I think that I've always been sort of in-between. GoDaddy: Have you always felt like you fit into our world? It also allows me to show my skill at creative direction through the photos that I helped my partner compose, and that we post on my site. … My website is the home for my blog, which I love writing. And it's how I do the two things that give me the most pleasure. Lyn Slater: That's how I represent myself in the world. GoDaddy: Why is having a great website important for you and your business? I created a whole new world with a website and the internet and social media.” ~ Accidental Icon Lyn Slater So at the end of the day, it's not really a challenge. They showed me how to do it, and it became easier and easier the more that I practiced. But when I needed to learn new things, like Snapchat, for example, my students were very helpful. Lyn Slater: I've been very fortunate in that I have had more support than I've had challenges. GoDaddy: Have you faced any unexpected hurdles and, if so, how did you overcome them? My rule is to make a lot of mistakes on your path because you're gonna learn a lot of things every time you make them. Lyn Slater: Mistakes are the way that you learn - so if you don't make them, you're going to be in big trouble. GoDaddy: How did making mistakes help you along your path? A lot of people told me I had good style and that I should start a blog. Lyn Slater: Well, I was feeling very bored in academia and very controlled, and I wanted to find a different way to express myself creatively. GoDaddy: What inspired you to start your business? This interview has been gently edited for clarity. GoDaddy interview with Lyn Slater, founder of Accidental Icon Make the world you want, and share it with everyone. You’ve got the power, we’ve got the tools. We hope her story inspires you to make the world you want. She talks about challenging the status quo, owning her image, and fighting for inclusivity in the fashion world. The success of Accidental Icon embodies Slater’s belief in both fate and coincidence.ĭuring her interview with GoDaddy, Lyn Slater talks about taking a chance to create the world she wanted - and landing in a place that feels like destiny. The 65-year-old style influencer creates, curates and collaborates to bring beauty and fashion to “women (like me) who are not famous or celebrities but are smart, creative, fashion forward, fit, thoughtful, engaged, related and most importantly, clear and comfortable with who they are.” Unable to find 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,” she started her own. GoDaddy is thrilled to partner with Accidental Icon founder Lyn Slater for our “ Make the world you want campaign” - empowering makers to change your world if it doesn’t quite fit you.Ī professor of social work at Fordham University in New York City, Slater started Accidental Icon to fill a niche in the fashion and beauty world.
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