From Hatter to Hotelier: The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Philip Treacy
The cover of the March-April issue of Luxury SpaFinder magazine (alas, not online) has a real Elle Decor vibe, featuring Shannon Greer‘s shot of a fuschia-walled sitting room with Louis XVI-style chairs upholstered in Warholian camouflage atop a hypnotic hand-woven carpet that would make even Bridget Riley go cross-eyed. It is the “Pink Salon” of the g hotel, so named for its improbable location: Galway, Ireland. The hotel’s design director is Galway native Philip Treacy, who apparently wears many hats in addition to his primary one, as the world’s best-known milliner.
Luxury SpaFinder is focused on the, well, luxury-spa angle (the hot stone Balinese massage doesn’t skimp on the oil; they serve house-made lavender fondant candies) but also does an admirable job of sizing up the surroundings, designed by Treacy in collaboration with Irish architects and designers Douglas Wallace:
Treacy assembled an impressive collection of vintage fashion photography that includes Irving Penn‘s...
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