https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:07:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on/page/2#post-1765504 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 20:32:35 +0000 Angie 1765504@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW. Lots of you found YLF through Sally. LOVELY.&nbsp;</p> <p>Jamie, I'm awfully touched by your words. Thank you.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on/page/2#post-1765494 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 20:12:59 +0000 Nebraskim 1765494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loved Sal's blog. Not sure if I found her through YLF or if I found YLF through her blog. I was a frequent contributor to her blog via posts and I enjoyed getting to know her a bit. As a person who occ visits the Twin Cities, I also found some interesting places to shop due to her mentions. The fact she stepped away from an office job a few years ago to concentrate on her blog and other style activities also gave me a bit of courage when my job was de-funded a couple years ago and I had to find something new. While I'm not a blogger, her success gave me courage and confidence to find a new way. Many thanks to her and congratulations for recognizing it's time to follow a new passion. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on/page/2#post-1765484 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 19:41:03 +0000 MsMaven 1765484@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been reading Sally's blog for years and years, but not so much lately as I spend more time here. I wish her the best in her new endeavors.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on/page/2#post-1765471 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 18:39:50 +0000 Isabel 1765471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is sad to see her go but her instinct for self-preservation and mental health are about as feminist as one can get, IMO.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on/page/2#post-1765461 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 18:30:19 +0000 Laurinda 1765461@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wish Sally all the best in her future endeavors.<br />(and I hope she keeps up the weekly kitty). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on/page/2#post-1765452 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 18:16:17 +0000 minimalist 1765452@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Perhaps Sal will participate here more now as a member. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on/page/2#post-1765376 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 10:40:23 +0000 Style Fan 1765376@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well said Ledonna.&nbsp; Anything can be abused.&nbsp; YLF is well moderated and very positive.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on/page/2#post-1765331 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 03:08:37 +0000 Ledonna N. 1765331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think social.media is what you make of it. I use it to connect with friends and family. I'm talking about FB. I think it must be monitored and regulated like any platform. I myself have found several groups which I am an active member of. They are wonderfully moderaterated some are self moderated.</p> <p>I think it does not matter what country you come from. Being self aware and mature can give you different outlooks. Surrounding yourself with great people who become your sounding board can help you eventually make the right decision for yourself.</p> <p>As Angie said earlier she had spoken with Sally about it for some time now.</p> <p>I wish Sally much success on her next. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765319 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 02:43:55 +0000 Jaime 1765319@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It sounds like Sally has made a well thought out and wise decision for herself. I do especially like her links, which expose me to a wider arena of blogs than I usually see and am happy she plans to continue them.</p> <p>Angie I am not a facebook person, not an active social media person, and this is the only place on the internet that I have ever felt like taking an active role. YLF is a rare island of positivity and civility in a raging ocean and I am so grateful for your continued engagement.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765304 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 01:23:18 +0000 Aziraphale 1765304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good for Sally. Sounds like she's moving on for all the right reasons. I enjoyed her blog, and I admired her writing skill and the feminist, body-positive message she promoted, but I stopped reading quite a while back because I felt that she was starting to repeat herself. Looks like she was well aware of that herself. :-)</p> <p>We often talk about how the English seem to know when to stop when it comes to television series, whereas the American producers seem to drag a show out until well past the point where it has jumped the shark. If blogs are anything like TV, it seems that Sally, despite being American, has more in common with the Brits. It is important to understand when a good thing has run its course. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765297 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 01:06:15 +0000 Style Fan 1765297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not a regular reader of Already Pretty but what I have read I really like.&nbsp; I can understand her reasons for wanting to move on.&nbsp; I only read YLF regularly.&nbsp; I occasionally read a few other fashion blogs.&nbsp; The only forum I participate on is YLF and I am not as regular as some.<br />I understand what she is saying about body image and some of the negative feedback she receives.&nbsp; I worked as a therapist with adolescents who had eating disorders and body image disorders.&nbsp; There are a lot of politics in that area.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765285 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 23:56:54 +0000 SandyG 1765285@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'll miss Already Pretty but appreciate Sally's clear, cogent explanation. Not being a regular reader, I'd browse AP from time to time and linger over the quality of her writing. Wishing her good luck in her new, private life.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765253 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 21:28:16 +0000 kerlyn 1765253@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am another who found YLF through Already Pretty. &nbsp;AP was one of the first fashion blogs I followed, and I've really enjoyed Sally's smart, witty writing. &nbsp;I, too, wish her all the best.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765252 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 21:27:35 +0000 LaPed 1765252@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jules -- I know exactly what you mean by texties. I love the old-school forum format and belong to several vibrant forum-based communities which I pop in and out of. I appreciate being able to post a long-form response within a long-form discussion. As a perfectionist introvert, hanging out on forums is the easiest, most comfortable mode of communication I can think of. </p> <p>The quippy/clickbait bent of virtually every other online social medium leaves me cold. I'm 30, so I was an undergrad when FB appeared on the scene, but I really only use FB to communicate with a handful of people I know from real life -- family, former classmates and coworkers, etc -- who, annoyingly, prefer Messenger over text or email. I don't belong to any FB "groups" because the format just isn't conducive to deep, topical discussion. If my whole life could be a deep, topical discussion, I'd be a happy clam. :D</p> <p>Also, Angie is right -- Already Pretty was a very writerly fashion project. As a writer and a feminist, Sally's voice and angle always resonated with me. What's great about reading YLF, on the other hand, is that Angie has basically taught me a new way of seeing (<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/02/john-berger-art-critic-and-author-dies-aged-90">John Berger</a> on my mind today) and given me a set of fashion goggles I never would have been able to develop on my own.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765245 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 20:42:03 +0000 Anonymous 1765245@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's really, really sad. I have her book and really appreciate what she has to say. I will miss her internet presence, and wish her all the best.</p> <p>Angie and Greg, please stay here for us! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765239 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 20:38:15 +0000 approprio 1765239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pity. I always appreciated Sally's wit and wisdom. I haven't been a regular reader for a few years now, but I followed her for a while and always found her smart, insightful and entertaining.&nbsp;</p> <p>That said, I fully understand her desire to move on. All her reasoning makes perfect sense. I think she's absolutely right about the social media landscape changing for the worse, but this is why forums like YLF are so important right now.</p> <p><b>Angie, Greg, </b>the Internet needs you more than ever.&nbsp;I'm heartened to know you're still here for us. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765236 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 20:35:02 +0000 Lisa 1765236@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a shame but understandable, it sounds like the passion just died out for Sally and I certainly understand that. &nbsp;My personal blog isn't very big and I am certainly not a professional blogger. &nbsp;I rarely get a comment and I don't even know how to track a view for posts, but I hope that people read because they enjoy the topic. &nbsp;Indeed blogging can be a lonely place at times. &nbsp;I wish Sally all the best. &nbsp;YLF is very unique in that the community has continued to grow, the information never gets old, and the people in the forum (and in person) are simply delightful. &nbsp;A kudo to Angie and Greg and all their hard work and I really appreciate and enjoy being a part of the community. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765231 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 20:07:45 +0000 Jules 1765231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ylf is definitely one of the places where us "texties" congregate - I know because I always find these places It's my own personal way to explain the places on the internet where people actually still write, read responses, dialogue, incorporate... and don't just dump a series of photos (of outfits, food, whatever).<br />The big value of ylf for me is in fact the text combined with the really good visuals, both in the blog posts and from all the users who post WIWs. The websites that have both good text and visuals, and a good balance of them, are few and far between. I'm not a visual person so I really need the concepts articulated. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765226 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:45:26 +0000 Ledonna N. 1765226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also appreciated Already Pretty and how Sassy tried to stay truetp who she is. </p> <p>FB can be a drain that is why i go on a 3 month hiatus. YLF is the only place i saty with. In my real life it is easy to become isolated with the type of work that i do and I am a hermit by nature. So popping in and out of virtual community actually connects me.</p> <p>Angie I'm glad YLF is not going anywhere any time soon.</p> <p>Suz you are a true soundimg board. Your mussings are greatly appreciated. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765220 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:16:35 +0000 Suz 1765220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Angie</b>, thank you. And I think the mindful choice is key. What works for one in social media won't for another and of course sometimes we need to try something out for a while before we learn it isn't for us. And, as Sally points out, the environment changes and we do also and sometimes we just need to move on.&nbsp;</p> <p>I, for one, am really glad YLF is not going anywhere! &nbsp;And I also think Already Pretty is a fabulous resource. I read it rather like <b>Sara L</b> did -- in bursts -- and loved it for its feminist slant and Sally's insights.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765219 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:16:19 +0000 unfrumped 1765219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great piece that she wrote. </p> <p>The most important thing I take away is that she had the insight, and also the courage, to make a change. </p> <p>Her reasons are interesting and I appreciate that she feels some responsibility to share something about it with her readers, and that working through these issues may have helped her to decide and/ or to be more st piece with the change.<br /> But sometimes you know you need to change even if the reasons don't fit into an acceptable box. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765217 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:13:24 +0000 Angie 1765217@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>HAH, Carla. That was SUCH a fun post!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765216 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:12:10 +0000 Carla 1765216@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Where one door closes, another opens. I hope Sally's door opens onto a sunny, happy place. </p> <p>On a funny note, I almost had a heart attack when shortly after discovering YLF, Angie posted she was converting over to a foodie blog!</p> <p>It was April 1st </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765215 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:11:51 +0000 Angie 1765215@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisap, rest assured you are very articulate, and I enjoy reading your musings (we all do). No need to apologize at all!I also think you'll enjoy Sally's musings. Her perspective is more feminist than mine, <i>and </i>she's a professional writer. She's much more eloquent and cerebral than me, and very literary too. She was a writer who wrote about fashion and style. I'm a fashion stylist who writes about fashion and style - and you get that right away as a reader I suspect.&nbsp;</p> <p>Suz, thank you. You're dead right about choosing your social media. I have chosen YLF and FB (personal and professional FB). I barely tweet and don't do instagram or tumblr. I used to pin regularly but found that a time suck with little value and stopped. For me, pinning is like hoarding, and that annoyed me. I'm glad that you have on the whole had great experiences with online communities. You are an exemplary forum participant! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765214 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:09:32 +0000 LaPed 1765214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I stumbled into YLF through Sally's blog. I'm not surprised by her decision to move on; I feel she's already scaled back quite a bit over the past year or so. Sally's reasons for stepping back are so articulate and perceptive, and leave me with a lot to think about: digital citizenship and how to create a healthy internet culture, how to maintain privacy in an age of universal publicity, how to keep body image discussions truly positive instead of inversely negative (call-outs, shaming, etc). In any case, Already Pretty is still a formidable resource and worth a read! &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765207 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:55:56 +0000 Anonymous 1765207@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>comments removed, with apologies </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765205 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:47:16 +0000 Diana 1765205@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Best of luck to Sally in her new endeavors!</p> <p>AP was one of the first fashion blogs I read regularly.&nbsp; I think I found YLF via AP actually.&nbsp; I have to admit that recently I've found AP less interesting and I think it's what Angie mentioned, that Sal's heart wasn't really into it.&nbsp; I wasn't really interested in the guest posts and there seemed to be more and more of those (nothing wrong with the guest posts, but I missed Sal's voice which is what I liked about her blog anyway).&nbsp; </p> <p>I'm glad she's going to continue doing her link round ups though.&nbsp; I've always loved those and always find her links worthwhile and interesting.&nbsp; And her cat photos are always appreciated. =) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765199 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:37:02 +0000 Suz 1765199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Angie</b>, what a beautiful, generous response.&nbsp;</p> <p>I agree with everything you said about Sally, and with much of what Sally said about her reasons. Social media can be wonderful -- and it can also be pernicious. And when a person has outgrown a role in life, it is important to acknowledge that and move on. I wish her every success in her new career.&nbsp;</p> <p>My own experiences with online life are on the whole positive, because I tend to get involved in real communities like this one. My first online experience was with a group for parents of adopted kids -- I ended up co-moderating that group for a while. This group was a vital support in the confusing years after our daughter came from China and help was difficult to find. And I felt so good that I was able to give back when we got on more solid footing.&nbsp;</p> <p>My next community was the fitness community I went on to work for, for several years. It was equally great. I learned so much from the other women there, not just about fitness, but also about food sustainability and other related issues. The online check-ins helped keep me accountable when I was trying to lose weight and exercise more. Again, I volunteered for this community for a while. And heck, I ended up with a great job as well! I still work for the company on an occasional freelance basis, although I'm no longer active in the online space which has moved to FB.&nbsp;</p> <p>Then I found YLF for fashion and I think I love it most of all. :)&nbsp;</p> <p>I do have a FB account and have a sort of feast or famine presence (or absence) there -- I'll go for months being on there a lot and then months again not even looking at it. The truth is, I don't really care for FB -- for me, it is "jangly," unpredictable in a bad way (i.e. I can't necessarily keep up with those I want to and get inundated sometimes by stuff I don't want to bother with) and it doesn't allow me to do some of what I like online -- which is not so much share about myself &nbsp;(though that is fun at times as well) but more to engage in rich conversations and offer something to others.&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't do Twitter, Insta, or any of the others. If I did, I'd never read any books, and reading books is still my most important hobby. So...from that point of view, I certainly understand Sally. A person needs to be offline sometimes!&nbsp;</p> <p>That got a bit long and off-track; sorry!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765193 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:21:32 +0000 Angie 1765193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sally and I have a good rapport, and we have talked about her stepping away for a while. She should be VERY proud of her body of work on already pretty, and that she touched many women's lives. I am sure that the next chapter of her life will be as rewarding, and I wish her every happiness and success. She is very bright, positive, a brilliant writer, and she cares about people. Love that.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sally - more than any other blogger supported YLF wholeheartedly over the 9 years that she blogged. I will always be grateful for that. She continues to read every post I write, and has been extremely complementary of our work on YLF. &nbsp;That wows me, and I hope to meet her one day.&nbsp;</p> <p>Ledonna, YLF isn't going anywhere!&nbsp;</p> <p>Lisap, FWIW, I believe that YLF is quite unique. After 10 years, still lots of blog comments, few outfit posts about me, and lots of fresh, tangible advice on a daily basis. YLF is so much more than a blog - it's a social community with a forum and a Finds section. I believe we will be sticking around for a while. Also my heart is still in it - Sally's heart no longer was. And when the tortoise won the race - he had a lot of heart. (Read Sally's posts on positive body image in particular).&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/already-pretty-is-moving-on#post-1765182 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:58:01 +0000 Suz 1765182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Terrific post about her reasons and very understandable.&nbsp; </p>