Philip Treacy

Philip Anthony Treacy OBE (born 26 May 1967) is an Irish hat designer, who has been mostly based in London for his career. In 2000, Treacy became the first milliner in eighty years to be invited to exhibit at the Paris haute couture fashion shows. He has won British Accessory Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards five times, and has received public honours in both Britain and Ireland. His designs have been displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Background and Internship

In 1989, Treacy was discovered and then mentored by fashion editor Isabella Blow, whom Treacy described as the "biggest inspiration" on his life. Blow would wear and promote Treacy's designs at important fashion events and helped Treacy to break into some of the main fashion houses, particularly Chanel and Givenchy.

Treacy was reluctant to work with Gaga as she reminded him of the late Isabella Blow. It was Alexander McQueen who called him and said: "You have got to work with Lady Gaga! She has got the same boobs as Isabella!" From there, he agreed to work with Gaga.

In 2010, a rumor of Gaga wanting to intern at Treacy's studio surfaced in the tabloids. During an interview with the Guardian, Treacy confirmed her intention to intern but that she had to learn how to sew and will be treated as any regular intern. In December, Treacy revealed that Gaga did her internship but that she wasn't very good at sewing. He told her that she should stick to writing songs as she is better doing that.

Accessories

Helmets

Headpieces

"Post-surgery couture mask" crafted especially for Tatler magazine using Valentino lace from Fall/Winter 2009 HC collection [1.1].

Masks

Hats

Heart-shaped hat with honeycomb pattern (2010).

Collections

Fall/Winter 1996 Collection

Fall/Winter 1997 RTW Collection

Fall/Winter 1998 HC Collection

Fall/Winter 1999 Collection

Spring/Summer 2000 HC Collection

Lady Gaga wore a headpiece backwards.

Fall/Winter 2001 HC Collection

Spring/Summer 2003 HC Collection

Fall/Winter 2006 Collection

Spring/Summer 2013 Collection

This runway show presented Michael Jackson's outfits.

With Swarovski elements.
Ring by Gianluigi Zoccheddu for Philip Treacy. Pictured in silver. Lady Gaga wore a blue version of a ring.

Fall/Winter 2014 Collection

Fall/Winter 2017 Collection

Fall/Winter 2018 Collection

Collaborations

PT x Chanel

Spring/Summer 1992 RTW Collection

Pictured in black. Lady Gaga carried a straw-colored version of a hat.

Vintage

On June 12^th, 2015, Lady Gaga made an Instagram post, providing details about the pictured hat: "...an archive Philip Treacy hat previously worn by Isabella Blow. Philip made this hat for Karl Lagerfeld many years ago as a sample for Chanel couture. It's called "The Sweets Hat" and meant to look like "Ivanka Trumps fancy garbage."" It features a glitter felt base and a Swarovski crystal embroidered net visor, covered in sculptural candy wrappers.

PT x Blumarine

Fall/Winter 1992 Collection

PT x Mugler

Fall/Winter 1995 "Cirque d'Hiver Anniversaire des 20 ans" HC Collection

PT x Alexander McQueen

Spring/Summer 2002 RTW Collection

Fall/Winter 2002 RTW Collection

Fall/Winter 2006 RTW Collection

Fall/Winter 2007 RTW Collection

Fall/Winter 2009 RTW Collection

PT x Swarovski Runway Rocks

2004 New York Fashion Week

PT x Francesco Scognamiglio

Spring/Summer 2010 RTW Collection

PT x Armani Privé

Spring/Summer 2011 Collection

PT x Paco Rabanne

Spring/Summer 2012 RTW Collection

PT x Valentino

Fall/Winter 2021 HC Collection

PT x Balenciaga

Fall/Winter 2021 HC Collection

Custom

Grey and purple crystallized lightning bolt-inspired headpieces by Philip Treacy for Armani Privé.
Black lace mantilla veil with black rose headpiece underneath based on Philip Treacy's design for Alexander McQueen's Spring/Summer 2007 RTW collection.
Butterflies mask for Alexander McQueen.
Crystal-embellished mint-blue rose fascinator based on Philip Treacy's design for Alexander McQueen's Spring/Summer 2008 RTW collection.
Black latex hat and velvet mask.
Wide-brimmed hat with pearl band based on Philip Treacy's design for Armani Privé Spring/Summer 2011 Haute Couture collection [6.1].
Hair-embellished velvet headpiece. Worn as collar.
Headpiece is made of lavender, pink, and floral pattern shiny tulle, pink rose flower and two pink flowers, rhinestoned brooch with the UK flag pattern, plenty of cream rose petals with pink endings, pale green leaves, and pink feathers.
Purple tulle veil embellished with flowers and colorful monarch butterflies.
White cage structure headpiece.
Both Lady Gaga and Daphne Guinness wore embroidered fishnet masks by Philip Treacy.
Metallic pink conical helmet with visor based on pictured helmet.
Oversized pink sunglasses with crystal-embellished feathers and beaded fringe along the sides.
Headpiece based on a design from Fall/Winter 2019 collection.
Smaller golden lobster claw-inspired headpiece based on Pink Roswell hat from Fall/Winter 1998 collection previously worn by Grace Jones and the late Isabella Blow.