To topstitch or not?

Remember this jacket? I do, barely. I started it for the "Wool" contest on PR sometime last year.

For the last couple of weeks I have been caught up in trying to pass my last certification test, so no sewing and no blogging. Last night I couldn't stand it anymore so I pulled it out of the bag, ironed the pieces and got back to work.
I decided that instead of beating my self up designing some weird lower front facing I just cut out 2 more of the center front and middle front pieces and be done with it. I also cut the lining out of silk charmeuse, and I made the sleeves solid black and white instead of solid black like the trim. I may trim the end of the sleeves in black if it seems lacking...

Now I have the pieces of the lower body sewn together, and I am wondering how some heavy topstitching would look.

The topstitching on the pattern looks really nice. I would definitely do it by hand in a heavy black embroidery thread using Sewyld's technique from her Marfy 1444, her results are so impeccable!

I am just not sure how it would look on this fabric, its a really sharp birdseye that looks kind of like a cross:

I welcome suggestions and topstitching tips!

FIRST Marfy 2010 TDF!

This is the first absolutely must have, to die for pattern from the new 2010/11 catalog!

I saw a shirt with a sleeve like that once. I really, really wanted to see how it was made, but I learned a long time ago that asking to see someones shirt can be mis-interpreted.

I must say that they have really out done themselves this year. Not only did I receive my catalog on the day that it was supposed to be released, but they have really stepped up to the edge of fashion. They are doing very imaginative things with sleeves and jackets. I can pass on the full, flowing pants and anything adding volume to the hips, but there are certainly enough appropriate things to keep me busy until next January.

They even have a free jacket, blouse and skirt to keep me busy until this shirt pattern arrives.