Here are three shots from the Milla Snorrason aw 12 lookbook shoot. You can see the rest on the facebook page. 

More from Rauðisandur. A bit of a concert venue (old barn) action.

See? Sand can be inspiring. 

Sorry about the month of no blogging. I have been working loads and spending almost all of my spare time in the countryside. My best trip was to Rauðisandur Festival. Yes those are seals, and a piece of a whale's spinal cord, (and people disappearing into nothingness), and a sand castle competition, and the greatest bonfire ever taking place at 4-6 o'clock in the morning! Yay!
After this, in my mind, there is no other festival and it's possibly the most amazing place I've visited. More pics to come from the concert site and some tent action. But mostly, loads and loads of pictures of sand. I didn't know it was possible to take this many different pictures of sand. 

Yesterday we had a lookbook photoshoot with a bunch of awsome and very talented people. And a puffin. Here are some backstage pics shot by my lovely sister. Can't wait to see the outcome! 

What is your name and who are you? My name is Jara and I am a musician and a wannabe gardener.

Webpage: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jara/40870551676

Monday or friday? Both, everyday is the same to me these days.

Rain or sun? Both, I like rainbows, or one at a time.

Summer or winter? Summer. Absolutely. I prefer to have the darkness in movies or books then outside my window for 20 hours a day.

Cats or dogs? I´ve got a cat, Keli, he´s rather stupid but very sweet, and I would love to get a Husky or a Labrador one day, first I need more space.

Tea or coffee? Coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee, a little bit of tea when I start to shake, and then some more coffee.

Pulsa or lifrarpylsa? Neeehh...

Stebbi or Eyvi? Nína!


A bag of candy or a plate of cheeses? Cheese and some chocolate. And a glass of Champagne.

Who is your most loved character in literature? Owen Meany is the most vivid character I´ve encoutered in a book so far.

Most beautiful movie ever seen? So many! Veronicas Week of Wonder, In the mood for love, Suspiria and Der Himmel uber Berlin to name a few.

What characteristics do you most envy in others? Calmness...

If you could fly, where would you go first? To Kashmir in India, Stopping on a few mountaintops on the way.

If I would give you a medal right now, what would it be for? Drinking a lot of coffee.

Favorite place in Iceland? My family´s summerhouse in Kjós and any place where I can lie down for a bit to feel the earth move around the sun.

Favorite place outside of Iceland? Usually the one I´m in at the moment. The Atlas mountains in Morocco are amazing.

Favorite thing to collect? Seeds, flowers, strange herbs and musical instruments. I really want a grand piano.

Favorite flower? Hollyhock, Lavender, Dahlias, Peonies, Orchids and Dandelions.


Favorite book? Difficult to choose, the last one I read and loved is 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami and I´ve read most of his books at least twice. Then I love Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Nietsche, The Brothers Karamazov by Dostojevsky, The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov, Mr Vertigo by Paul Auster and so many more. They´re all favorites!

Favorite villain? Any villain played by Christopher Lee.

Favorite sea creature? Octopuses and bottlenose dolphins.

Favorite smell? Newbornbabysmell!

Favorite song of all time? I have a new favorite song of all time every day but Coconut by Harry Nilson is always good.

Favorite film by your favorite director? It´s the same as with music and books, I cant have one favorite, only many. Sans Soleil by Chris Marker is one of the movies I watch again and again.

What is your name and who are you? My name is Sara Gillies. I am half English and half Icelandic.

What do you do and why? I am an artist.

Webpage if any: http://sarag.tumblr.com/

Monday or friday? Friday.

Rain or sun? Sun. But sun with rain can be good.

Summer or winter? Summer.

Cats or dogs? Cats, I grew up with cats. But I love dogs too!

Tea or coffee? Coffee.

Pulsa or lifrarpylsa? Pulsa.

Stebbi or Eyvi? Eh?

A bag of candy or a plate of cheeses? Candy candy candy! Can't beat a blandi poki.

Who is your most loved character in literature? Cassandra from 'I Capture the Castle' by Dodi Smith. Woland from 'The Master and the Margarita' by Mikhail Bulgakov is also brilliant. 

Most beautiful movie ever seen? The Mirror by Andrei Tarkovsky.

What characteristics do you most envy in others? Decisiveness, I think.

If you could fly, where would you go first? Peru.

If I would give you a medal right now, what would it be for? Gibber gabbering (talking too much).

Favorite place in Iceland? Drápuhlíðarfjall, just outside Stykkishólmur.

Favorite place outside of Iceland? Cycling down the river Thames from Walton to Hampton Court.

Favorite thing to collect? Stationary.

Favorite flower? Mountain flowers in Iceland!

Favorite book? The Master and the Margarita.

Favorite villain? Stewie Griffin from Family Guy. 

Favorite sea creature? Seals.

Favorite name? My cat's name, 'Kisa'!


Favorite smell? Clean sheets that have just come off the washing line.

Favorite song of all time? Oh man, that's hard. Right now it is 'I only have eyes for you' by The Flamingos. 

Favorite film by your favorite director? Alice by Jans Svankmajer and I also tend to love Wes Anderson films. They make me feel at home.

I asked my installation girls to do a bit of a q&a for me and first up is Gunna. She's wearing a Milla Snorrason top and shorts. 

What is your name and who are you?

My name is Guðrún Heiður Ísaksdóttir and I'm mostly human.

What do you do and why? Many things to try them out.

Website:  www.facebook.com/byssukisi

Monday or friday? Friday.

Rain or sun? A little bit of both.

Summer or winter? Winter.

Tea or coffee? Coffee.

Pulsa or lifrarpylsa? I'm a vegetarian.

Stebbi or Eyvi? Who?

A bag of candy or a plate of cheeses? It depends.

Who is your most loved character in literature? Dracula.

If you could fly, where would you go first? To space.

Favorite place in Iceland? The old cemetery down town.

Favorite flower? Peony.

Favorite book? The Alchemist.

Favorite villain? Dracula.

Favorite smell? The smell of the seasons.

About two weeks ago I participated in an art workshop called Vinnslan and presented an installation in the form of a Milla Snorrason unconventional fashion show. I gathered a nice group of my girlfriends who are all working in an arts related environment and asked them to wear my clothes whilst chatting and drinking tea (or wine out of teacups later in the evening). 

It was such a fun evening and people seemed to really like seeing the clothes on......"non model" girls. How do I say this without sounding weird? Normal girls? Real women? Anyways they picked their outfits them selves, styled them selves and looked absolutely amazing! For me the whole point was for people to be able to come and see these talented and smart women wearing Milla Snorrason clothes in a relaxed environment which was a complete opposite of a loud and too cool for school fashion show. I'll show you more pics later and even tell you a bit about the stars of the show.

 More backstage pics from my show. 

We're renting out our apartment this summer to travelers. If there's anyone out there who's planning a trip to Reykjavík our house is in the heart of the city and the apartment is real lovely. Check it out here.