Reykjavík Grapevine - Jul 2021, Page 27

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Lifestyle 27The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 07— 2021
Ska!i "ór!ardóttir (44) is an artist.
Wearing:
• Sweater from Aftur
• Legwarmers from Pole Sport
• Shoes from Kjólar & Konfekt
• Unknown tights
• Eyeshadows from NYX

Describe your style in 5 words:
Punk. Extravagant. Different. Per-
sonal. DIY.
Favourite stores in Reykjavík:
I guess I have to say Aftur first be-
cause I’m wearing something from
them! I also really loved getting
stuff at Kvart!ra "49 (RIP), but
unfortunately they closed.
Right now, though, I really love
shopping at Pole Sport, where
I do aerial gymnastics, pole
and hoop. They have all these
leg warmers and I really love
those because there’s such a
confidence that comes from
wearing leg warmers. You just
feel like a sexy dancer! Other-
wise, I like checking out Rokk &
Rómantík, Kjólar & Konfekt, Kóla-
porti# and the Red Cross.
Favourite piece: Definitely my Ash-
ley Williams dress. It’s made of pink
leopard print velvet and just looks
so good on me. I also love tights and
catsuits for my stage looks. I have
so many that I’ve bought in a variety
of sex shops. You have to have con-
fidence to wear them, which I like.
This sweater is also super nostalgic
for me because it has a metal vibe to
it, full of skull and fantasy imagery. I
love it because I used to be a metal-
head—or, well, I’m still a metalhead!
But this sweater goes well with red
and I always love to wear some red
eyeshadow and lipstick. Red is one
of my favourite colours.
Something I would never wear: I don’t
like wearing brown clothes. It’s just
not really me, even though I do have
some brownish stuff. I’ve also never
been comfortable wearing suits. It’s
probably something to do with being
a trans woman—suits are so con-
nected with the male gender that
it always feels wrong to me to wear
them. I even once had a designer
that wanted to make a tailor-made
suit for me to model and I declined.
But, you know, I think I would look
pretty good in a suit now! I think I
definitely need to find one now and
wear it just because I said here I
never would.
Lusting after: I really love to be
surprised when I’m shopping.
I usually have vague ideas of
what I want, but it’s always
nice when you find
something new
and unexpected
and say ‘“Wow! I look
really good in this.”
Ska!i
"ór!ardóttir
Words: Hannah Jane Cohen
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