/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

So 9s' collar. I patterned it to be a shawl collar because it looks like it folds over from the top of the center front panel. But I made a mockup using a shawl collar style and it closes way too high on the neckline. Any way I can fix this and still keep it a shawl collar? I want the dip of my collarbones to be showing. I was thinking of lowering the stand of the collar and backing the shoulder seam off the neckline. I'm not opposed to making his collar separate from the neckline, but wanted to explore this option first.