No apology needed:)

*hugs* Rae ... I hope you can make the coat work out for you! I'd probably just be lazy and wear it as is, wide/long sleeves and missing epaulet Gorgeous color for you!

If someone already mentioned this, sorry, but you could take the epaulette off and then have two matching ones made in the closest color fabric you can find.

I am late here and missed all the excitement!:-)
FWIW I quite like it without epaulettes and tapered sleeves make all the difference. I think if you want to taper sleeves it is a keeper - especially for gear!