So... how was that Super Bowl?  Go RAVENS!

And speaking of the World Champion Baltimore Ravens... Remember that movie, "The Coalition" that I worked on?  Well... it's being released on DVD and Blu-Ray today!  

I couldn't be more excited and proud of my friend Monica Mingo, who wrote her dream down and made it happen!  And you have to know that Terrell Suggs is on cloud 9, after winning the Vince Lombardi trophy on Sunday night and today his first feature film is being released.  Sounds like a great week to me!

Here is the movie site -- The Coalition.  So if you're interested in seeing it, it's available at Wal-Mart and Target, in-store and online.  And also Amazon.com.  If you see, let me know what you think about the wardrobe!  Oh... and the movie! ;-)

Wearing:  Pea coat:  Vogue 2873; striped top:  McCall's 6355; brocade moto jeans:  Vogue 2973;  sunnies:  Karen Walker; pumps:  Sam Edelman.

And the skirt is the ruffle pencil skirt that I made years ago.  

I haven't even thought to wear this skirt in a long, long time.  But one day, I saw MY skirt Pinterest.  And I saw it again!  I thought adding the black and white striped shirt with the black and white glen plaid would be a very subtle way to mix prints.

I guess sometimes it takes someone else showing an appreciation for what you have to remind you that it's fabulous!

This is McCall's 6355.  What I like most about this pattern is that it works for a knit or a woven.  It has horizontal and vertical darts in the front and vertical darts in the back.  I used the horizontal dart which gave the dress some shaping in the bust area.  And it didn't distort the stripes of the fabric much.  

I bought the fabric from Hancock.  What I didn't notice until I got to the cutting table is that the stripes run on the grain, instead of selvage to selvage.  Minor irritation.  Since this jersey is 100% cotton, I didn't have to worry about it stretching one way or the other.  I bought enough to ensure that my garment would have horizontal stripes.  I added an inch or so to the length.  But other than that, this sewed straight from the envelope.

This is how I finished the neckline.

I was going for a nautical look.  I've been seeing that style so frequently from J. Crew and I wanted to put something together that was similar.  I even found a nautical-inspired rope necklace!

Wearing:  denim jacket: Per Se Collection; dress: McCall's 6355; purse: Jason Wu for Target; pumps: Tahari slingback espadrille pumps; belt: The Limited (old, but similar to this one); necklace: Charming Charlie.