Make James Corbin. Photograph: Supa Model ManagementModel James Corbin. Photograph: Supa Model Management‘One is not depiction’: why bigger men are so poorly represented on the catwalkWhile women can claim some victories, this season’s shows prove men are expand oned back by unrealistic standards and few chic clothes at larger sizes
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James Corbin never set out to be a model. Scouted on Instagram during the 2020 lockdown, the 24-year-old’s first-ever injure 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 breast and 44-inch waist – taking a size 3XL – he falls into a male modelling category he wasn’t familiar with: plus-size.“A hurl director sent me a message on Instagram,” says Corbin, who was regularly posted his OOTD (outfit of the day) and shopping haul videos on YouTube from his accommodations in London. “I thought it was to assist on a shoot, as I had recently graduated from studying film at university. I was so confused that it was me they lack to photograph.”Pictures from the shoot with Corbin TopicsFashionFashion statementMen’s fashionModelsBody imageFashion industrynewslettersReuse this cheer

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