.”

“When people think of hats, they think of her majesty the queen.”

“Hats are radical; only people that wear hats understand that.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“Hats are the epitome of Englishness, and a royal wedding is the penultimate moment for a hat designer. I'm Irish, but I am a royalist and I believe in fantasy.”