Photographer Martin Parr's uncompromising work, which spans both the fashion world and "real life" in Britain, is commemorated in a new book chronicling his illustrious career.&nbsp;

<text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.678108215332" x="50.3199996948242" y="-201.5" data-test="textbox">For over half a century, the celebrated British documentary </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.46000671386719" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.405838012695" x="50.1399993896484" y="-189.5" data-test="textbox">photographer Martin Parr&rsquo;s unflinching images of Thatcher-era </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.924007415771" x="50.1199989318848" y="-177.5" data-test="textbox">lingerie parties, New Brighton Beach-goers lounging near </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.908889770508" x="50.1399993896484" y="-165.5" data-test="textbox">piles of litter, and kitschy Manchester malls have chronicled </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.273876190186" x="50.2299995422363" y="-153.5" data-test="textbox">the absurdities of Britain&rsquo;s consumer culture with humor and </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="84.838005065918" x="50.4300003051758" y="-141.5" data-test="textbox">an idiosyncratic gaze. </text>
<text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.33999633789062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.298156738281" x="50.2200012207031" y="-117.5" data-test="textbox">Now, a new book offers an up-close look at Parr&rsquo;s own </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="90.8070030212402" x="50.3699989318848" y="-105.5" data-test="textbox">commercial instincts. Fashion Faux Parr</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="72.0509948730469" x="222.938781738281" y="-105.5" data-test="textbox">, to be published </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.41999816894531" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.985828399658" x="50.0200004577637" y="-93.5" data-test="textbox">by Phaidon in April, is the first retrospective dedicated </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.33999633789062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="220.781932830811" x="50.2299995422363" y="-81.5" data-test="textbox">to Parr&rsquo;s fashion oeuvre, spanning three decades of Vogue </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.845962524414" x="50.1399993896484" y="-69.5" data-test="textbox">photoshoots and collaborations with brands like </text><a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/gulf-kanawut-gucci-new-thai-brand-ambassdor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gucci, </a><a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/balenciaga-fall-winter-2024-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Balenciaga</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/travel-living/stussy-x-tekla-home-surf-capsule" target="_blank" rel="noopener">St&uuml;ssy.</a>
<text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.46000671386719" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.648040771484" x="306.920013427734" y="-201.5" data-test="textbox" id="highlight-tooltip-target">There are many ways to read the book&rsquo;s punny title. Is <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/claudia-schiffer-90s-supermodel-photography-captivate-exhibition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fashion photography</a></text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.34001159667969" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.421936035156" x="307.140014648438" y="-189.5" data-test="textbox">&nbsp;a crass side hustle for &ldquo;faux Parr,&rdquo; as opposed to </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.31001281738281" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.304962158203" x="307.230010986328" y="-177.5" data-test="textbox">the &ldquo;real&rdquo; Parr&rsquo;s award-winning, documentary-style images? </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.043914794922" x="307.480010986328" y="-165.5" data-test="textbox">Or is it that his gritty, sardonic photos&mdash;models on the loo </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="11.3049926757812" x="307.25" y="-153.5" data-test="textbox">for </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="6.88999938964844" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="57.2319946289062" x="322.113311767578" y="-153.5" data-test="textbox">Numero Tokyo</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="172.007965087891" x="380.009002685547" y="-153.5" data-test="textbox">, Urban Outfitters necklaces strewn atop </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.655944824219" x="307.369995117188" y="-141.5" data-test="textbox">dentures at a stall in a Marrakech souk, wrinkled French </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.122161865234" x="307.410003662109" y="-129.5" data-test="textbox">sunbathers decked out in Gucci&mdash;are seen as faux pas in t</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.737030029297" x="307.230010986328" y="-117.5" data-test="textbox">he glitzy, make-believe world of fashion? Maybe the title </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.33999633789062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.33203125" x="307.239990234375" y="-105.5" data-test="textbox">refers to Parr&rsquo;s choice to include professional hiccups, like a </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="240.801971435547" x="307.410003662109" y="-93.5" data-test="textbox">scrapped 2023 Balenciaga campaign, or a portfolio of emerg</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.30999755859375" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.300903320312" x="307.260009765625" y="-81.5" data-test="textbox">ing <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/london-fashion-week-designers-to-watch-fall-winter-2022-nensi-dojaka-conner-ives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">London designers</a> that Parr shot &ldquo;for a small magazine </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.33999633789062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.302764892578" x="307.230010986328" y="-69.5" data-test="textbox">that didn&rsquo;t pay the bill,&rdquo; the introduction notes, &ldquo;so the </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.33999633789062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="145.094970703125" x="307.140014648438" y="-57.5" data-test="textbox">pictures never saw the light of day&rdquo;?</text>&nbsp;

A spread from Fashion Faux Parr featuring backstage photos taken during fashion weeks in the late ‘90s and early 2000s

A recent Gucci campaign featured in Fashion Faux Parr.

<text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.30999755859375" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.207946777344" x="672.309997558594" y="-357.5" data-test="textbox">&ldquo;You&rsquo;re welcome to view it however you like, really,&rdquo; Parr says, </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.30999755859375" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.134826660156" x="672.429992675781" y="-345.5" data-test="textbox">a wry smile creasing his face. But don&rsquo;t read too much into it. </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.30999755859375" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.199890136719" x="672.309997558594" y="-333.5" data-test="textbox">&ldquo;Fashion is just an extension of my own work. I&rsquo;m using the </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.45999145507812" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.155151367188" x="672.409973144531" y="-321.5" data-test="textbox">same styles and the same techniques. That&rsquo;s why when you look </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.33999633789062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.301879882812" x="672.22998046875" y="-309.5" data-test="textbox">through the book you can tell it&rsquo;s pictures taken by me because, </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23001098632812" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.742858886719" x="672.260009765625" y="-297.5" data-test="textbox">hopefully, that style and that language and that palette come </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.45999145507812" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.347045898438" x="672.22998046875" y="-285.5" data-test="textbox">through.&rdquo; The &ldquo;one difference,&rdquo; he notes, &ldquo;is that I&rsquo;m usually </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23001098632812" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.632141113281" x="672.409973144531" y="-273.5" data-test="textbox">setting things up for photo shoots, whereas within my own </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.30999755859375" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="221.917846679688" x="671.869995117188" y="-261.5" data-test="textbox">work I&rsquo;m just taking things as they really are out there."</text>
<text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.46000671386719" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="241.273986816406" x="671.919982910156" y="-237.5" data-test="textbox">The book&rsquo;s 250 photographs mix the mundane with the mag</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.635925292969" x="672.390014648438" y="-225.5" data-test="textbox">nificent, offering a seriously unserious view of the fashion </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.46000671386719" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.625122070312" x="672.369995117188" y="-213.5" data-test="textbox">diaspora. There are portraits of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/vivienne-westwood-sex-pistols-punk-fashion-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dame Vivienne Westwood</a> </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.44000244140625" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.613952636719" x="672.409973144531" y="-201.5" data-test="textbox">standing in a dingy public restroom wearing a T-shirt </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="120.708984375" x="672.369995117188" y="-189.5" data-test="textbox">emblazoned with the words </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.59150695800781" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="98.399658203125" x="798.267517089844" y="-189.5" data-test="textbox">Climate Revolution </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="17.3580322265625" x="899.642883300781" y="-189.5" data-test="textbox">and </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.44000244140625" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.575988769531" x="672.409973144531" y="-177.5" data-test="textbox">see-through pants; model Stella Tennant collecting flower </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="241.025024414062" x="672.369995117188" y="-165.5" data-test="textbox">cuttings in Dunbar, Scotland; and designer <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/paul-smith-mens-spring-2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paul Smith&nbsp;</a> sit</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.734985351562" x="672.22998046875" y="-153.5" data-test="textbox">ting at his cluttered desk in <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/london-fashion-week-history-designers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">London</a> surrounded by stacks of </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.41999816894531" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="241.342834472656" x="672.02001953125" y="-141.5" data-test="textbox">books, fabric scraps, toys, and knick-knacks. A high-watt</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="2.94000244140625" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="3" x="913.480163574219" y="-141.5" data-test="textbox">-</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.41999816894531" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.562927246094" x="672.429992675781" y="-129.5" data-test="textbox">age snap of Anna Wintour perched front row during <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/ferragamo-fall-winter-2024-mfw-show-runway" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Milan Fashion Week</a></text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.676940917969" x="672.320007324219" y="-117.5" data-test="textbox">&nbsp;is sandwiched between grocery-store fashion </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.578979492188" x="672.409973144531" y="-105.5" data-test="textbox">shoots and models mugging for the camera at a gas station </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.45999908447266" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.27099609375" x="672.260009765625" y="-93.5" data-test="textbox">in Arles, France. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s mischief there&mdash;I think that&rsquo;s the </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.484008789062" x="672.02001953125" y="-81.5" data-test="textbox">best word to use&mdash;that is maybe subversive, like going into <text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.30999755859375" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.142883300781" x="929.429992675781" y="-357.5" data-test="textbox">a dental surgery,&rdquo; Parr said. He was referring to one of the </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.30999755859375" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="202.2109375" x="929.02001953125" y="-345.5" data-test="textbox">book&rsquo;s highlights: a 2004 shoot for the magazine </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="6.85000610351562" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="42.85107421875" x="1131.6416015625" y="-345.5" data-test="textbox">Kid&rsquo;s Wear </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.33999633789062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.2900390625" x="929.22998046875" y="-333.5" data-test="textbox">that took place at a German dentist&rsquo;s office during an actual </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.45999145507812" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.636047363281" x="928.929992675781" y="-321.5" data-test="textbox">young patient&rsquo;s teeth cleaning. &ldquo;The surreal aspect can really </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23001098632812" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.724975585938" x="929.22998046875" y="-309.5" data-test="textbox">turn a photo into a picture that you have to look at twice to </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.30999755859375" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="164.820068359375" x="929.22998046875" y="-297.5" data-test="textbox">try to work out what&rsquo;s going on,&rdquo; he says.&nbsp;</text></text>

Vivienne Westwood, London, 2012.

Paul Smith, London, UK, 2016.

<text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.42001342773438" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.523071289062" x="929" y="-273.5" data-test="textbox">A fearless and raw approach to photography has&mdash;perhaps </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23001098632812" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.3818359375" x="929.150024414062" y="-261.5" data-test="textbox">unexpectedly&mdash;made Parr, a 71-year-old Commander of the </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.47000122070312" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.537109375" x="929.47998046875" y="-249.5" data-test="textbox">Order of the British Empire (CBE), a designer darling. For </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.34001159667969" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.096984863281" x="929.429992675781" y="-237.5" data-test="textbox">a newspaper-printed magazine promoting Henry Holland&rsquo;s </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.34001159667969" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="246.896118164062" x="929.650024414062" y="-225.5" data-test="textbox">Spring/Summer 2016 men&rsquo;s collection, Parr photographed </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.31001281738281" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.088928222656" x="929.429992675781" y="-213.5" data-test="textbox">a scarf emblazoned with &ldquo;Martin Fucking Parr&rdquo; inside </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.585876464844" x="929.429992675781" y="-201.5" data-test="textbox">an ice-cream shop in the Greater Manchester town of </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.34001159667969" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="246.990112304688" x="929.52001953125" y="-189.5" data-test="textbox">Ramsbottom. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a very rare scarf, actually. People ask me </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.31001281738281" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.075866699219" x="929.429992675781" y="-177.5" data-test="textbox">about it all the time,&rdquo; Parr says. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know how many </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="245.102905273438" x="928.869995117188" y="-165.5" data-test="textbox">were produced, but it seemed to have sold out pretty quickly. </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.31001281738281" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="116.341979980469" x="929.200012207031" y="-153.5" data-test="textbox">I&rsquo;ve got one in our archive."</text>
<text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.34001159667969" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="240.903930664062" x="929.390014648438" y="-129.5" data-test="textbox">Last year, he photographed Simon Porte <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/pamela-anderson-references-iconic-90s-vmas-look-jacquemus-fashion-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jacquemus</a>&rsquo;s extrav</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="189.560974121094" x="929.429992675781" y="-117.5" data-test="textbox">agant waterfront runway show in Versailles for </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="6.84999847412109" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="49.4930419921875" x="1121.75158691406" y="-117.5" data-test="textbox">Le Chouchou</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="1.76999664306641" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="2.010009765625" x="1171.99011230469" y="-117.5" data-test="textbox">, a</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.33999633789062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.109130859375" x="929.429931640625" y="-105.5" data-test="textbox"> limited-edition book published by the label, featuring Parr&rsquo;s&nbsp;</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.33999633789062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.262756347656" x="929.259948730469" y="-93.5" data-test="textbox">images of guests boarding white rowboats on the park&rsquo;s </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.464172363281" x="929.479919433594" y="-81.5" data-test="textbox">Grand Canal. When Parr and Jacquemus hosted a book </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.41999816894531" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.588989257812" x="929.409912109375" y="-69.5" data-test="textbox">signing at the Jacquemus flagship on Avenue Montaigne in <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/travel-living/maxims-paris-restaurant-reopening-renovation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paris</a></text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.30999755859375" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.232055664062" x="929.309936523438" y="-57.5" data-test="textbox">, Parr was treated like a fashion rock star. &ldquo;We signed </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.25" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.116943359375" x="929.429931640625" y="-45.5" data-test="textbox">and dedicated 500 books in three hours and 20 minutes,&rdquo; he </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999954223633" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.589965820312" x="929.409912109375" y="-33.5" data-test="textbox">says. So beloved is Parr among the fashion intelligentsia, in <text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.734981536865" x="50.0148048400879" y="-153.5" data-test="textbox">fact, that his name has become its own slang. While he was </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.41999816894531" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.521949768066" x="50.2448043823242" y="-141.5" data-test="textbox">Creative Director of Gucci, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/alessandro-michele-gucci-creative-director-harry-styles-jared-leto" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alessandro Michele</a> once titled a </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.44000244140625" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="158.342979431152" x="49.6348037719727" y="-129.5" data-test="textbox">watch campaign shoot &ldquo;Time to Parr.</text></text>

Katz’s Delicatessen, New York, 2018.

<text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.41999816894531" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="241.111934661865" x="49.7648048400879" y="-105.5" data-test="textbox">Along with the work of equally revered fashion photogra</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.44000244140625" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.396923065186" x="49.9048042297363" y="-93.5" data-test="textbox">pher Juergen Teller, the &ldquo;dirty realism&rdquo; of Parr&rsquo;s images </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.70694732666" x="50.0248031616211" y="-81.5" data-test="textbox">helped pave the way for the unguarded lenses used by many <text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.30999755859375" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.225891113281" x="307.114807128906" y="-357.5" data-test="textbox">of today&rsquo;s fashion documentarians, including Jack Davison, </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.30999755859375" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.201049804688" x="307.114807128906" y="-345.5" data-test="textbox">Harley Weir, and Sam Youkilis. &ldquo;Fashion is about solving </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23001098632812" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.521026611328" x="307.194793701172" y="-333.5" data-test="textbox">a problem: How do you make an interesting picture with </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.42001342773438" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.124908447266" x="307.194793701172" y="-321.5" data-test="textbox">a certain accessory or piece of clothing?&rdquo; Parr says. &ldquo;And </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.33999633789062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.201751708984" x="307.134796142578" y="-309.5" data-test="textbox">documentary photographers&mdash;we&rsquo;re people that shoot with i</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23001098632812" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.770965576172" x="307.024810791016" y="-297.5" data-test="textbox">deas. So people want to use the ideas that we have and apply </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.33999633789062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="111.436981201172" x="306.994812011719" y="-285.5" data-test="textbox">them to fashion problems."</text></text>

There's mischief there&mdash;I think that's the best word to use.

<text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.30999755859375" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.092956542969" x="307.244812011719" y="-261.5" data-test="textbox">One of Parr&rsquo;s earliest fashion forays was in 1999, when the </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23001098632812" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="68.2309875488281" x="306.964813232422" y="-249.5" data-test="textbox">Italian magazine Amica</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="6.85000610351562" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="24.7770080566406" x="377.363708496094" y="-249.5" data-test="textbox">&nbsp;</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23001098632812" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="145.315948486328" x="402.094085693359" y="-249.5" data-test="textbox">flew him to Rimini, Fellini&rsquo;s home</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.34001159667969" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.360900878906" x="306.994812011719" y="-237.5" data-test="textbox">town on Italy&rsquo;s northeastern coast, for a photo shoot using the </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.34001159667969" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.126953125" x="307.1748046875" y="-225.5" data-test="textbox">seaside resort&rsquo;s nightclubs and shallow waters as a backdrop. </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.792022705078" x="306.964813232422" y="-213.5" data-test="textbox">Instead, Parr photographed models in sequined gowns on </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.731872558594" x="306.994812011719" y="-201.5" data-test="textbox">the beach as local beefcakes flexed in Speedos, and elderly </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.46000671386719" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.870086669922" x="306.884796142578" y="-189.5" data-test="textbox">ladies in sun hats wandered into the frame. The editorial felt l</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.383880615234" x="306.884796142578" y="-177.5" data-test="textbox">ike a natural extension of Parr&rsquo;s candid shots, which often </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.613037109375" x="307.1748046875" y="-165.5" data-test="textbox">serve as windows into how style steers identity in real-life </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.34001159667969" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.279083251953" x="307.074798583984" y="-153.5" data-test="textbox">Britons, whether it&rsquo;s a spectacle of silk and brocade at a </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.341918945312" x="307.414794921875" y="-141.5" data-test="textbox">Sikh wedding, half-naked hen-party revelers, or a fishwife </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="165.208953857422" x="306.634796142578" y="-129.5" data-test="textbox">wearing a <a href="Burberry" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Burberry-style</a>&nbsp;plaid headscarf. Love Cubes</text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="6.85000610351562" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="45.2219848632812" x="474.836303710938" y="-129.5" data-test="textbox">, </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="6.53999328613281" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="28.2100219726562" x="523.549072265625" y="-129.5" data-test="textbox">a series </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.732086181641" x="307.014801025391" y="-117.5" data-test="textbox">from 1972 documenting couples who share the same taste </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.714019775391" x="307.024810791016" y="-105.5" data-test="textbox">in clothes, functions as a time capsule from a bygone era: </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.620819091797" x="306.634796142578" y="-93.5" data-test="textbox">women with Farrah Fawcett&ndash;style hair in polka-dot flares, </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="186.826049804688" x="307.124786376953" y="-81.5" data-test="textbox">men with bushy sideburns in three-piece suits.</text>
<text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.33999633789062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.207000732422" x="307.074798583984" y="-57.5" data-test="textbox">&ldquo;I think the distinction of what people are wearing is much </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.22999954223633" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.629058837891" x="307.124786376953" y="-45.5" data-test="textbox">more evident in my documentary work than in my fashion </text><text class="_textbox_jifpk_15" direction="ltr" height="7.34000015258789" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="157.662963867188" x="306.904815673828" y="-33.5" data-test="textbox">pictures,&rdquo; Parr reflects. &ldquo;I keep it real."&nbsp;</text>

Keeping it Real with Photographer Martin Parr

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