Philip Treacy Treacy, aged 23, on the prompting of Blow, got his "big break", being asked by Karl Lagerfeld to come to the Chanel showrooms in Paris, in what was to be the start of a long–term working relationship with Chanel. The first hat that Treacy designed for Chanel appeared on the cover of "British Vogue" worn by model Linda Evangelista. In 1991, Treacy opened his first showroom in London, and won his first of five, British Accessory Designer of the Year awards. By 1993, Treacy held his first fashion show during London Fashion Week in "Harvey Nichols", with Naomi Campbell, Yasmin
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