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How the city dresses, moves, spends its weekends and marks its seasons.

Pedestrians walking past a large colorful mural on a street corner — A Los Angeles street corner on a weekday afternoon.

Lifestyle & Fashion

Vintage Sellers Turn Warehouse Racks Into a Business

Reporting from Boyle Heights and the County Department of Public Health on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.

By Marisol Vega · September 9, 2026 · 3 min read

Lifestyle & Fashion

Garment District Sewing Rooms Chase Domestic Orders

Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.

By Daniel Okafor · September 1, 2026 · 3 min read

Lifestyle & Fashion

Sunscreen, Shade and the Rewriting of Summer Style

What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.

By Priya Raman · August 24, 2026 · 3 min read

Lifestyle & Fashion

Secondhand Outpaces Fast Fashion Among Younger Buyers

Reporting from Highland Park and Metro on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.

By Thomas Ballard · August 16, 2026 · 3 min read

Lifestyle & Fashion

Weekend Rituals: How Four Households Spend Saturday

Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.

By Ines Cardoso · August 8, 2026 · 3 min read

Lifestyle & Fashion

Tailoring Returns as Clothing Gets Kept Longer

What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.

By Andre Whitfield · July 31, 2026 · 3 min read

Lifestyle & Fashion

Sneaker Culture Grows Up With Its Collectors

Reporting from San Pedro and the Port of Los Angeles on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.

By Hana Sato · July 23, 2026 · 3 min read

Lifestyle & Fashion

Local Designers Show Without a Runway

Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.

By Gabriel Duarte · July 15, 2026 · 3 min read

Lifestyle & Fashion

Wedding Costs Push Couples Toward Weekday Vows

What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.

By Ruth Feldman · July 7, 2026 · 3 min read

Lifestyle & Fashion

Fitness Studios Trade Intensity for Longevity

Reporting from Van Nuys and City Hall on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.

By Omar Haddad · June 29, 2026 · 3 min read

Lifestyle & Fashion

The Commute as Wardrobe Constraint

Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.

By Claire Devereux · June 21, 2026 · 3 min read

Lifestyle & Fashion

Home Interiors Turn Toward Repair

What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.

By Wesley Kim · June 13, 2026 · 3 min read

Lifestyle & Fashion

Barbershops as Neighborhood Institutions

Reporting from Boyle Heights and the Unified School District on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.

By Marisol Vega · June 5, 2026 · 3 min read

Lifestyle & Fashion

Modest Fashion Finds Mainstream Retail

Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.

By Daniel Okafor · May 28, 2026 · 3 min read

Lifestyle & Fashion

Textile Recycling Confronts Its Own Waste

What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.

By Priya Raman · May 20, 2026 · 3 min read