treacy's work is clearly part of the fashion world but his 'unlikely' sculptures also cross the boundary into visual art.....................................................

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philip treacy's short biography

born the second youngest of eight children to a baker
and housewife on may 26, 1967 in galway village of ahascragh,
ireland, with its population of just 500.
1985 philip treacy studied at the national college of art and
design in dublin before snagging a scholarship to london's
royal college of art in 1988.
there he specialised in hat design, fashioning his first efforts
from bits and pieces picked up in local flea markets.
while a student he started to work with established
designers such as rifat ozbek, john galliano and victor edelstein.
his graduation show in 1991 caused a fashion sensation.

in 1991 the young designer established his own company,
philip treacy ltd, and started his collaboration with karl lagerfeld
for chanel. he has designed hats for haute couture houses such
as givenchy, alexander mc queen, valentino, helmut lang,
thierry mugler, anna molinari and versace.

in 1993 philip treacy presented the first of his annual catwalk
shows at london fashion week.
christy turlington, kate moss, naomi campbell and stella tennant
strode down the catwalk for the first professional philip treacy
fashion show.
in 1997 and 1999, his collections were also shown in new york.
since then he has gone on to show once a year the autumn /
winter collections both in london and in new york.

treacy 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.

besides fashion, treacy loves photography, and is presently
compiling a book of 'beautiful photos' which have been taken
over the years featuring his hats.
he has also designed for the royal ballet, films and theatre
productions.


among the many exhibitions:

2001
'unlikely sculpture: hatforms by philip treacy',
fondazione nicola trussardi, milan
and irish museum of modern art, dublin

1998
'addressing the century, 100 years of art and fashion',
hayward gallery, london
'satellites of fashion', the crafts council, london
'british invasion', saks fifth avenue, new york

1997
'one woman's wardrobe', V & A museum, london
'cutting edge', V & A museum, london

1996
exhibited at the biennale di firenze exhibition, italy
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