Accidental Icon: An Ordinary Life Becomes A Little Less So

Apr 13, 2015

Grey Magazine Spring Issue I.III

Photography: Ari Seth Cohen, Styled by Valentina Ilardi Martin, Hair by Melisande Page, Make-up by Allie Smith

“Somehow accidentally, while living my ordinary life, people seem to think I am a fashion icon”.

That was the very first sentence of my first blog post. For the most part I still live an ordinary life. Last week I taught classes, went to faculty meetings, cooked dinner, did laundry, went shopping and babysat my grand daughter. Except also last week…I was on the cover of the new issue of Grey Magazine!

For the feature the incomparable Ari Seth Cohen photographed me in seven looks styled by the breathtakingly beautiful and talented Valentina Ilardi Martin. Every page of Grey Magazine is worth looking at and provokes daydreams, musing and flights of fancy. I bought the magazine never imagining there would be a day I might be in it. The editorials and photography are hauntingly beautiful, the features intelligent and thought provoking. Now I also have the pleasure of reading the glorious prose of Beatrix Ost posted each week on the magazine’s site, a woman I have long admired and whose picture was the one on my mood board as I thought about and researched the kind of blog I wanted to do.

To order the new issue, go here and to read the on-line features and see what Beatrix Ost has to say about coffee houses go to Grey Magazine

28 Comments

Alison on April 13, 2015 at 1:22 pm

I am so thrilled for you, a very much deserved honor!
- Lyn on April 15, 2015 at 1:24 pm
  
  Thanks Allie, it is so exciting especially because it was so unexpected.
- [email protected] on April 15, 2015 at 1:27 pm
  
  Thank you my dear, I may need to order a crown from you to celebrate!
[email protected] on April 13, 2015 at 1:22 pm

I am so thrilled for you, a very much deserved honor!
- [email protected] on April 15, 2015 at 1:24 pm
  
  Thanks Allie, it is so exciting especially because it was so unexpected.
Deborah on April 13, 2015 at 3:51 pm

You look wonderful! I am really enjoying your blog. I wonder if you are familiar with a little shop called Liberty House near Columbia? (112th and Broadway) I discovered it while doing my doctorate at New York Theological Seminary. I think you might like it.
- Lyn on April 15, 2015 at 1:25 pm
  
  I am familiar! Have been there several times, I love some of the lines they carry.
[email protected] on April 13, 2015 at 3:51 pm

You look wonderful! I am really enjoying your blog. I wonder if you are familiar with a little shop called Liberty House near Columbia? (112th and Broadway) I discovered it while doing my doctorate at New York Theological Seminary. I think you might like it.
- [email protected] on April 15, 2015 at 1:25 pm
  
  I am familiar! Have been there several times, I love some of the lines they carry.
LA CONTESSA on April 14, 2015 at 1:34 pm

I will ORDER right away as I have not been able to find it here in CALIFORNIA!
WHAT A SHOOT!YOU must be so thrilled………………
I hope you told your students!!!!
I too adore that BEATRIX.Both of YOU have so much to offer…………
Off I go to order my issue!
THANKS for the link.
- Lyn on April 15, 2015 at 1:26 pm
  
  Thank you! I adore Beatrix, I think you will really love her writing on Grey as well as the always gorgeous photos of her. I am thrilled especially because it is the last thing I ever thought would happen to me!
[email protected] on April 14, 2015 at 1:34 pm

I will ORDER right away as I have not been able to find it here in CALIFORNIA!
WHAT A SHOOT!YOU must be so thrilled………………
I hope you told your students!!!!
I too adore that BEATRIX.Both of YOU have so much to offer…………
Off I go to order my issue!
THANKS for the link.
- [email protected] on April 15, 2015 at 1:26 pm
  
  Thank you! I adore Beatrix, I think you will really love her writing on Grey as well as the always gorgeous photos of her. I am thrilled especially because it is the last thing I ever thought would happen to me!
Tamera beardsley on April 14, 2015 at 2:10 pm

What a wonderful honor my dear! I can’t wait to check out the magazine! Thank you for sharing the link! xox
- Lyn on April 15, 2015 at 1:27 pm
  
  Thank you my dear, I may need to order a crown from you to celebrate!
Valentine on April 14, 2015 at 4:02 pm

love your hair!
- Lyn on April 15, 2015 at 1:28 pm
  
  I have been experimenting with curls since the shoot. Melisande Page the hairstylist was fabulous as well as being the nicest person in the world.
Glenda on April 14, 2015 at 6:54 pm

I can feel the weight of that extraordinary garment you’re wearing. As always, you look fantastic. I’m not surprised by your journey. You belong on the cover or more magazines…yes, Vogue.
- Lyn on April 15, 2015 at 1:29 pm
  
  Oh my, not sure I am ready for that! But thank you for the support and good wishes. I feel like I am making the point for all of us that grey does not mean invisible!
The Style Crone on April 15, 2015 at 1:33 pm

I’m excited and thrilled for you! You belong on the cover of Grey Magazine and I will be ordering my copy today. You inspire me with each and every post, but today is special. The cover photo leaps off the screen with physical beauty, but also with character, kindness and depth. Congratulations!
- [email protected] on April 15, 2015 at 1:28 pm
  
  I have been experimenting with curls since the shoot. Melisande Page the hairstylist was fabulous as well as being the nicest person in the world.
[email protected] on April 15, 2015 at 1:33 pm

I’m excited and thrilled for you! You belong on the cover of Grey Magazine and I will be ordering my copy today. You inspire me with each and every post, but today is special. The cover photo leaps off the screen with physical beauty, but also with character, kindness and depth. Congratulations!
Elizabeth on April 15, 2015 at 2:50 pm

What an interesting snapshot of fashion economics.The name
is Grey but only one of the six front covers is modeled by an
older person. Clairol,the hair dye company had advertising slogans long ago
that said" Only her hairdresser knows for sure" and "Blondes
have more fun". To me the photos on the Grey site speak more than
a thousand words–how powerful corporations influence present
attitudes toward women of all ages and nitty gritty economic
behavior at the grass roots level in the city of New York.
- [email protected] on April 15, 2015 at 1:29 pm
  
  Oh my, not sure I am ready for that! But thank you for the support and good wishes. I feel like I am making the point for all of us that grey does not mean invisible!
[email protected] on April 15, 2015 at 2:50 pm

What an interesting snapshot of fashion economics.The name
is Grey but only one of the six front covers is modeled by an
older person. Clairol,the hair dye company had advertising slogans long ago
that said" Only her hairdresser knows for sure" and "Blondes
have more fun". To me the photos on the Grey site speak more than
a thousand words–how powerful corporations influence present
attitudes toward women of all ages and nitty gritty economic
behavior at the grass roots level in the city of New York.
une femme on April 15, 2015 at 4:55 pm

Congratulations and the recognition is well-deserved! You have such fabulous style and a great eye for combining pieces.
Anita on April 15, 2015 at 10:31 pm

Lyn, that Grey magazine picture is the best. Congratulations. You have done some amazing work. Here’s to only one job and we know which one.

Anita
Allie Mackin on April 16, 2015 at 9:30 pm

OMG I can not wait to see this!!! We will have so much to chat about tomorrow!

Allie of ALLIENYC
allienyc.com