How Stretch One Piece Leather Suit After Broken Collar Bone

[Daves1200RT]

Apologies if this has been addressed here before

Two things happened in my life recently , I bought a new one piece leather suit and i got knocked off by a blind car driver on a roundabout ( when i wasnt wearing it )- i'm fine about from i broke my collar bone which seems to have mostly healed

The suit used to go on and off with a bit of difficulty *before* i broke the collarbone but i never got to " break it in"

I just cant get into my one piece suit now cos i cant get my left arm much higher than the height of my shoulder so it just wont go on unless my wife helps in which case i cant get it off again when i am out , which can be a nuisance

I have tried the leather alteration people in MCN ," can you turn it into a 2 piece ?" and the answer is a firm no

So my last hope is that a cobbler could stretch it . Like it was 5 years old say. My local cobblers are saying no they don't have the kit to do this, i suspect they have never been asked before

so before I ebay this £1,000 suit does any one have any thought on maybe a specialist business that could do this ? Or any other suggestions?

Thanks guys

[Stu]

Hi and welcome to the forum

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as for the suit its a tough one to be honest! have you thought about speaking to the doc/physio to see if they can do anything for the lack of range of movement you have?

my mate had a similar problem and with a bit of physio he has more movement

[Six30]

Lend it to some one for a couple of months.. Let them stretch em for you.

[Cpt_Tact]

Get the suit on and sit in front of the TV for a few hours at a time and that should help break it in then your wife can help you take it off if it gets to uncomfortable.

Other than that give it to someone slightly larger (only slightly) and get them to use it for a few outings.

Getting in and out of mine involves getting one arm in and then the standing which forces my bad arm down so it never even goes above 90 degrees. Getting out means flapping one arm around until it comes lose then using it to slide the other out.

[Tango]

Yep.....wear it around the house for a while.......

[mattycoops43]

wait...

You'll be amazed how much movement comes back after a brake, it just takes time.

[fq-craigus]

I bought some leather stretcher spray from clarkes, it basically makes the leather more supple in areas you apply it and it works a treat. Get some spray on the shoulders and put the suit on round the house.

Also as stu says speak to a physio

[littlecat]

hang it in the bathroom so it gets steamed everytime someone runs a bath, and wear it lots inbetween

[Daves1200RT]

great thanks for all those tips , some totally new to me and yes i need to focus on those physio exercises , thanks again all