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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Chloe Mac Donnell

‘One is not representation’: why bigger men are so poorly represented on the catwalk

Model James Corbin.
Model James Corbin. Photograph: Supa Model Management

James Corbin never set out to be a model. Scouted on Instagram during the 2020 lockdown, the 24-year-old’s first-ever shoot was for the revered fashion magazine, Vogue Italia.

At 6ft 1in Corbin has the height of a traditional runway model. However, with a 56-inch chest and 44-inch waist – taking a size 3XL – he falls into a male modelling category he wasn’t familiar with: plus-size.

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