See Rama Duwaji’s style as New York’s first Gen Z first lady

Syrian-American illustrator Rama Duwaji has continued to subvert expectations in her clothing choices as New York’s first lady, favoring understated, modern looks with creative-class sensibility. “I love fashion, and I love being creative and putting things together and styling things,” Duwaji told The Cut in a piece published Dec. 23. See her looks throughout Mamdani’s time campaigning and in office, beginning here at her husband’s ceremonial inauguration at City Hall on Jan. 1, 2026, in New York.