At 63, this professor has become a fashion sensation on Instagram

Lyn Slater, 63, a professor, Instagrammer and blogger is inspiring millions with her fashion sense because age is just a number.

By: Anumeha Saxena |
May 9, 2017 7:26 pm

‘One must dress acoording to one’s age’, we all have heard that saying umpteen times in our life. While some of us agree with it and some of us don’t, there are still others, for whom, no such thing as ‘dressing according to one’s age’ exists because age is just a number and fashion is about comfort. Lyn Slater falls in the latter category. For Lyn, being comfortable in one’s clothes is more important when it comes to getting dressed.

Sixty-three year old Lyn Slater is a Clinical Associate Professor of Social Services at the Fordham University and apart from being a professor, she is also a fashion icon, or rather, ‘Accidental Icon’. She has an Instagram account and a blog with the name, ‘Accidental Icon’.

On her blog, she describes why she started her blog, ‘I started Accidental Icon because I 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.’ For her ‘She is the woman who does not consume garments, she lives her life in them and dresses honestly.’

She has some 148 k followers on Instagram and it is for some reason, check out her mind-blowing fashion sense in these photographs:

A beautifully draped jacket is everything. #AgeIsNotAVariable #denim #nyc #neighborhood #fashion #casualchic #fashiondesigner

A post shared by Accidental Icon (@iconaccidental) on Apr 3, 2017 at 4:20am PDT

The Gesture. New Post. Link in Profile. Photo and Clothing @vincettastudio #AgeIsNotAVariable #fashion #fashiondesigner #balenciaga #demnagvasalia #paris #parisfashionweek #vulnerable #strongwomen #powerdressing

A post shared by Accidental Icon (@iconaccidental) on Mar 9, 2017 at 7:58pm PST

Red. Enough said.#AgeIsNotAVariable #internationalwomensday #girlpossible #iwd2017 #womenfashion #woman #red

A post shared by Accidental Icon (@iconaccidental) on Mar 8, 2017 at 5:39am PST

Doesn’t she look absolutely gorgeous in this one:

Thanks for the wonderful feature in The Window @barneysny So fun working with your talented team! Photo by @toryrust #AgeIsNotAVariable #blackandwhite #fashion #nyc #iconic #shopping #dreams #hair #store

A post shared by Accidental Icon (@iconaccidental) on Feb 16, 2017 at 7:55pm PST

Oh my! Isn’t she an inspiration:

#AgeIsNotAVariable

A post shared by Accidental Icon (@iconaccidental) on Jan 31, 2017 at 8:20am PST

Re(cycling)a Dream. New post LINK IN PROFILE. #night #nighttime #recycle #brooklyn #nightout #black #subway #escada #isseymiyake #miista #ysl #karenwalker #vintage

A post shared by Accidental Icon (@iconaccidental) on Nov 7, 2016 at 11:16am PST

For more such inspiring fashion, check out her Instagram account. Also do visit her blog, Accidental Icon.