“I don’t follow rules like ‘this is the lipstick colour you should wear at a certain age’ because who cares!”īut how did it all start in the first place? Was it, like your username suggests, an accident? And I find it interesting that my largest group of followers is in the 25 to 35 age bracket. Through that platform I have been able to challenge people’s perception of what it means to be older. So I think one of the reasons I’ve been successful is that people are really looking for different models of what it means to be someone who is engaged in fashion. I think my success as an influencer, when you compare me to other influencers who are at the same level as me and who are not just older women putting up pictures on Instagram, but people who have a very large following, who are monetising at a pretty high degree, I think that shows you the power of it – because I’m not your typical influencer. But clothes express status and class, and people make a lot of judgements based on what you wear.ĭo you, as an influencer, feel like you have the advantage of using that power? People don’t like to think that fashion has a lot of power. I have worked in the court system, where many decisions have been made on appearance. So I can offer experience to the conversation. And I’ve been dealing with all of the issues that fashion is now taking on, such as inclusion, sustainability, human rights, fair labour, for the last 45 years. And I’ll tell you why, because I’ve been able to retire early from being a professor, I can do the Accidental Icon thing full time. I am a professor of social work and my area has been the intersection of social work in the law, so I’ve also worked with our law school, as well as the school of social work. I’ve actually just retired after 20 years in academia, my last graduation was yesterday. Oh, that’s an interesting question… I guess I would say that I am a cultural influencer, a professor and a content creator, as well as being a partner, mother, grandmother, sister and daughter. We spoke to her about her work as a professor of social work, how she maintains a creative balance and the future of her account. The ‘accidental icon’ from New York has meanwhile amassed more than 660k followers and is effortlessly taking Instagram’s fashion scene by storm – quite simply because she is the influencer we need right now. If you spot Lyn Slater on Instagram, you can’t help but like her photos and hit the follow button.
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