https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 16 Apr 2026 03:40:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402845 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 23:30:50 +0000 Helena 2402845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely elevated ... This looks fabulous. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402836 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 23:08:47 +0000 Carol 2402836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That sweatshirt is a good pairing with those jeans, as probably any sweatshirt would be. I, too am wearing a ton of sweatshirts lately, mostly because I am home a lot.&nbsp;<br />That sweatshirt seems elevated plenty to me, but if you want to wear less sweatshirts, there are plenty of great crew sweaters out there!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402831 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:51:54 +0000 Helena 2402831@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely elevated ... This looks fabulous. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402757 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:42:59 +0000 Cookie 2402757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look fantastic! I love, love, love the shape of that sweatshirt. Also love the idea of voice lessons. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402683 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:00:48 +0000 Suz 2402683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look cozy, pretty, and burgundy rich! I love the sweatshirt and coat -- really nice combo. And yes, this is elevated retirement clothing for sure! The scarf is just plain gorgeous! What a great find.&nbsp;</p> <p>Also good points about petite sizing. It's important to try things on...even if they are not labelled as such.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402682 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:54:45 +0000 Laurie 2402682@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First, you look fab and that is a good coat - good job on 2 colors.</p> <p>Second - the singing? Oh my gosh. That is <u>awesome</u>. I would love to do exactly that! To this day I count the experience of singing in an excellent choir and chamber ensemble in high school to be in my top life experiences. Years ago I joind a Unitarian church choir for a year and loved singing again. I have a choir voice, not a solo voice, and it never occurred to be to take voice lessons. Thanks for the inspo. (Could get my hands back on the keyboard too....piano sits idle down there.) Taking notes on retirement.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402667 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:01:42 +0000 Lisa 2402667@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your retirement uniform of jeans and sweatshirts sounds a lot like what mine would be, if I were retired! The dramatic sleeve on the sweatshirt is such a fun detail, a delightful find! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402556 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:04:32 +0000 Angie 2402556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Mary</b>, you look perfectly elevated YOUR WAY for your exciting, fun, and very full retired life! &nbsp;Vibrant, interesting, pulled together, casually polished, and on trend :)</p> <p>KILLER sweatshirt! Just soooo pretty and awesome sleeves! Coat is KILLER chic! Love both on you! Impressed you got those exuberant sleeves to fit so smoothly under the coat.</p> <p>You are an &nbsp;inspiration!</p> <p>Can I retire too......</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402551 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:49:20 +0000 MsMary 2402551@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>lynn67 </b>and <b>JamC</b>, thanks for asking: When I was in school (through college) I was always in the choir, and even later on I was in church choir here and there. Now that I'm retired I decided it would be fun to go back to singing, so I signed up for the Glee Club at our local music school (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pas"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="https://pasadenaconservatory.org/">Pasadena Conservatory of Music</a>). It was so much fun I convinced my husband to join, too! We put on a concert right before Christmas and had a blast!</p> <p>Anyway, it became rather obvious that our voices weren't what they once were, so we also signed up for weekly individual voice lessons. It's SO FUN! We do vocal exercises and I also do little Italian art songs. We're also taking an adult group piano class and that is also a blast. RETIREMENT IS THE BEST. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402529 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:23:03 +0000 ChristelJ 2402529@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Super cute! I have also found that my retirement dressing leans towards jeans and elevated sweatshirts. Yours are excellent on you.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402524 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:39:57 +0000 JamC 2402524@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YLF! Special love for the scarf! Tell us about your voice lessons…I assume this is a new retirement activity? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402523 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:39:37 +0000 Sisi 2402523@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pretty! I <b>love</b> those slipons.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402519 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:28:12 +0000 lyn67 2402519@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love the sweater-fits like a glove indeed and THE COAT! Oh, and missing out on something&nbsp; voice lessons?(but pls. excuse my ignorance, MaryK..:-))&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402516 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:48:21 +0000 slim cat 2402516@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great look! Love your sunglasses - very cool! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402508 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:15:57 +0000 MsMaven 2402508@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I live the sweater on you. Perfect fit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402503 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:31:52 +0000 VioletMyra 2402503@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like it. IMO your ensemble is dressy casual - very smart. Best wishes to all. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402486 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:20:43 +0000 Jaime 2402486@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice look! I like how the curve on the arms is repeated by the curve of the jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402484 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:06:02 +0000 MsMary 2402484@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carla, here's the coat:&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://bananarepublicfactory.gapfactory.com/browse/product.do?pid=790031041&amp;vid=1&amp;tid=bfpl000035&amp;kwid=1&amp;ap=7&amp;ds_agid=21040716845-156989931017&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21040716845&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8vci7kIcKTMv7KIKIlOmNkH0&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAgvPKBhCxARIsAOlK_Eq_DRfdM_lWbmdWaA9wy5902pYI3x3F4cuN8vPssp9PfRX6NEqDtjYaAqv2EALw_wcB#pdp-page-content">Timeless Topcoat | Banana Republic Factory</a>&nbsp;-- it's a polyester/wood blend and I can report that it is VERY SOFT and pretty heavy. It was on a deep, deep discount around Black Friday so I bought it in both maroon and green. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402481 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:59:42 +0000 Carla 2402481@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Comfortable retirement dressing seems to be anathema to elevated style - but we can try! &nbsp;A ‘recipe’ I’m going to experiment with in 2026 is one piece that would be considered dressy - when the rest of the outfit is casual - also known as juxtaposition, lol! I’m paying particular attention to the footwear I’m collecting for the something-something.</p> <div><br /></div><div>The BR topcoat is a wonderful piece, and looks wonderful on you. &nbsp;Can you provide information on the fabric content? &nbsp;Also, high-five on travel purchases that spark joy! &nbsp;</div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/wiw-14-to-my-voice-lesson#post-2402479 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:47:59 +0000 MsMary 2402479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Today I had a voice lesson and later today we are going to a book signing, so I got to "get dressed." Big fun! The sweatshirt is new from Rails in the past couple of weeks, and the coat is from BR Factory, new this winter. The scarf is from a little gift shop in Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands, if you can belief it! I was freezing that day (on my Antarctica cruise) and it saved me! (Actually it wasn't cold enough for the scarf or the coat today in So Cal, but I thought I'd show you anyway, just for fun -- I'd planned to wear them so...)</p> <p>ETA since we were talking about petite sizing on another thread, I want to report that this sweatshirt from Rails is not marked as a petite size but it sure feels like a petite -- the sleeves are just the right length for my T-Rex arms, and the waist hits me at the waist. This is a size XS.</p> <p>I'm realizing that my retirement uniform is "jeans and sweatshirts" but I'm trying to elevate it a bit. What do you think? </p>