CITY OF ANGELS: A Book about L.A. Style by Jasmine Benjamin

Acclaimed stylist, costume designer and newly established photographer Jasmine Benjamin is set to release City of Angels: A Book About L.A. Style (Damiani Books) in Spring 2025. The first of its kind, this groundbreaking coffee table book features over 120 portraits of Los Angeles creatives—captured in their own neighborhoods.

Benjamin represents the ease of Northern California, where she was raised, and the cosmopolitan pace of Hollywood, where she lives, and has brought her ever-creative spirit, considerable talent and infallible eye to music industry titans and anonymous citizens alike. City of Angels: A Book about L.A. Style features more than 120 portraits of daring, expressive Los Angeles creatives shot in locations across the length and breadth of this vast metropolis. The project showcases the dynamic fusion of style, music, and art in Los Angeles, capturing the city’s distinctive identity and cultural importance.

Photographed exclusively by Benjamin, this book also features a unique illustrated map of Los Angeles by the artist Isaac Escoto, also known as Sickid, adding an exceptional artistic dimension. ‘City of Angels’ promises to be both a tribute to and an in-depth exploration of the essence of L.A. street culture. It celebrates the rich and diverse style scene of Los Angeles, highlighting a blend of celebrities, local figures, and everyday residents who embody the city’s authentic spirit and fashion. Notably, approximately 80% of the individuals featured in the book are native Angelenos or hail from the greater California region, offering an intimate, homegrown perspective that enhances the project’s authenticity. This body of work perfectly juxtaposes beauty with edginess, glamour with rawness.

“City of Angels is a love letter to Los Angeles—its culture, its style, and its people. It’s the book I’ve always wanted to see made about L.A.,” says Benjamin. “I sought to capture the essence of the city, illustrating how its undeniable style is rooted in the communities and neighborhoods that make it so special.”

Jasmine Benjamin’s illustrious career includes collaborations with music icons such as Donald Glover, Vince Staples, Miguel, Anderson .Paak, and Chaka Khan, as well as styling for brands like Nike and Apple Music.

City of Angels is set to be a timeless celebration of Los Angeles’ creativity, cultural identity, and the undeniable influence of its neighborhoods.

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DAMIANI BOOKS
City of Angels: A Book about L.A. Style by Jasmine Benjamin
Foreword by Chioma Nnadi
Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.75 in. / 160 pgs / 124 color
U.S. Pub Date 5/27/2025
ISBN 9788862088350