I photographed content for her Instagram and blog. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Elaine was born in Islington, London, in 1966, working as an aerobics instructor for 10 years, before she shot to fame as she played Lynne Hobbs (formerly Slater) in British soap EastEnders from 2000. From August 2018 to August 2019, I worked as a Creative Intern for Lyn Slater, The Accidental Icon. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Her Instagram has over 250,000 followers, most of whom are young. The social worker and professor who became a fashion blogger and influencer at age 61 recently made another big change in her life. Lyn’s rejection of age as a variable to be considered in how one dresses has resonated and her blog has fans from around the world. The professor with three advanced degrees. At the age when many people retire, Lyn Slater has reinvented herself as an influencer of popular culture, fashion model, and global icon. Lyn Slater 89 didnt start out looking to become a fashion influencer, but she always knew the power of clothes. People (like Lyn) who are not famous or celebrities but are smart, creative, thoughtful, engaged, socially responsible and most importantly clear and comfortable with who they are and reflect this in how they dress are who this talk is about. Lyn Slater is one of the top fashion bloggers and fashion icons who combines timeless elegance with avantgardistic tendencies. She started her blog, Accidental Icon, in September 2014 because she could not find a fashion blog or magazine that offered an urban, modern, intellectual aesthetic and also spoke to people who live “interesting but ordinary lives” in cities. Lyn Slater is a professor of social work, a cultural influencer, a model, a writer, partner, mother and grandmother. But that's exactly what Lyn Slater did, because she 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." And Lyn has a message to everyone who thinks they want fame and to be special: the real secret is to just be okay being you. It's not often a grandmother and university professor becomes an icon of style with a growing online Instagram and blog following of all ages.
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