UNCOMFORTABLE SHOULDER? forward shoulders - Page 2

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Originally Posted by a tailor 

yes the term refers to the shape of the customers shoulder.
but among the tailors description of the job is "shifting the shoulder.".

Thanks! I've reading about this and the sleeve pitch, cause I think that maybe my jackets have this problem/problems. Cause I don't feel that my shoulders fit in the shoulder line of the jacket, sorry I don't know how to describe this, but one thing I know is that my shoulders are a bit more in front of me rather than to the side.

Alright, so let me see if I understand why this works - when shifting the shoulder in that direction, even though it looks like you're moving the shoulders toward the back, what you're actually doing is cutting excess cloth from the front part of the shoulder, thus making it narrower, while the back part of stays the same; and what forward shoulders need is less cloth in the front. Is that right?

Now, I don't really know how to approach my tailor about this - he's seen I have forward shoulders, and has not suggested this alteration. I don't wanna sound like I'm teaching him his job...

Here's a pic of the problem I have with my latest MTM coat and that I believe is due to forward shoulders. The quality is poor but I hope you can see what I mean.

awesome read..