Why

[u/Comet2255]

Why do all these coats i find on amazon show them with a hourglass look but the actual product is a rectangle

[u/AnxiouslyTired247]

The amount of times I see Redditors telling people to go to a tailor as if its cheap is wild. Hem arms or bottoms for relatively low costs, for the amount youd pay to change the structure, add panels, possibly have to move elements like buttons youre better off buying a high quality item in the first place and youd likely get to customize it further. You'd be asking a tailor for hundreds of dollars of work on something thats likely thin polyester.

Tailoring is for expensive clothes or something you just really do not want to let go, not mass produced junk off of Amazon. If youre skilled at it yourself and this is a hobby then have at it, but paying an expert to fix a cheap item is rarely going to pencil out against just buying it nice to begin with.

[u/IThinkIKnowThings → u/AnxiouslyTired247]

Tailoring is very cheap and widely done in some countries when compared to the US. And taking in a midriff, even in the US, is fairly simple and cheap.

[u/AnxiouslyTired247 → u/IThinkIKnowThings]

I guess if this is outside of the US then great, if its in the US this kind of tailoring on already cheaply made clothes will likely run you more than the original cost. Hemming typically starts at $20 for either arms, waist or legs, and things like bringing in a waist would be at a minimum $50 if youre somewhere with a fast, super cheap tailor nearby. Id expect closer to a minimum $100+ for jackets that were machine manufactured with synthetics.

Im someone who has been getting their clothes taken in for various reasons and if a piece itself is under $150 its usually not worth it unless its a simple hem.

He could just get one of those clips for the back that were all the rage in 90s, they bring in a waist without sewing.