diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index d1e6055..75a49fc 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -280,3 +280,6 @@
 [submodule "vim/bundle/VimEz-ShowMarks"]
 	path = vim/bundle/VimEz-ShowMarks
 	url = https://github.com/VimEz/ShowMarks.git
+[submodule "vim/bundle/skwp-vim-powerline"]
+	path = vim/bundle/skwp-vim-powerline
+	url = https://github.com/skwp/vim-powerline
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6196ea4..0714e07 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
      _____| / ___ ( (_| | |
     (_______\_____|\____|_|
 
-    # Yet Another Dotfile Repo v0.8
+    # Yet Another Dotfile Repo v0.9
     # Alpha Release Please Report Bugs
 
     git clone https://github.com/skwp/dotfiles ~/.yadr
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Janus is an amazing _first effort_ to deliver a ready-to-use vim setup and is a
 
 
 ## Screenshot
-![screenshot](http://i.imgur.com/lEFlF.png)
+![screenshot](http://i.imgur.com/X7npy.png)
 
 
 ## Before you start
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ If you omit the key combo, you'll get a list of all the maps. You can do the sam
 YADR is opinionated. To get the most out of using it, you should install
 all the software it depends on.
 
+### Patched fonts for Vim-Powerline
+
+Please install fonts from fonts/ directory. These are used to give a really nice vim status line.
+
 ### [Homebrew](http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/)
 
 Homebrew is _the missing package manager for OSX_. To install:
@@ -392,6 +396,7 @@ files contain key mappings as well (TODO: probably will move them out to skwp-ke
  * AnsiEsc - inteprets ansi color codes inside log files. great for looking at Rails logs
  * solarized - a color scheme scientifically calibrated for awesomeness (including skwp mods for ShowMarks)
  * csapprox - helps colors to be represented correctly on terminals (even though we expect to use MacVim)
+ * Powerline - beautiful vim status bar. Requires patched fonts (install from fonts/ directory)
 
 #### Coding
 
diff --git a/fonts/Inconsolata-dz-Powerline.otf b/fonts/Inconsolata-dz-Powerline.otf
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diff --git a/fonts/Menlo-Powerline.otf b/fonts/Menlo-Powerline.otf
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diff --git a/fonts/mensch-Powerline.otf b/fonts/mensch-Powerline.otf
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diff --git a/vim/bundle/skwp-vim-powerline b/vim/bundle/skwp-vim-powerline
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..6172a11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vim/bundle/skwp-vim-powerline
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 6172a1177f96fc2cd5d54e404180fe297a5d74c9
diff --git a/vim/plugin/settings/powerline.vim b/vim/plugin/settings/powerline.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3e209c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vim/plugin/settings/powerline.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+let g:Powerline_stl_path_style='short'
+let g:Powerline_symbols='fancy'
+let g:Powerline_theme='skwp'
+let g:Powerline_colorscheme='skwp'