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No need to tote a map around to navigate your spending spree Reykjavik’s shops are conveniently lined up in a tidy row on the main shopping boulevard Laugavegur. Just start at the foot of the hill and work your way up. New York-based Björk may have access to A-list labels, but she still covets local design duo Bára and Hrafnhildur’s sustainable pieces at Aftur (Laugavegur 21). The sisters’ motto? “Recycle or dye.” Gossip Girl’s Blair and Serena would surely give up their blackberry for one of the ethereal handmade headpieces at Thelma Designs that feature feathers, oversized rosettes and delicate crocheted patterns (Thelma-design.com). After sussing out the graphic tees at Naked Ape (dontbenaked.com) and the local fashion collectives’ latest wares at Kronkron (kronkron.com), head to ELM, where they carry homegrown label Farmer’s Market’s cozy sweaters and Thufa hats made with hand knitted Icelandic sheep’s wool (elm.is; farmersmarket.is).
Be Björk
Drink: Reyka Vodka & Soda
Visit: Björk keeps tabs on up-and-coming Icelandic artists by hitting Dwarf Gallery and Gallerí Ágúst when she’s in town
Listen: Blow a Fuse by Betty Hutton
Wear: Comme des Garçons
Read: Georges Bataille's Story of the Eye. (Björk once told a journo: "I might just make it my mission to make everyone in the world read this book.")
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