Philip Treacy the Fashion Design course at the Royal College of Art in London, and graduated in 1990 with first class honours. In 1989 he took one of his hats to Michael Roberts, fashion editor of "Tatler" magazine, and his style editor, Isabella Blow. Blow asked Treacy to make a hat for her to wear for her wedding, and soon after, invited him in 1990, to live with her and her new husband Detmar Blow, in their Belgravia London home, where Treacy worked in their basement. Alexander McQueen, another Blow discovery, would also join Treacy in her home. "The Telegraph" would chronicle
Jim Treacy the All-Ireland final, a game which is often considered to be one of the classic games of the modern era. Halfway through the second-half Cork were on form and stretched their lead to eight points. In a remarkable turnaround Kilkenny drew level and outscored Cork by another eight points. A 3–24 to 5–11 score line gave Kilkenny the win and gave Treacy a third ALl-Ireland winners' medal. He later collected a second All-Star award. The Leinster championship posed little difficulty for Kilkenny again in 1973 and Treacy collected a sixth provincial medal as Wexford were defeated once again. He missed