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LARGER THAN LIFE

All clothes property of Mark Large

Mark Large’s wardrobe space, it’s fair to say, has adopted an expansionist policy that makes the efforts of Lord Wellesley, the British governor-general of Bengal from the late 18th century, look indolent. “The main bedroom has a massive built-in one, the second bedroom is rapidly being colonised, and the third bedroom has been turned entirely into a wardrobe for me and my wife,” Large tells of his zealous approach to garment acquisition. “Yet still, sometimes, if I haven’t worn something for a while, it has to go in the loft.” His grimace virtually sours his coffee. “I really don’t enjoy doing that,

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