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    Are there any other tips on properly measuring a shoulder blade?
    David Reeves
    Bespoke Tailor
    David Reeves is a Bespoke Tailor and the Founder of Reeves: Modern English Tailoring, based in New York City. David has been in the bespoke tailoring business for over 25 years and specializes in designing and creating custom, high-end suits. David has worked with influential names in the United Kingdom and the United States such as Richard James of Savile Row, Prada, Commes Des Garcons, and Timothy Everest.
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    You can also do a halfback measurement because somebody might have particularly sticky-out shoulder blades. For example, a tennis player might actually even have one prominent blade on the right if they are right-handed, and you've got to watch for things like that. So the point-to-point measures the actual shoulder width, and then the halfback measures things like the actual back and the shoulders.
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    What is the measurement for an off shoulder dress?
    Community Answer
    Your best bet would to be to have someone measure the width of your upper arms across your body.
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    Can a female's shoulders be 22 inches?
    Eria .S
    Community Answer
    Yes! My own shoulders measure about 21 inches, and my mother's are wider. It's perfectly normal, if wider than general averages.
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    How can I reduce my shoulder width?
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    If the problem is in the back (the first shown measure) exercise and dieting could help you. If the problem is in the front (shoulder's actual length), that's based on your bone structure and can't be modified.
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