Philip Treacy in a 2011 interview: "She made him famous. He made her look like an icon. When you think of the late, great Blow, you think of her in one of his creations, be it a giant disc or a replica sailing ship." In July 2002, the Design Museum in London, hosted an exhibition of the 30 most iconic hats Treacy designed for Blow, titled: "When Philip met Isabella". The exhibition was so well received that it went on a world tour for several years, and drew a record attendance of circa 43,000 when shown in Dublin in 2005. In 1991,
Seán Treacy (politician) was appointed Minister for Health and Social Welfare. Treacy retired from politics at the 1997 general election. He died in Clonmel on 23 March 2018, at the age of 94. His funeral, which was attended by President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and former minister Martin Mansergh, was held on 26 March 2018. Seán Treacy (politician) Seán Daniel Treacy (22 September 1923 – 23 March 2018) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1987 to 1997 and 1973 to 1977. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South