I am a Philip Treacy hat, made for Alexander McQueen's (a British fashion designer who commited suicide in 2010) 2008 Autumn/Winter Ready to Wear collection. Philip Treacy is an Irish designer, mainly for hats and shoes. He has designed hats for Alexander McQueen, including his white collection for Givenchy Haute Couture, for Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, and for Valentino, Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan. He was awarded the title of British Accessory Designer of the Year at the on five occasions during the early 1990s. He was also awarded an honorary OBE (Order of the British Empire) for services to the British fashion industry by Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Treacy designed the headdress worn by the Duchess of Cornwall for the couple's wedding and 36 of the hats worn at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, including the infamous headpiece sported by Princess Beatrice (second picture below). He has also made his mark in the movie and music world designing hats for films including the Harry Potter series as well Sarah Jessica Parker's whimsical headpiece for the film première of Sex and the City. His statement making pieces are the headwear of choice for the likes of Lady Gaga, Madonna, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Elizabeth Hurley.
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interesting hats facts:
* London black taxies are made tall so that a gentleman can ride in them without taking off a top hat
* in the middle of 19th century baseball umpires wore top hats during the game
* white tall chef hats traditionally have 100 pleats to represent hundreds of ways an egg can be prepared
* Elizabeth I had a law according to which every person older than 7 years had to wear a cap on Sundays and holydays
* it is said that when John Hetherington wore one of the first top hats in 1797 in the streets, he was arrested for scaring the people
* process of making felt involved use of mercury which is toxic and prolonged exposure use can cause damage in nervous system, tremors and dementia; from that originates phrase “Mad as a hatter”
* in 1920s there was an odd custom in America that it was common that if people wore straw hats after the 15 September they were beaten up
* there is still a law in Kentucky that forbids a ma to buy a ten gallon hat if his wife is not present to assist in choosing a model
(all facts found at History of Hats)
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