Penelope Tree – Piece of my Heart

Vogue cover model, face of the Swinging Sixties, and David Bailey’s muse, Penelope Tree was discovered aged 16 at Truman Capote’s legendary 1966 Black and White Ball and became one of the style icons of the decade, inspiring a generation of future models including Kate Moss and Alexa Chung. She was described by John Lennon as “Hot, hot, hot! Smart, smart smart!”

Just how smart comes across brilliantly in her first novel, Piece Of My Heart, an honest and strikingly moving exploration of what it takes to make it in the fashion industry, and a coming-of-age story peopled with larger-than-life characters from high society, fashion, music, and film. 

In conversation with Suzi Feay