I finally got to wear this Jacobean jacket at Mists Bardic and received compliments & queries about how I made it and what it was all about (update: I’ve worn it many times since, and people always ask if I embroidered the whole thing — heck no!, I tell them :-). I wore it with a burgundy velvet cartridge-pleated skirt from my closet and a black velvet cap trimmed in silver cord, pearls, and silver fish charms from my old renfaire days.
At Mists Bardic 2008
My Jacobean jacket
Edited Dec. 2013:
I continue to wear this jacket often & got a full pic wearing it with a black wool skirt & tall hat (plus a coif I made from blackwork-printed cotton, to add to the faux-embroidery theme).
Wearing faux-embroidered jacket at Boars Hunt Feast.