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Though Edie frequently described her adoration of her father, their tumultuous relationship was also plagued by his abuse and erratic behaviour. Edie suffered from bouts of anorexia and claims of mental illness resulting in frequent hospitalisation in her late teens.

At 25, her older brother, Minty, committed suicide whilst being treated for mental illness and alcoholism and another brother, Bobby, died prematurely from crashing his motorbike into the side of a bus. By , despite her early struggles and trauma, Edie had made the move to Cambridge to study Art at a sister college of Harvard University. The latter, her breakout hit, brought Edie to the masses. People were taken by this nymph-esque girl with the extrovert, yet simultaneously cool, personality: all qualities reflected in her fashion.

Don't get overexcited and copy her look wholesale when I tell you this, but there really is nothing 'Edie' that you can't buy now. Your checklist should include: huge statement dangly earrings and cocktail necklaces not to be worn together , sheer black tights with, er, nothing on top with flat pumps, knee high suede boots, tons of stripes and simple, tight black mini dresses.

Edie's statement pieces were actually fairly conservative: she was rarely seen without a pair of plain black stiletto pumps and strings of pearls. Oh, and a fag. But we won't advocate that as an accessory, kay?

Poor old Edie may have not had the easiest ride in life, but her wardrobe maths was as simple as anything. Suede boots, tempered with big knits and lent a statement touch with slicked back hair is as current now as it was then.