#lyn slater

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La Chic/ Street fashion

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Meet 63-year-old Lyn Slater, who has, until recently, been an ordinary professor at Fordham University. One day she went to meet a friend for lunch outside the Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week. Foreign journalists suddenly surrounded her, mistaking her for a fashion icon and attracting spectatorsIt was a defining moment that turned Lyn into an ‘Accidental Icon’. Her blog of the same name, inspired by the experience, soon began making international waves. She is now a public voice against ageism in the fashion industry and the world.

“Fashion and my style help me struggle against that invisibility that comes with age.“

She was once asked about the old notion of ‘dressing for one’s age,’ and her response was clear:

"We use language to control people’s behavior. This phrase is a way of putting older women in their place. I’m certain that if you feel comfortable in your own clothes, it’s completely irrelevant how old you are.”

[styleseer]

On the Street - Lyn Slater - Beekman Street, New York

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Fashionably Old: Lyn Slater on Aging With Attitude

The year I turned fifty-nine, I couldn’t find anything to wear. Everything that hung in my closet or on racks in stores no longer inspired.

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Fashionably Old: Lyn Slater on Aging With Attitude

The year I turned fifty-nine, I couldn’t find anything to wear. Everything that hung in my closet or on racks in stores no longer inspired.

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Being in her sixties, Lyn Slater, who has until recently been a professor at Fordham University, is not exactly a typical haute couture model, but that’s part of her style icon appeal.

She was once asked about the notion of dressing for one's age and her response was clear "We use language to control people's behaviour. This phrase is a way of putting older women in their place. I'm certain that if you feel comfortable in your own clothes, it's completely irrelevant how old you are."

photo: Accidental Icon

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Case of Mistaken Identity Accidentally Turns Social Worker into a Successful Fashion Model

A case of mistaken identity lead professor and social worker Lyn Slater into a fashion career. Now, she's a senior model proving age is just a number.