Penelope Tree on overcoming an eating disorder, moving through trauma, and forging her own path
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Send us a message with any of your thoughts, questions and feedback This week fashion icon Penelope Tree discusses her very personal battle with an eating disorder and her path to finding hope. Penelope Tree was born in New York where she attended school. At the age of 16 she was scouted by Richard Avedon at Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball. Thanks to the encouragement of Diana Vreeland, Richard Avedon and Guy Bourdin, she soon became a top model and in 1968, she moved to London to live...
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