Thanks, guys.

Looking at the jacket I am working on, I can't say that there would be no cutaway, just that it is not as radical as on my first conversion. I was planning on chopping it back to a single button, but it seems to work better with the longer front instead of a curved front and a taper down to the hem line on the side.

To me, it needs a third button between the two that are already there, or possibly to have three buttons on either side of the closure. I love the fit of the back after the pleating and dart pin up.