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Adam Gabbatt in New York

Loyal to the look: why Zohran Mamdani wears a suit in all seasons

Man and woman at basketball parade
Zohran Mamdani with his wife, Rama Duwaji, during the ticker-tape parade for the NBA champion New York Knicks in June. Photograph: Angelina Katsanis/Getty Images

Playing football. Playing in the sand. Dancing on a stage with Alicia Keys and the entire New York Knicks roster. Swimming in a swimming pool. Swimming in the ocean.

Traditionally, a suit and tie would be considered inappropriate attire for each of these activities. Yet over the past year Zohran Mamdani has seemingly been on a one-man crusade to prove otherwise: to convince people that a formal suit is, actually, suitable for all activities.

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