Short answer
Front length added, back trimmed, collar seating corrected at the pattern stage.
Why it happens
Forward carriage shortens the front line the garment needs.
Why ready-to-wear cannot fix it
Size charts grade uniformly; stooped posture is a personal geometry. A block adjusted in one place pulls in another — which is why the correction must exist in the pattern, not in the fitting-room mirror.
How the house drafts for it
Front length added, back trimmed, collar seating corrected at the pattern stage. The correction is recorded in your Fit Passport, so every later commission starts from it automatically.
Where it matters most
This correction carries most for: suit, overcoat. It is reviewed at every fitting, in every city, for every garment.
Fit Library entry 6 of 48 · Reviewed by Bonturberg Editorial Review · 2026-09-08