This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Her Instagram has over 250,000 followers, most of whom are young. Lyn’s rejection of age as a variable to be considered in how one dresses has resonated and her blog has fans from around the world. When Lyn Slater was mistaken for a famous model six years ago during New York Fashion Week, her brand, Accidental Icon, was born. At the age when many people retire, Lyn Slater has reinvented herself as an influencer of popular culture, fashion model, and global icon.
People (like Lyn) who are not famous or celebrities but are smart, creative, thoughtful, engaged, socially responsible and most importantly clear and comfortable with who they are and reflect this in how they dress are who this talk is about. She started her blog, Accidental Icon, in September 2014 because she could not find a fashion blog or magazine that offered an urban, modern, intellectual aesthetic and also spoke to people who live “interesting but ordinary lives” in cities. Lyn Slater is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Social Services and an adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law. Lyn Slater is a professor of social work, a cultural influencer, a model, a writer, partner, mother and grandmother. And, of course, there’s Lyn Slater, the popular 64-year-old blogger and fashion icon. Some of the most recent examples include dads walking Balenciaga’s spring 2018 show and Elon Musk’s mother, Mave, who has a contract with IMG, becoming the new face of CoverGirl at 69. But that's exactly what Lyn Slater did, because she was, "having trouble finding a fashion blog or magazine that offered an urban, modern, intellectual aesthetic but also spoke to women who live what I call 'interesting but ordinary lives' in cities." And Lyn has a message to everyone who thinks they want fame and to be special: the real secret is to just be okay being you. Lyn Slater Mature people are certainly having their moment in fashion.
It's not often a grandmother and university professor becomes an icon of style with a growing online Instagram and blog following of all ages. Its not often a grandmother and university professor becomes an icon of style with a growing online Instagram and blog following of all ages.
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