City of Angels · Jasmine Benjamin

About

City of Angels is a bold 160-page portrait of Los Angeles street style, captured through the lens of photographer and stylist Jasmine Benjamin. Featuring over 120 subjects—mostly L.A. natives—the book spotlights the real faces shaping the city’s cultural identity, far from Hollywood stereotypes. Equal parts fashion document and cultural time capsule, City of Angels is a raw, intimate tribute to the soul of modern L.A.

Press

As City of Angels makes abundantly clear, though, there’s really no such thing as an ‘ordinary’ Los Angeles resident; this city is set apart by its sharp and distinctive street style, and Benjamin skillfully captures its evolution across the various zip codes and demographics that make L.A. one of the most diverse cities in America.” — Vogue

City of Angels captures the often overlooked style of Los Angeles, a robust collection of individuals and fashions that manages to do the near-impossible task of synthesizing the multicultural style of a sprawling metropolis.” — GQ

With ‘City of Angels’ the world is invited to understand that L.A. style has never just been about the clothes. It’s about the way people move here, the way they contribute to the city and each other.” — LA Times

Two people standing on the sand at golden hour, one in an oversized black zip hoodie and brown corduroy shorts, the other in a pink crochet dress holding a shaggy pink bag, palm trees behind them
The Cover · Los Angeles
Jesse Jo Stark holding an armful of lilac feathers, wearing pale blue leather trousers, barefoot on a brick path in front of a black porch
Jesse Jo Stark · Los Angeles

Tour

  • LA Book FairMay 17 · Los Angeles
  • Jeffrey DeitchMay 22 · LA Launch
  • Awake NYMay 29 · NYC Launch
  • Levi’s HausJune 12 · London Launch
  • Henry’s PizzaNovember · Osaka, Japan
Pages
160
Subjects
120+
Tour dates
05

Winner of the 2026 Booktique Award for Best Lifestyle Book.

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