Can a Tailor Shorten Overcoat?

However, an expert tailor will have no problem making the alterations you desire. Keep in mind that shortening the length of the coat, sleeves or collar is fairly simple. ... For this to be possible, the coat will need to be taken apart and sewn again.

Can you shorten a top coat?

Changing the length of the coat is possible; so is tapering and trimming the silhouette ever so slightly. But these are not the only elements that might be off.

Can a tailor shorten shoulders?

Changing the Width of Shoulders – NO

Of course, as the first thing we consider, shoulders are an exception to the rule; making shoulders either bigger or smaller are both not recommended as alterations. The structure of a jacket shoulder is complex enough that reshaping them involves major surgery.