Reykjavík Grapevine - sept 2020, Qupperneq 33

FANCIES is where we talk to Reykjavík's most fashion-forward figures about style
Ástrós Erla
Benediktsdóttir
Words: Hannah Jane Cohen
Photo: Art Bicnick
Lifestyle 33The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 07— 2020
Ástrós Erla Benediktsdóttir (29) is a hair
and makeup artist, reiki practitioner, soon-
to-be yoga teacher, and counsellor at Sam-
tökin '78.
Wearing:
• Jumpsuit from Reserved
• I have no idea where these shoes
are from. I don’t really think about
brands!

Describe your style in 5 words:
Comfortable. Out-of-the-box.
Unexpected. Colourful. Var-
ied. My style is never the
same. Of course I have the
same clothes, but my state
and my being are never
the same so I never wear
the same clothing in the
same way. I also like to
blend a lot—both co-
lours and time periods.
I ’ l l put something
that’s very, for ex-
ample, 1800s with
something quite
modern. Everything
varies.
Favourite stores in
Reykjavík: All the thrift
shops. I think my favou-
rite one is Wasteland, but
I also love Spúútnik, Fata-
marka#urinn, all the Red Cross
stores and Hertex.
Favourite piece: I love jump-
suits. I actually couldn’t choose
between this one and another
jumpsuit from Wasteland for this
column. The other one is dark
blue denim and really oversized.
I wear a lot of oversized pieces—I
use a belt to take it in at the waist-
line. I have some pieces from Ice-
landic designers that I’ve worked
with on photoshoots, like MYRKA,
Yeoman and Another Creation. An-
other Creation once designed an
outfit for me for a movie premiere
that I was working on, that’s one
of my favourites, as well. It’s a silk
jumpsuit with an open back and a tie
around the neck. It also has a huge,
flowing skirt over the top. It’s black
with green on it—just like the Northern
Lights.
Something you would never wear:
There’s nothing. If I think about my closet, I
really have everything from crazy clothes
to very normal ones.
Lusting after: The right piece will come
to me. It always does.
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