Philip Treacy le Bon, Kate Moss, Christy Turlington and Stella Tennant modelling in return for keeping Treacy's hats, which were all black. In 1994, he opened up his boutique at 69 Elizabeth Street, in Belgravia, London, right beside Isabella Blow's resicence at number 67. Treacy has designed hats for Alexander McQueen (another discovery of Isabella Blow), including his 1999 "white collection" for Givenchy Haute Couture in Paris, for Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, and for Valentino, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Versace and Rifat Özbek. In January 2000, he became the first milliner for 80 years to be invited to exhibit at the Paris
Patrick Ambrose Treacy Patrick Ambrose Treacy Patrick Ambrose Treacy CFC (20 October 1834 – 15 August 1913) was a Roman Catholic educationist who established the first permanent Christian Brothers community in Australia in 1868. Treacy was born on 31 August 1834 in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland. Educated at an academy and the local Christian Brothers' school at Thurles, he excelled in mathematics. In February 1852 he joined the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Waterford. After a rigorous course he was posted to various local schools for experience and also continued his studies, including part-time courses under the aegis of the Science Museum, South Kensington.