Shoulders straight!

[Harry Faversham]

We always got shouted at and walloped at skool for sitting slumped and round shouldered. So wot's going on with His Nibs, he's wearing his epaulets where his bra should be!!!???

 

[waterproof]

Epaulettes were held on the shoulder by buttons. If you then put on a coat over your uniform, fringed epaulettes can be very inconvenient. That is why the flap on the shoulder was unbuttoned and the epaulette let hang forward. This was a common version, due to the fashion of the time.

[Harry Faversham]

Thanks for that, makes perfect sense...
that's probably why I never thought of it!