• Front cover of "High Fashion" by Pawel Jaszczuk, with yellow title text and man's legs
  • Back cover of "High Fashion" by Pawel Jaszczuk, showing a man collapsed in a suit
  • Two men in business attire passed out on tiled sidewalk in Tokyo at night
  • Businessman asleep on stone bench in the street
  • Men in office wear collapsed on pavement at night
  • Black and white photo of businessmen lying unconscious in urban Tokyo
  • Businessmen lying on geometric tiled pavement at night
  • Two men passed out on indoor checkered tile floor in full business suits
  • Man in white shirt sleeping in crouched position on a metal rail at night in black&white
  • Drunk salaryman lying on the sidewalk in Tokyo at night
  • Legs of a passed-out salaryman on a tiled floor
  • Spine of the book High Fashion with visible ISBN barcode
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Pawel Jaszczuk | Zen Foto Gallery

High Fashion - Pawel Jaszczuk

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Photobook documenting drunk Tokyo salarymen in model-like poses — a satirical reflection on exhaustion, nightlife, and visual culture in Japan.

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About the Book

High Fashion by Pawel Jaszczuk is a striking photobook capturing Tokyo salarymen asleep on the streets between 2008 and 2010. Riding his bicycle through the city during the early hours, Jaszczuk photographed exhausted businessmen in their suits collapsed on sidewalks, stairs, or benches — many of them unintentionally striking poses reminiscent of fashion models.

Originally self-published as the zine Salaryman in 2009 (sold out quickly in an edition of 150), the series has evolved. This third edition, presented in a magazine-style photobook by Zen Foto Gallery, blends humor with social commentary. What began as a contrast between clean-cut suits and grimy pavements has become a surreal, almost apocalyptic portrait of overwork and human vulnerability in urban Japan.

  • Softcover edition
  • 120 pages, 86 photographs
  • Dimensions: 313 × 234 mm
  • Language: English and Japanese
  • ISBN: 978-4-905453-62-8
  • Published by Zen Foto Gallery, Tokyo (2024)

About the Author

Pawel Jaszczuk (b. 1978, Warsaw, Poland) is a photographer known for his provocative documentation of urban life, nightlife, and subcultures in Japan. He studied graphic design in Australia and spent over a decade living in Tokyo. Jaszczuk’s work often blends humor, critique, and absurdity — evident in projects such as Salaryman, High Fashion, and Kinky City. His photography has been exhibited internationally and published by Morel Books, Zen Foto Gallery, and others.

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Publisher / Manufacturer: Zen Foto Gallery
Country of origin: Japan
Website: https://zen-foto.jp

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