mowgli222
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@Cooperson... I am hoping it is an easy fix.. However I am not yer sure as I have not talked to Alan and don't have a clue what it takes to take the sides in..
JL charged me $65 to remove a windflap.
The bottom of the jacket looks pretty trim when zipped up- trim enough that it wouldn't zip up if you put on 5-10 lbs of "holiday weight". Be careful that you don't slim the back/midsection too much. When I first started buying nice suits and sport coats, I insisted that the tailor take them in quite a bit through the sides. I ended up with some coats that looked pretty feminine due to the hour glass effect. I no longer have them taken in as much and they look much better.
If your jacket were shorter (waist length), it would be easy to accommodate the V-shape and have the jacket hug your torso. Since the jacket is a little longer, it gets into your hip area and (on a slim guy like you) needs to be wider to fit around your rear end.
Adjustable straps at the waist might've been an easy fix, although maybe it's too late for that now.
In a perfect world, I'd want it slimmed a tad, but it really looks good on you. When zipped up, it's about perfect, but looks slightly loose unzipped. The sleeves look nice and slim and the armholes are high and don't seem to suffer from batwing effect. What's that old saying? "Perfect is the enemy of good enough."
I probably shouldn't reveal this, but I've removed a windflap or two with a pair of scissors. Looks fine. Didn't pay a thing! (Of course, that was on a few vintage cafe racers that didn't cost very much.) I know, I know. Blasphemous! But now they have more "character!"