Quote: (01-27-2014 09:22 AM)Kieran Wrote:
Is it the shoulders that causes this? I always thought that maybe it is having muscle mass in the chest, but then I guess that wouldn't cause the jacket to come away from the shirt collar like that. I tend to find that most ready to wear blazers from high end labels do this, even if I size up. I'm fine if I stand with poor posture, but with correct, shoulders back, posture this tends to happen.
Yeah, if the jacket is loose enough around the waist, then it's probably the shoulders. Tailors can cut a jacket for upright, normal or slouching posture, which will correct that issue for you.
So if you're wearing a jacket cut for normal posture but your posture is upright, the back of your shoulders will push the arm holes back. That in turn make the front of the jacket spread out.
Wider than average shoulders in a RTW jacket that fits in other areas will cause the same problem.