When Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City's mayor on 1 January 2026, the historic moment unfolded across two very different settings: a private midnight oath in an abandoned subway station and a public ceremony outside City Hall.
Standing beside him at both was his wife and the first lady of NYC, Rama Duwaji, quietly commanding attention through a series of carefully chosen looks that quickly became part of the inauguration conversation.
