Here's a better picture of me in the coat. all bundled up for the january weather! I usually pair it with elbow length knit cashmere gloves to keep my arms warm and a big scarf. The scarf is actually a bit of a sewing project: I really wanted a leopard print scarf last fall, but didn't see one I liked that was remotely reasonably priced. Emmaonesock has this beautiful leopard wool challis. I bough a yard, sliced it in half, and sewed the two pieces end to end with a french seam, keeping the selvedge for the edges. I staystitched about a half inch from the edge all around and then let the edges fray. Its a very long scarf and I usually wrap it around twice for warmth.

Here's the jacket I made to match the (off grain) dress. Its the same vintage banded collar jacket I've made a few times, but I added a third button hole. I also interfaced the edges of the sleeves. In all my previous versions the sleeve edges have really crumpled, I think because they hit right at the elbow and get smooshed a lot. Hopefully the interfacing will help these hold up better!
This is a pencil skirt I made before christmas. Plain and simple, but I really liked the plaid - from the Ralph collection on fabric.com. I must have 30+ of those hotpatterns pencil skirts - I

ve really gotten my money from this one!