At the height of her status as an Instagram influencer, Lyn Slater, a 60-something-year-old professor-cum-fashion blogger, was putting up multiple branded posts a day (La Prairie, Burberry, Dior, ...

One day in 2019, Lyn Slater looked at the racks and racks of beautiful clothes in her New York City apartment — and despaired. Slater was 66, a former social worker turned social media star. She had ...

Lyn Slater is a cultural influencer. She's a model, a writer, a content creator, and a former professor with a PhD. She's written a riveting personal memoir called "How to Be Old: Lessons in Living ...

Followers may be more familiar with her alter ego, Accidental Icon, but Lyn Slater’s credentials go far beyond being fashionable. The former professor and social worker has spent the past decade using ...

Lyn Slater, 70, was deemed the Accidental Icon by a college fashion student. She now has nearly one million followers on social media and is upending notions of aging. By Alix Strauss “It’s Never Too ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There’s a good reason Lyn Slater is known to style enthusiasts around the world as an accidental icon. In ...