It’s never just about what she’s wearing, it’s about breaking barriers, changing perceptions that go beyond ageism, and embracing our differences. She is first and foremost an educator and social worker, whether in the classroom or on social media. “I have potentially another 20 years of doing amazing things.” She refuses to let age define her or her aspirations. They just don’t want to get old in the way that’s been presented to them in the past” - a time when hitting 60 or 70 might have meant retirement. Most of her fans are young women who see her as a symbol of “anti-anti-aging.” “What I hear from these young people is, ‘You’re so cool, we want to be like you.’ They don’t want to reject aging. “I am grateful for my followers,” Slater said via phone from New York. Her blog is a thoughtful and intelligent personal narrative that touches on things she deeply cares about: culture, art, fashion and human connection. “I think clothing can profoundly change who you are and profoundly express who you are, better than words,” says Slater. The subject that interests her most is the relationship between clothing and identity. After being mistaken for a fashion industry insider while standing outside an exhibit, she decided to create a blog that showcases cutting-edge fashion and her own personal style. Slater, a clinical associate professor of social work and law at Fordham University who intends to retire from teaching next year to write a book and continue to pursue her creative and speaking endeavors, didn’t intend to become a fashion icon it happened five years ago by accident (hence her moniker). She’s been featured in countless international fashion magazines and landed a contract with Elite Models London. The notoriously youth-centric fashion world has taken notice of her as well. She doesn’t hide her body, wrinkles or gray hair, she embraces them. Tired of wading through a sea of beautiful, young, fresh-faced fashionistas, I was curious to find someone closer to my age.Īnd there she was: petite with a shock of gray hair, a steely stare (when not wearing her signature sunglasses), fierce fashion choices that break all the rules and attitude for miles. I first found Accidental Icon on Instagram while searching for midlife fashion bloggers. She calls herself a “fashion influencer” - her more than 600,000 Instagram and Facebook fans call her “badass.” Lyn Slater, also known as Accidental Icon, is a 65-year-old social media sensation. If Jack Nicholson, the epitome of cool, were a woman, he would be Lyn Slater.
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