Long coat shoulder falls under my shoulder
Hi,
There's a long coat my dad no longer wears where the shoulders are too big in that they fall below my actual shoulders. Is this a fixable problem? Could it be shoulder pads causing this that could be removed?
Thank you!
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You're a young guy, no?
I say hold onto it and wait until you fill it out. Altering it to fit you right now will likely be very expensive
Yah I'm 22 but it's not like I'll be growing more
You're going to continue growing. It'll be out instead of up, but that's still growing. We all do it
That's prob true lol
Lifting weights will also change how coats fit
Post photo
33 and not yet, so no thank you. People have been telling me this same shit for 10+ years but there's no inevitability to it. Every year it's "well you're still young yet," it's pretty grating that people just assume we all have to grow sideays.
I’m not saying you’ll grow in ways you don’t like, but I started working out in my mid 20s and gained 45 lbs and couldn’t be happier
I’m mostly pushing back on the idea that once you hit your adult height your body will stay constant
Oh yeah, no.
In the span of 20 years I've gone from 125lbs wet to 185lbs
And it's more muscle than fat (I hope)
Yeah post photo, really depends on the coat and how far off the fit is
Here's a front pic
And there's side and back
Also is this a balmacaan or traditional overcoat?
traditional overcoat
it has shoulder padding
balmacaans don't and have soft raglan shoulders
do you think the shoulders could fit if the padding is removed?
I'm not convinced that what is preventing it from looking good is shoulder padding. Removing the padding would soften the shoulder, but it would still be traditional, not raglan. I think you're better off holding it unaltered for a while and coming back later to see if it works then.
Removing shoulder padding rarely works out
Removing shoulders is expensive and often comes out wrong. Not worth it. Return or resell
it's a hand me down so it'll prob just be donated