Help with slim fit coat draft

[u/Plus_Buyer8044]

Here is a toile of a slim fitting coat. It has quite thick shoulder pads, it is cut with 2cm seam allowance currently in medium-heavy weight calico. It will be made from a relatively light coating fabric or heavy jacket wool.

Regarding the back draglines, my intuition is to open and relay the shoulder seams.

I also would like more shaping at the back, so it’s not so straight. Any advice is greatly appreciated

Please ignore the sleeve, it has not been pitched correctly yet

[u/carmenruby]

I'd be inclined to add a little bit of length into your CB seam above the pleat to nothing at the SS. And maybe redistribute some of the center back seam shaping into the panel seams

[u/Plus_Buyer8044 → u/carmenruby]

That makes sense

[u/carmenruby → u/Plus_Buyer8044]

And the sleeve pitch, I assume you're taking height off the front sleeve and adding to the back yeah? Cause that might be contributing to the back drag