diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 4cdb859..1cf9303 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ live in `tools/blender_assets.py` (`_build_gear()`), the contract in `docs/blend
       Rebuilt GLB/AO: measured width **0.202 m** (0.64x head), still inside the head band.
       Also fixed `capture_realism.gd` so `--portrait-type=N` is actually parsed (it was documented
       but ignored).
-- [ ] Fix `shoulder_bag` clipping through `npc_coat`/`npc_dress`: the bag body spans `|x|`
-      0.17–0.25 at the hip while the skirt flares to 0.225–0.26, so its inner half is inside the
-      cloth. Move it outboard (or up onto the belt line) until the inner face clears the flare,
-      and keep the strap tube outside the same radius.
+- [x] Fix `shoulder_bag` clipping through `npc_coat`/`npc_dress`: narrowed the bag to 0.06 m and
+      moved it outboard (centre x=0.292); the body's inner face is now 0.262 m, clearing the coat
+      (0.225) by 0.037 m and the dress (0.260) by 0.002 m. The strap's lower attach points sit on
+      the same outboard line. `fit` now measures the bag body separately from the torso strap.
 - [ ] Same pass for `cap`/`beanie`/`hood`/`firefighter_helmet`: they must not clip the new
       brow/ear geometry, and `hood` must still leave the face readable for hoodie avatars.
 - [ ] Rebuild the gear (`build`) and re-bake AO (`tools/bake_ao.py`), then
diff --git a/assets/models/blender/manifest.json b/assets/models/blender/manifest.json
index e975096..0b3e278 100644
--- a/assets/models/blender/manifest.json
+++ b/assets/models/blender/manifest.json
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@
       "attach": "back",
       "bounds_godot": {
         "max": [
-          0.25,
+          0.322,
           0.348,
           0.139
         ],
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@
       ],
       "path": "assets/models/blender/npc_gear/shoulder_bag.glb",
       "triangles": 188,
-      "vertices": 212
+      "vertices": 209
     },
     "stanchion": {
       "bounds_godot": {
diff --git a/assets/models/blender/npc_gear/shoulder_bag.glb b/assets/models/blender/npc_gear/shoulder_bag.glb
index 720dfd6..490afc2 100644
Binary files a/assets/models/blender/npc_gear/shoulder_bag.glb and b/assets/models/blender/npc_gear/shoulder_bag.glb differ
diff --git a/assets/models/blender/npc_gear/shoulder_bag_ao.png b/assets/models/blender/npc_gear/shoulder_bag_ao.png
index 754b7cf..65f4a14 100644
Binary files a/assets/models/blender/npc_gear/shoulder_bag_ao.png and b/assets/models/blender/npc_gear/shoulder_bag_ao.png differ
diff --git a/tools/blender_assets.py b/tools/blender_assets.py
index 9f168eb..1ba60d3 100644
--- a/tools/blender_assets.py
+++ b/tools/blender_assets.py
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ FIT_HEAD_MATERIALS = ("skin",)
 FIT_CLOTHING_MATERIAL = "cloth"
 FIT_CLOTHING_BAND = (0.30, 0.52)  # hip/skirt band; captures coat/dress flare
 FIT_HIP_BAND = (0.55, 0.95)  # fallback body radius for trousers/vests
+# Side bags include a strap that crosses the torso, so the full gear bbox cannot
+# tell where the bag body starts. Measure the body-only y band for this fit.
+FIT_BODY_BANDS = {"shoulder_bag": (-0.34, -0.16)}
 GEAR = {
     "cap": "head", "beanie": "head", "hood": "head", "sunglasses": "head",
     "firefighter_helmet": "head",
@@ -1005,11 +1008,13 @@ def build_gear(name):
                                     (0.11 * s, -0.13, 0.18), (0.12 * s, -0.12, -0.08)],
                           0.012, M("plastic_black"), seg=6))
     elif name == "shoulder_bag":
-        p.append(box("Bag", (0.08, 0.26, 0.20), (0.21, 0.0, -0.22), M("leather"),
+        # Keep the bag's inner face outside the widest skirt flare (dress = 0.26):
+        # 0.292 - 0.06/2 = 0.262. The strap starts/ends on that same outboard line.
+        p.append(box("Bag", (0.06, 0.26, 0.20), (0.292, 0.0, -0.22), M("leather"),
                      bevel=0.025, segs=2))
-        p.append(tube("Strap", [(0.20, 0.0, -0.12), (0.15, -0.12, 0.10), (0.0, -0.13, 0.26),
+        p.append(tube("Strap", [(0.262, 0.0, -0.12), (0.15, -0.12, 0.10), (0.0, -0.13, 0.26),
                                 (-0.15, -0.05, 0.34), (-0.16, 0.10, 0.28), (0.0, 0.14, 0.05),
-                                (0.20, 0.03, -0.12)], 0.009, M("leather"), seg=6))
+                                (0.262, 0.03, -0.12)], 0.009, M("leather"), seg=6))
     elif name == "scba_tank":
         p.append(cyl("Tank", 0.085, 0.085, 0.56, (0, 0.21, 0.02), M("steel"), seg=18))
         p.append(sphere("TopCap", 0.085, (0, 0.21, 0.30), M("steel"), seg=18, rings=8,
@@ -1741,6 +1746,23 @@ def character_fit_reference(name):
     }
 
 
+def _gear_local_positions(name):
+    path = asset_path("npc_gear", name)
+    if not path.is_file():
+        return []
+    try:
+        _magic, _version, _length, _size, gltf, binary = _read_glb(path)
+    except (struct.error, ValueError, KeyError):
+        return []
+    out = []
+    for mesh in gltf.get("meshes", []):
+        for prim in mesh.get("primitives", []):
+            attrs = prim.get("attributes", {})
+            if "POSITION" in attrs:
+                out.extend(_accessor(gltf, binary, attrs["POSITION"]))
+    return out
+
+
 def _gear_fit(name, reference):
     attach = GEAR.get(name)
     if attach not in ("head", "back", "chest"):
@@ -1768,12 +1790,21 @@ def _gear_fit(name, reference):
     else:
         # Compare the widest point (|x|) and the corner radial extent with the
         # skirt flare. The radial value catches bags that sit diagonally out.
+        inner_x = min(abs(lo[0]), abs(hi[0]))
+        if name in FIT_BODY_BANDS:
+            band = FIT_BODY_BANDS[name]
+            body_x = [abs(p[0]) for p in _gear_local_positions(name)
+                      if band[0] <= p[1] <= band[1]]
+            if body_x:
+                inner_x = min(body_x)
         x_extent = max(abs(lo[0]), abs(hi[0]))
         radial = max(math.hypot(x, z) for x in (lo[0], hi[0]) for z in (lo[2], hi[2]))
         result.update({
+            "inner_x": round(inner_x, 3),
             "x_extent": round(x_extent, 3),
             "radial": round(radial, 3),
-            "x_clearance": round(reference["clothing_radius"] - x_extent, 3),
+            # Positive clearance means the bag's inner face is outside the body.
+            "x_clearance": round(inner_x - reference["clothing_radius"], 3),
             "radial_clearance": round(reference["clothing_radius"] - radial, 3),
         })
     return result
@@ -1917,6 +1948,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
                     else:
                         clip = "CLIP" if row["x_clearance"] < 0 else "clear"
                         print(f"  {row['name']:20s} {row['attach']:5s} {box}  "
+                              f"inner_x={row['inner_x']:.3f} "
                               f"clearance x={row['x_clearance']:+.3f} "
                               f"r={row['radial_clearance']:+.3f} {clip}")
         return 0
diff --git a/tools/test_blender_assets.py b/tools/test_blender_assets.py
index 7e94abf..e87499f 100644
--- a/tools/test_blender_assets.py
+++ b/tools/test_blender_assets.py
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class BuiltAssetTests(unittest.TestCase):
         bag = next(row for row in coat["gear"] if row["name"] == "shoulder_bag")
         self.assertEqual(bag["attach"], "back")
         self.assertGreaterEqual(bag["x_extent"], 0.2)
+        self.assertGreater(bag["x_clearance"], 0)
+        self.assertGreater(bag["inner_x"], coat["reference"]["clothing_radius"])
         for character in report.values():
             for row in character["gear"]:
                 self.assertEqual(len(row["min"]), 3)