Philip Treacy a "telephone-shaped headpiece with a removable handset" hat, worn for her appearance on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross in 2010 (now in permanent display at Madame Tussauds), and a "lightning-bolt" hat, she wore for the 2010 Grammy Awards. As well as Isabella Blow, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Lady Gaga, other notable muses for Treacy's hats are socialite Daphne Guinness, model Naomi Campbell, and singer, actress, model, Grace Jones, who used Treacy as art director and designer for her 2009 sold-out "Hurricane" tour. In an interview with "The Guardian" in July 2011, Treacy distilled what he felt a hat should do
Eric Treacy retired from full-time ministry in 1976. On 13 May 1978, Treacy died from a heart attack on Appleby Station on the Settle-Carlisle Railway waiting for a railtour hauled by BR 92220 Evening Star. A slate plaque is displayed on the main station building to his memory. He is buried at St Kentigern's Church, Crosthwaite, Keswick. The Treacy Collection of 12,000 photographs forms part of the National Railway Museum's archive of over 1.4 million images. On 10 May 1945, it was announced that Treacy had been Mentioned in Despatches "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe". On