View source for Shoulder pads

{{Short description|Garment padding that fakes biacromial width}}
{{Infobox term
| image          = American football shoulder pads.jpg
| caption        = American-football pads (Commons). Fashion shoulder pads are a smaller version of the same trick: fake frame.
| alt            = American football shoulder pads
| name = Shoulder pads
| also = padded shoulders
| field = Looksmaxxing
| related = [[Fashion]]; [[Frame (body)]]; [[Waist-to-shoulder ratio]]; [[Frame mogging]]
}}
'''Shoulder pads''' are garment padding at the deltoid / acromion that makes the shoulder line read wider.<ref name="wp">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looksmaxxing |title=Looksmaxxing |website=Wikipedia |access-date=12 October 2026}}</ref> Looksmaxxing files them as cheap [[frame mogging]]: they fake [[frame (body)|biacromial width]] the way a structured jacket does, without clavicles growing. 1980s tailoring and some modern outerwear still use them. A suit shoulder that actually fits is usually better than a foam brick.

Bone is clavicle and deltoid. Cloth is this page. See [[fashion]] and [[waist-to-shoulder ratio]].

== Method ==
Buy a jacket that fits the shoulder you have. Padding is optional fraudmaxxing for a photo. Gym width is [[gymmaxxing]]. Neither is a clavicle implant.

== See also ==
* [[Frame (body)]]
* [[Frame mogging]]
* [[Fashion]]
* [[Waist-to-shoulder ratio]]
* [[Fraudmaxxing]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Body]]
[[Category:Looksmaxxing]]
[[Category:Glossary]]