Lyn slater professor instagram7/14/2023 ![]() ![]() Then, I’ll bring something like my Issey Miyake black dress that can be worn 8,000 different ways, takes up no room, and doesn’t wrinkle, and I’ll bring my favorite multifunctional, beautiful light sweater made by a designer friend of mine, Milo’ Tricot. And I like to remember the mood of how I felt wearing something, or the mood of a restaurant that I’m in. Next, I bring my little Instax camera in monochrome and color, because while I like iPhone photos, they’re not good at capturing the mood. I also always bring my Milk Makeup Cooling Water-it has something in it that is almost like caffeine, so when you’re looking half dead after a long flight, this will make your skin glow. Sometimes I’ll bring, like, six pairs of sunglasses. I don’t like to overpack, especially clothes, because for me, clothes are just one aspect of my outfit-my real statements are my sunglasses, my earrings, and my bold lip. “I love multifunctional pieces while I travel. You can look very beautiful and be comfortable at the same time-they’re not mutually exclusive. ![]() Recently from the Williamsburg Hotel in Brooklyn, the Accidental Icon shared her wisdom on multifunctional outfits, building a personal brand, the future of fashion, and the importance of knowing oneself. You’ll find her attending fashion shows and rubbing elbows with some of the industry’s hottest names (like, Gucci- and Dior-hot), in some of the industry’s most enviable pieces, or starring in music videos alongside the likes of actor and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg. When she’s not in the classroom, Lyn is jetting off around the world as a representative of Elite London, which signed her in January of this year. ![]() Slater started her career as a social worker for women and girls who had experienced trauma, and is now a professor in the graduate program at Fordham, teaching from what she calls the “intersection of social welfare and the law,” committed to merging the worlds of logic and reason with artistic and creative expression. Don’t let the name fool you, though while getting discovered outside of a New York Fashion Week show may have been an accident, her thoughtful, intelligent style is anything but. Some people are right-brained, some people are left-brained, and some people are Lyn Slater: the model, fashion blogger, graduate professor, grandmother, and self-starter who has cat-walked her way to Insta-fame as the Accidental Icon, A.K.A. ![]()
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