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
Philip Treacy has noted the support his parents gave him in pursuing his love of millinery, noting that his father would say: "whatever makes him happy". Treacy called his friendship with his significant mentor, Isabella Blow, as: "an affair without sex". Treacy also highlights the importance of fashion model Grace Jones as a collaborator and friend. Treacy is the second youngest of a large family and has eight other siblings, including one sister, the oldest sibling, and seven other brothers. He is particularly close to his sister, Marion Tubbing, who he credits with supplying him with editions of "Harper's and Queen" and