New York city mayor Zohran Mamdani's tie from an Indian label and Rama Duwaji's price of boots spark fashion buzz

Zohran Mamdani and his wife and illustrator Rama Duwaji at former's swearing-in ceremony.

• Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City's first Muslim mayor on January 1, 2026
• Mamdani wore a black velvet suit and a Delhi designer tie with gold flower motifs.
• Rama Duwaji wore a $600 Miista boot and a coat by designer Cynthia Merhej

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Zohran Mamdani is officially the first Muslim mayor of New York City. As the ball at Times Square dropped, Mamdani took the oath during the swearing-in ceremony at the decommissioned Old City Hall subway station on January 1, 2026.

What Zohran Mamdani wore at swearing-in ceremony

Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji's sartorial choices for the event has become a talking point for obvious reasons. It was interesting to see Mamdani is a black velvet suit over which he threw a long jacket to beat the chill. The white shirt that he wore beneath lend him a prim and proper look. It was Mamdani's tie that caught the attention of many. It is actually from a Delhi-based designer's label called Kartik Research. The herringbone tie featured small gold four-petal flowers. Also, the fabric of the tie is eri silk fabric and it has been sourced from Assam.

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What Rama Duwaji wore at swearing-in ceremony

Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji, who is an illustrator and artist, too made a statement with her sartorial selection. She wore a brown coat by Palestinian-Lebanese designer Cynthia Merhej of the brand Renaissance Renaissance. The coat featured a three-tiered fringe pattern. To pair it with, she chose to wear a knee-length skirt and lace-up boots. To round off the look in absolute style, she sported her signature winged eyeliner look and threw on a pair of gold earrings.

Can you guess the price of Duwaji's boots?

A lot of chatter is also happening around the black pair of boots that Duwaji wore on the swearing-in ceremony. Apparently, the boots are from a brand called 'Miista' and they cost around $600. The boots are said to be crafted from 'vegetable tan cow leather' and come with ultra-cushioned memory foam insole. Duwaji has received some degree of flak for wearing such expensive boots.

“Mamdani’s ‘affordability agenda’ is a scam. His wife parades in $600 Miista boots while he pushes rent freezes that’ll collapse housing stock. They’re moving into Gracie Mansion to dodge the chaos their policies create,” @CityDeskNYC tweeted on January 1.

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