Reykjavík Grapevine - 07.12.2018, Side 43

Lifestyle 43The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 21— 2018
FANCIES is where we talk to Reykjavík's most fashion-forward figures about style
Words: Freyja Eilíf & Hannah Jane Cohenn Photo: Art Bicnick
Freyja Eilíf
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with
supreme style. Our latest subject is Freyja Eilíf (32), who is a visual artist
and the director of Ekkisens Art Space.

Freyja is wearing:
▶ Spúútnik shoes that I bought in the
year 2000
▶ Stockings from Stefánsbúð
▶ Vintage Daniel Hechter skirt
▶ Lace shirt from second-hand shop in
Hamburg

Describe your style in 5 words: Old-school.
Feminine. Bohemian. Necromantic.
Cleopatra.
Favourite stores in Reykjavík:
Stefánsbúð, the Red Cross on
Bergstaðastræti, and Stella on
Bankastræti for socks and
stockings.
Favourite piece: My favourite
piece is a custom-made metal chain
bra that I bought at a Japanese design-
ers market in Berlin. A satanic-feminist
dream come true.
Least favourite trend: I sometimes get
scared of trends that are hyped and can
be very awkward wearing anything that
is being hyped at the moment. I enjoy de-
veloping my own style, taking pieces from
different directions. I've never been fond of
anything that is branded or a part of mass-
hysteria, and I hesitate when my style looks
like it is becoming a trend. With that said, I
do appreciate the goth trend. I used to be
described as goth when I was a teenager
and now it is trendy, which takes me back
in time.
Lusting after: Every item Elizabeth Taylor
wore as a costume in the notorious 1963
film ‘Cleopatra.’
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