Milliner of the Month: Philip Treacy
Happy Birthday Philip Treacy!
Still glowing from the excitement of seeing the exhibition "When Philip met Isabella" at RMIT Gallery Melbourne, we thought it would be fitting to have Philip Treacy as our "Milliner of the Month". Read Philip's Biography.
Irish milliner born May 26, 1967, the second youngest of eight children growing up in Galway . He had never seen a city until he was 17 .
Treacy studied at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin before moving to the Royal College of Art in London. In his early years he buy bits and pieces picked up in local flea markets and use materials from them to create wonderful new creations. He graduated in 1991 where his show created a fashion sensation and has ever since Philip Treacy has won 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. In 2000 he became the first millinery designer to participate in the Paris haute couture show by the Chambre Syndicale, the governing body of French fashion.
Designs for : Chanel, Valentino, Versace and Rifat Ozbek,the Royal Ballet, films and theatre productions.
Some of his clients : Madonna, Celine Dion, Joan Collins and Goldie Hawn
Read Philip's Biography here.
See some the hat blocks used by Philip Treacy in this 2001 exhibition 'unlikely sculpture": hat forms by Philip Treacy, at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin link2, link3,
There was plenty of news around when Philip hit Melbourne for his opening of "When Philip met Isabella"in April; The Age, ABC,
Philip gave a talk to students a few days after the opening of his exhibition "When Philip met Isabella" . Here are some of his comments Philips Talk at RMIT
More about his friend and muse Isabella Blow
Check out these hats shown this year! Photos @ Vogue.es
And some from previous years: Fashion Week in New York on papermag.com ,
And more and more photos of his spectacular work in the links below.