A Mad Hatter On Your Coffee Table

The world’s most famous milliner up close and personal in a new Phaidon photo book.

If you live on this planet you most likely caught a glimpse of this:

If you hadn’t heard of Philip Treacy, the milliner to the stars, before Princess Beatrice’s appearance at the Royal Wedding in 2011, you were made acutely aware of him at that moment. Say what you will about her fascinator- a fallopian fantasy, an ovarian odyssey- perhaps, but Treacy is an artist who has stayed true to his craft throughout his career. His work has been prevalent in the fashion world for decades but Will & Kate’s nuptials really pushed him into the forefront of the public eye.

And now we get a backstage pass into his millinery madness. Photographer Kevin Davies provides us with an exclusive look at Treacy’s life and work in a new photo book by Phaidon Press, Philip Treacy by Kevin Davies.

All this talk of Easter and bonnets has got me wishing I could don a Treacy fascinator come Easter morning. I’m not sure it would be the right choice for our trip to Ticonderoga Farms with the bebes but it would certainly make a statement.

A few Philip Treacy standouts suitable for a fancy Easter outing:

Treacy in his workshop. I love this photo.

{Images: Kevin Davies, AP}

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