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(Official?) Fit Critique Thread

TRINI

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This thread is already a trainwreck 2 pages in.
 

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Originally Posted by TRINI
This thread is already a trainwreck 2 pages in.

That's what tends to happen when nobody knows what they're talking about.
 

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Originally Posted by TRINI
This thread is already a trainwreck 2 pages in.

That's part of what it's supposed to be. Why it's nere, and not elsewhere. If that doesn't suit you, ignore it.
 

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Originally Posted by acridsheep
It means, were you to look at the fit from a profile vantage point, the front and back are not balanced. In this case, the back would be longer than the front.

Originally Posted by mafoofan
That's what tends to happen when nobody knows what they're talking about.

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Originally Posted by acridsheep
It means, were you to look at the fit from a profile vantage point, the front and back are not balanced. In this case, the back would be longer than the front.

You don't need to look from the side to detect a balance problem, and it doesn't necessarily reflect in length.
 

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Originally Posted by mafoofan
No. The problem is in the jacket, not you.
Originally Posted by acridsheep
It means, were you to look at the fit from a profile vantage point, the front and back are not balanced. In this case, the back would be longer than the front.
OK. Is this something that can be fixed?
 

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Originally Posted by mktitsworth
OK. Is this something that can be fixed?

Maybe. Depends. When someone explains what a short front balance is, I'll tell why.

Originally Posted by acridsheep
How many moopoints do I get?

I haven't checked today's exchange rate.
 

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Originally Posted by mafoofan
Mktitsworth's jacket doesn't need cinching. It's front balance is short. 100 foopoints to the first person who's already posted in this thread who can explain what that means.

Not really a balance thing. The strap is short.
 

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Originally Posted by mafoofan
Mktitsworth's jacket doesn't need cinching. It's [sic] front balance is short. 100 foopoints to the first person who's already posted in this thread who can explain what that means.
Originally Posted by TRINI
This thread is already a trainwreck 2 pages in.
Originally Posted by mafoofan
That's what tends to happen when nobody knows what they're talking about.
Originally Posted by jefferyd
Not really a balance thing. The strap is short.
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