Share via Close extra sharing options In the aftermath of last week’s ICE raids in LA’s Fashion District where immigration agents arrested two dozen workers at Ambiance Apparel, sales and foot traffic throughout the area have plummeted, leaving business owners deeply concerned about what to expect. Brenda Elizondo is an audience engagement fellow at the…
Saraí Ortiz’s father Jose worked 18 years for Ambiance Apparel, rising to become a floor manager at the sprawling fast-fashion warehouse in downtown Los Angeles. His tenure ended Friday, when federal authorities raided the company, arresting Jose Ortiz and more than 40 other immigrant workers as Saraí watched. “You know this is a possibility all…
Noah Davis at the Hammer Museum Noah Davis, “1975 (8),” 2013, oil on canvas in artist’s frame, 49 1/2 × 72 1/2 in. Private collection. (Kerry McFate / Courtesy of the Estate of Noah Davis and David Zwirner) The Hammer Museum presents the first United States institutional survey of figurative painter Noah Davis, highlighting his…
Some advice: If you love something, set it free — even the Miu Miu heels. This was the notion that two friends, Quinn Shephard and Francesca Goncalves, were discussing in a sun-kissed setting (a “pool somewhere,” Shephard recalls). They wanted to barter their old clothing, but that was a sticky prospect in Los Angeles —…
LONDON — British police on Monday were investigating an overnight fire at the London house where Prime Minister Keir Starmer lived before he was elected to lead the country. Since taking office in July, Starmer has lived in the prime minister’s official Downing Street residence, renting out the family home in the Kentish Town neighborhood. London Fire…