Philip Treacy: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Philip Treacy

Irish-born haute couture milliner

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

My friends dying: Alexander (McQueen), Isabella (Blow), a friend of cancer last year.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Sara Pascoe English comedian, presenter, writer

My A-level results - I got two Cs and an A. I had applied to do philosophy at Cambridge, and thought my life was over.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 July 2018 source ↗

Realising I was never going to make it big in professional swing dance.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2013 source ↗

I assumed that once I reached some level of achievement, I would feel fixed.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 March 2026 source ↗

Rose Tremain English writer

The film of Restoration. A beautiful cast. An award-winning designer. A massive budget. A dog’s dinner.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 April 2022 source ↗

The Queen, because she's kept hats alive in the imagination of people all over the world.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2014 source ↗

As a child growing up in Ireland, on a beautiful day playing on what was known as a cock of hay (or haystack).

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 August 2014 source ↗

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