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  Philip Treacy / When Philip Met Isabella : Hat Designer (1967-) - Design/Designer Information
When Philip Treacy was growing up in Ahascragh, the tiny village in the west of Ireland where his parents owned a baker’s shop, he made hats for his sister’s dolls from the feathers shed by his mother’s chickens and ducks.
Philip’s sister was the only member of the family who encouraged his interest in fashion although the others didn’t discourage him.
In 1985, Treacy left school and went to Dublin to study fashion and made hats “as a hobby” to go with the outfits he produced for the course.
www.designmuseum.org /design/philip-treacy   (1530 words)

  
 RTE.ie Entertainment - Philip Treacy 'Hatforms' at IMMA
An exhibition of hat moulds and drawings by the renowned Irish milliner Philip Treacy opens at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on 5 April.
'Unlikely Sculpture: Hatforms by Philip Treacy' reveals the process by which his hats are created as well as exploring the sculptural qualities of these forms.
Treacy is considered the most famous hat designer alive; in a recent poll he was amongst the ten most recognised fashion designers in the world.
www.rte.ie /arts/2001/0405/treacyp.html   (201 words)

  
 Treacy Philip - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Treacy, Philip (1967-), Irish milliner, creator of fantasy hats, and four-times named as the British Fashion Council’s accessory designer of the...
Philip (of Great Britain) (1921- ), consort of Elizabeth II, queen of Great Britain.
Born on June 10, 1921, on the Greek island of Corfu, Philip is...
uk.encarta.msn.com /Treacy_Philip.html   (119 words)

  
 History of Hat designers, their biography, their lives, and contribution to fashion. History of fashion and costume ...
Philip Treacy was born in County Galway, Ireland in 1967.
Treacy has created vast, concave straw discs which point upwards, huge basketweave platters attached to a tiny satin cap and shirred satin in huge spirals and oyster shapes which frame the face.
On the left, is a Heart Tube Hat designed by Philip Treacy for the Primitive Streak exhibition in 1997 of designer Helen Storey, which used a visual approach to explain the miracle of life.
www.designerhistory.com /historyofashion/hattreacy.html   (746 words)

  
 Irish Museum of Modern Art: Unlikely Sculpture: Hatforms by Philip Treacy
This exhibition reveals the process by which Philip Treacy's extravagant and beautiful hats are imagined and made.
It comprises a collection of preparatory drawings and solid wooden blocks of moulds, which are individually carved and are used as a base on which the fabric and other material of the hats are formed.
Recently described in 'The Irish Times' as "the most famous milliner in the world" Philip Treacy was born in Co Galway, in 1967 and is now based in London.
www.imma.ie /en/page_19228.htm   (221 words)

  
 Philip Treacy Fall 1999 Collection Photos
Treacy's disposal, and the designer has woven many of these stones into his latest heady creations of hats and accessories.
Treacy's new rain-wear range of hat designs made its debut at the London and New York shows this season.
A native of Ireland, Philip Treacy has achieved a reputation as a luxury hat and handbag creator using "traditional craftsmanship and the finest materials." He has worked with such top designers as John Galliano, Rifat Ozbek, Victor Edelstein and Karl Lagerfeld, and is a past winner of the British Accessory Designer of the Year award.
www.fashionshowroom.com /fashionfall99/philiptreacy/treacy.htm   (424 words)

  
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Treacy is probably one of Ireland’s most successful and prolific modern designers, but he often doesn’t get the same sort of treatment as his contemporaries, John Rocha and Lainey Keogh.
Treacy, who recently polled among the world's top 10 most recognised designers, was also in Dublin to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Late Late Show Fashion Awards.
The vast majority of us haven’t the personality, money or desire to pull off a Philip Treacy couture original, but we can appreciate just how beautiful and well-designed these hats are (a fact underlined by the IMMA exhibition), and maybe invest in a more wearable style from his ready-to-wear collection.
www.ivenus.com /fashion/features/DC-Feature-PhilipTreacy-Wk53.asp   (751 words)

  
 HELLO! Profiles
Young Irish milliner Philip Treacy has come a long way from his roots in the Galway village of Ahascragh, with its population of just 500.
Born the second youngest of eight children to a baker and housewife on May 26, 1967, Treacy studied at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin before moving to London to attend the prestigious Royal College of Art in London.
That year the young designer established his own company, Philip Treacy Ltd, and went on to win the title of Accessory Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 1991, 1992 and 1993, and then again in 1996 and 1997.
www.hellomagazine.com /profiles/philiptreacy   (412 words)

  
 ArtandCulture Artist: Philip Treacy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Treacy's 1999 collection featured an enormous fl conical creation that punctuated its model like a triumphant exclamation point.
Treacy fashions headwear with the sensibility of a Surrealist, tempered with just a touch of good old-fashioned class.
With the imagination of an abstract artist, Treacy designs wild, vividly colored hats, hats comprised of extreme angles and daring proportions, hats that come together with the artist’s predilection for superlative fancy.
www.artandculture.com /cgi-bin/WebObjects/ACLive.woa/wa/artist?id=1202   (393 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Philip Treacy: Books: Paula Reed,Meredith Etherington-Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Born in County Galway to a plentiful family made up of a baker father, seven brothers, and a sister, Philip Treacy was taught to hold a sewing needle by his tiny village's school teacher.
With it, he has freed the hat from the dictums of fashions and trends, creating sculptures for the crown out of veils, feathers, artificial flowers, straw, and gauze, as well as shadows and illusion.
Philip Treacy is a multiple winner of the British Accessories Designer of the Year award.
www.amazon.ca /Philip-Treacy-Paula-Reed/dp/8881583550   (280 words)

  
 Philip Treacy: Mad Caps: Vogue Feature Story on Style.com
In 1989, when Philip Treacy was still just a fashion student at London's Royal College of Art, he was introduced to the madcap fashion stylist and muse Isabella Delves Broughton, who was then working with Michael Roberts, the iconoclastic fashion director of Tatler.
I thought, This is major." On the strength of that one encounter, she commissioned Treacy to fashion a headdress for her upcoming marriage to the barrister Detmar Blow in Gloucester Cathedral.
Treacy rose spectacularly to the occasion, creating a wimple inspired by a costume worn by the prewar beauty Lady Diana Cooper in the play The Miracle—the perfect foil to the trailing purple velvet gown with which the bride astonished the congregation and paid homage to her illustrious ancestors.
www.style.com /vogue/feature/070102/index.html   (683 words)

  
 Philip Treacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philip Treacy, born in Ahascragh, County Galway, May 26, 1967, is one of the world's foremost hat designers or milliners.
A five star hotel in Galway City it is the flagship of the Monogram Hotel Group a subsidiary of Irish developer Edward Holdings.
February 16th 2006 saw the launch of the collaborative collection, Philip Treacy for Umbro at The Royal Horticultural Hall during London Fashion Week.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philip_Treacy   (230 words)

  
 ASSOULINE CATALOGUE FALL 2002 PRESENTS PHILIP TREACY: "WHEN PHILIP MET ISABELLA"
Philip Treacy, five-time award winning British Accessory Designer of the Year, produces hats and accessories for all occasions.
This book is the catalog of the London Design Museums exhibit, which runs from July 5th to October 27th, and includes works such as the "Ship," an astonishingly realistic replica of an 18th-century French ship with rigging made from miniature buttons, and the rose damask "Pope" after the papal hat.
Philip Treacy studied fashion design in Dublin before winning a place at the Royal College of Art.
www.workhousepr.com /assouline/philiptreacy   (446 words)

  
 Master hatter's work featured at Cranbrook - 06/06/06 - The Detroit News Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Treacy, who grew up in a small village in County Galway, Ireland, was still a fashion design student at the Royal College of Art in London when he began selling hats to Harrods.
Treacy, who is in his late 30s, has designed for the British Royals and fashion icons Naomi Campbell, Grace Jones, Madonna and even the cast of the "Harry Potter" films.
Treacy has also designed a casual men's and women's clothing line for the British sportswear brand Umbro that debuts this fall.
detnews.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060606/ENT01/606060383/...   (607 words)

  
 SHOWstudio: Contributors: Treacy
Philip Treacy is one of Britain's foremost miliners, originally from County Galway in Ireland.
Treacy has won British Accessory Designer of the Year award five times and during his acclaimed career, he has worked with design houses Chanel, Versace, Valentino, Thierry Mugler, Rifat Ozbek, Alexander McQueen and Givenchy.
Treacy has proceeded to show once a year in the London Autumn/Winter collections and now in New York.
www.showstudio.com /contributors/index.php/368   (135 words)

  
 John Birnie Philip (1817 - 1867) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
At an early age, PHILIP P.C. TSANG received many awards in various painting competitions and these paintings were displayed at the City Hall and museums in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Celebrated for his lyrical and luminous Abstract Expressionist paintings, Philip Guston was one of the most important and respected members of the New York School in the forties and f...
It is co-curated by Philip Brookman, curator of photography and media arts at the Corcoran, and Deborah Willis, curator at the Center for African-American H...
www.wwar.com /masters/p/philip-john_birnie.html   (1515 words)

  
 When Philip Met Isabella | Design Forums
Since their first meeting on a fashion shoot in 1989 when Treacy was a student at the Royal College of Art, Blow has been his staunchest supporter and a constant source of inspiration.
Born in County Galway, Ireland, Philip Treacy studied fashion design in Dublin before winning a place at the Royal College of Art.
The Exhibition When Philip Met Isabella -- Philip Treacy's Hats for Isabella Blow was organized by the Design Museum, London, and curated by Donna Loveday.
www.dexigner.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=5258   (401 words)

  
 Fashion File - Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy hats are more often than not compared to art.
In an ode to celebrity fame and infamy, Treacy revolved much of this collection around Andy Warhol imagery and one couldn't help but wonder - just a little bit - if the designer was poking fun at haute couture.
This witty, funky show pushed the notion of fashion, art, beauty, and celebrity to new challenging uncharted territory, and reaffirmed that all four can live in fruitful co-existence.
www.fashionfile.com /designers/PhilipTreacy.html   (93 words)

  
 Spring 2003 Haute Couture - Philip Treacy Spring 2003 Couture Collection on Style.com: Runway Review
Packed into a kitsch pink Paris nightclub, the throngs of Philip Treacy fans—including Valentino and his entourage, the milliner's muse, Isabella Blow, and her entourage—quaffed gin cocktails, posed for pictures and waited for the happening.
It was punning and pop art all the way, as models took turns at a bit of amateur pole dancing while Treacy’s jokes quivered on their craniums.
But the show ended, as it began, in laughter, when Treacy sent out a doubly self-referential hat: a miniature version of the pink Plexiglas satellite frequently worn by Blow—complete with a photo of her attached to the hat.
www.style.com /fashionshows/collections/S2003CTR/review/PTREACY   (332 words)

  
 philip treacy
Since their first meeting on a fashion shoot in 1989 when Treacy was a student at the Royal College of Art, Isabella Blow has been his staunchest supporter and a constant source of inspiration.
Many of his most surreal and sculptural hats were made for her.
This book is the catalog of the London Design Museum’s exhibit, which includes the “Ship,” an astonishingly realistic replica of an 18th-century French ship with rigging made from miniature buttons, and the rose damask “Pope” after the papal hat.
www.assoulineusa.com /philiptreacy.html   (214 words)

  
 The Space Design Feature: PHILIP TREACY'S HATS FOR ISABELLA BLOW
He is busy dusting off the cases displaying a collection of his amazing hats and headgear, which he created for his muse, eccentric style icon Isabella Blow.
'When Philip met Isabella', first shown at London's Design Museum, is on display at the RMIT Gallery throughout April 2003 as part of the Melbourne Fashion Festival.
Philip Treacy's hat 'The Ship' - a realistic replica of an 18th century French ship with full rigging made from miniature buttons.
www.abc.net.au /arts/design/stories/s834677.htm   (1423 words)

  
 When Philip met Isabella — Philip Treacy’s hats for Isabella Blow
When Philip met Isabella — Philip Treacy’s hats for Isabella Blow, celebrated 20 years of collaboration between the London-based milliner Philip Treacy and his muse, fashion editor Isabella Blow.
Many of Treacy’s most surreal and sculptural hats have been made especially for Blow.
Treacy’s hats embrace fantasy with incredible energy and reveal why he is known as the master of modern hat making.
www.phm.gov.au /previous/hats_of_treacy.asp   (251 words)

  
 the g hotel, Galway -Welcome (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
From the strikingly contemporary exterior to the warm Irish welcome waiting inside, the first impression of the g is that it is a welcome compliment to the city.
The g’s design director is renowned hat-designer Philip Treacy, a native of Galway, and his special touch is evident everywhere, from the bespoke concierge wall to the artwork in every room.
If Philip Treacy’s distinctive flair defines the g experience, it is underpinned by impeccable standards of service, and attention to detail, without which the g would not be the world-class hotel that it is.
www.theghotel.ie.cob-web.org:8888   (255 words)

  
 Handbags Limited Philip Treacy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The bag comes complete with Philip Treacy dust cover and is presented in a gift box. The satin material has been teflon coated for added protection.
Imagine going on that special weekend and taking these lovely Philip Treacy bags with you. Not only do we believe that one should have a feel good factor about our clothes and makeup, but carrying a great piece of luggage would just add to those finishing touches.
A truly inspired design from Philip Treacy. This bag not only has a detachable lap top wallet in the centre compartment that secures with a wide zip fastening, but also looks great as a day handbag when you're trying to juggle too many bags.
www.handbagsandgladrags.co.uk /acatalog/Phillip_Treacy.html   (1019 words)

  
 TIME.com: Mad About Hats -- Mar. 1, 1999 -- Page 1
Thus, when Treacy (pronounced Trace-ee) stages a hat show, as he did last week in New York City, there's nary a beret in sight.
Treacy's inspirations are tribal, sculptural, futuristic and submarine.
In one gobsmacking moment during his show, a model wearing a hat that echoed a Calder mobile, middle left, turned her head slowly, and the hat wrapped around her face like a veil.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,20594,00.html   (493 words)

  
 CNN - Style - Treacy creates abstract art for the head - August 23, 1999
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Milliner Philip Treacy pushes fantasy to far reaches for a fall/winter hat collection that's best described as "otherworldly." The Irish designer makes hats in funky, exotic shapes with a variety of unusual materials.
His creations have "circles, spirals, explosions, very natural and unnatural lines." Treacy also uses materials in this collection that, he says, have never been used for hats before.
Treacy had the opportunity to design his own prints with a felt maker in the Czech Republic.
www.cnn.com /STYLE/9908/23/treacy.hats/index.html   (229 words)

  
 Cranbrook CEC
Organized by London's Design Museum, When Philip Met Isabella draws on work from the private collections of both Treacy and Blow, one of the world's most influential fashion directors, and reveals why Treacy is known as the master of modern hat making.
Designer Treacy met Blow on a fashion shoot in 1989 while he was still a student at the Royal College of Art.
When Philip Met Isabella: Philip Treacy’s Hats for Isabella Blow is free with museum admission and closes August 27.
www.cranbrook.edu /about/news/default.asp?newsid=267070   (535 words)

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