Sculptural fuchsia hat
Philip Treacy · 1995
Accessory design
Ireland / United Kingdom
Philip Treacy
- Sculptural millinery
- Experimental materials
- Feather construction
Philip Treacy approaches hatmaking as a meeting of art, fashion and skilled handwork. His creations transform materials ranging from silk and Plexiglas to ordinary feathers into imaginative headpieces, with each design conceived in relation to an image of its wearer.
Philip Treacy at British Polo Day Morocco, 2014.
Sam Churchill / Land Rover MENA; existing crop by GRuban · CC BY 2.0Five looks to know
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Sculptural fuchsia hat
1995
A documented example from the designer’s millinery.
V&A Images
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Purple patent-leather handbag
1998 · Victoria and Albert Museum collection; original collection not stated
The bag’s broad elliptical outline carries Treacy’s sculptural approach into a handheld accessory.
©Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Philip Treacy
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Orchid hat
2011 · Victoria and Albert Museum collection; original collection not stated
Stiffened, hand-painted silk recreates a flower at a scale large enough to become headwear.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Pink bouclé hat for Bella Freud
Designed for Bella Freud, 1993; season inconsistent in museum record
A small circular hat extends the texture and color of a coordinated fashion look.
©Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Bella Freud
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Fashion Rasta hat
For Rifat Ozbek — Spring/Summer 1991
Pampas-grass matting is shaped into a large peaked cap, turning a humble material into sculptural millinery.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 pieceSelected work
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About Philip Treacy
Collaborations and friendships with figures including Isabella Blow and Alexander McQueen helped shape a practice that makes the hat a powerful element of fashion imagery.
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Philip Treacy — Hat Designer