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HoosierDaddy said:JL
Sorry...I just can't see how it could look right that long...
Would the side straps stay at the waist? Would it still have the wide band or hem at the bottom?
Do you have that long of a torso at 5'9"...for that length?
I do hope that you won't be disappointed.
HD
Think of a slightly shorter version of a long half belt with the highwayman hem at the bottom. It would have the same pocket configuration as the highwayman and would have no half belt. I would either keep the side straps in the same position as the long half belt or ditch them all together. The jacket have the more relaxed cut of the highwayman as opposed to a more tapered fit of a half belt.
Dont think of it as me having a long torso, think of it as having a jacket that covers more of the body. Where as the highwayman stops at about the belt line, this would stop about mid butt. It would be replacing a jacket that I am using as a template, so I have a pretty good idea of how it should look (I think).
Here is a photo I found online of the jacket I have that I am working off of. Obviously, they would not be identical as my current jacket leaves a lot to be desired, but this is the basic look. The zipper of this jacket starts at a slightly lower height than the long half belt, but that is because its also slightly shorter. Unfortunately my current jacket has no shape at all, which Im not crazy about. This is the length Im going after and and accentuated bottom hem of the highwayman: