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GRAFARHOLT. “It’s a very young society, despite the sagas being written
thousands of years ago.... People are not scared to give power to young peo-
ple. A more mature society is very much based on the fact that you have to
suffer to achieve a higher position. Older people are almost always in power.”
On him: Jeans, Levis. Shoes, Converse. Jacket, All Saints. Scarf, Next.
On her: Leather jacket and jeans, All Saints.
On Chihuahua: Winter coat, www.theo.is.
FOSSVOGUR. “The equation that young people don’t have money does not apply here.
We had a 24-year-old carpenter working on our house who bought a Mercedes from the
US on e-Bay. The majority of young people in Reykjavík spend a fortune every weekend...
but their lifestyle is crazy. People start earning money young.”
On her: Cape, Karen Millen. Skirt, All Saints. Shoes, Topshop.
On him: Hat, shoes and shirt, Elvis. Suit, Hugo Boss.
Briefcase, Tösku og hanskabúdin.
Photographer: Adam Scott
Stylist and Make up: Petra Dís
Assistant to Stylist: Helena Konradsdóttir
Models: Vala Hafstad and Hákon Pálsson
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