{"id":707204,"date":"2026-01-12T01:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T22:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-new-first-lady-of-new-york-sets-off-a-fashion-firestorm\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T01:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T22:30:15","slug":"the-new-first-lady-of-new-york-sets-off-a-fashion-firestorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-new-first-lady-of-new-york-sets-off-a-fashion-firestorm\/","title":{"rendered":"The New First Lady of New York Sets Off a Fashion Firestorm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tMelania Trump has one:\u00a0Herv\u00e9 Pierre Braillard. Michelle Obama had one, too,\u00a0Meredith Koop. And Rama Duwaji, the chic visual artist wife of New York\u2019s new mayor,\u00a0Zohran Mamdani, has a stylist as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tFirst ladies, after all, can\u2019t be expected to dress themselves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDuwaji\u2019s now-viral look \u2014 a vintage Balenciaga coat paired with Miista\u2019s pointed-toe, lace-up Shelley boots \u2014 was put together by <em>Vogue<\/em> editor\u2013turned\u2013New York stylist\u00a0Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, who, we\u2019re told, actively pursued the mayor\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"pmc-polymarket\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" title=\"pmc-polymarket\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.polymarket.com\/market.html?market=will-one-battle-after-another-win-best-motion-picture-musical-or-comedy-at-the-83rd-golden-globes-986&amp;features=volume&amp;theme=light&amp;width=Infinity&amp;features=volume&amp;theme=light&amp;height=170pxl\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 170px;margin-top: 15px !important; border: 0px;&#10;&#9;padding: 0px;\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tKarefa-Johnson, of course, exited\u00a0<em>Vogue<\/em>\u00a0under somewhat hostile circumstances, after a viral Paris Fashion Week dust-up in which she publicly took issue with the Miu Miu T-shirt worn by\u00a0Gigi Hadid\u00a0\u2014 criticism that quickly snowballed well beyond the clothes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThis time, the backlash wasn\u2019t about the stylist \u2014 it was about the mayor\u2019s wife. After photos of Duwaji in Balenciaga and $630 boots circulated, critics online pounced on the optics of a so-called \u201cdemocratic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ist\u201d in luxury fashion, particularly given Mamdani\u2019s rhetoric around affordability. It was soon reported that the look had been rented: the vintage coat from Irene Albright\u2019s bi-coastal Albright Library, the boots likely loaned by the brand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe controversy escalated quickly. Although Miista says the Shelley boots are now selling briskly, some social-media protesters have been harassing those involved online. Karefa-Johnson gave a handful of interviews about her styling for Duwaji, but then suddenly went quiet. According to multiple sources, she has signed an NDA with the mayor\u2019s office. <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> reached out to Karefa-Johnson and her representatives: no response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSo what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens next? Will Karefa-Johnson dress New York\u2019s first lady again? Will Duwaji continue renting designer fashion under this level of scrutiny? If Duwaji\u2019s recent fashion shoot in\u00a0<em>The Cut<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 published Dec. 23, 2025 and handled by fashion editor\u00a0Jessica Willis\u00a0\u2014 is any indication, she\u2019s emerging as the mod-political style figure of the moment. The spread featured Jacquemus, Diotima and Marc Jacobs, many noted as \u201con loan,\u201d and positioned Duwaji as a contemporary echo of \u201960s muse\u00a0Peggy Moffitt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe fashion world, at least, is watching closely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIf you love Hollywood insider fashion items, sign up for <em>THR<\/em>\u2018s \u201cLoose Threads\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letter by Merle Ginsberg to come to your inbox weekly at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcloud.email.hollywoodreporter.com%2Fsignup%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbsvetkey%40thr.com%7Cb6c97888a4c04f28c9ab08de4fdd61da%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C639036009404713234%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=65BBrqpX%2FZplWsySCvf%2BmmQnvTGRWSs7ld5PS8IiBLU%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/cloud.email.hollywoodreporter.com\/signup\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Michelle Obama had one, too,\u00a0Meredith Koop. And Rama Duwaji, the chic visual artist wife of New York\u2019s new mayor,\u00a0Zohran Mamdani, has a stylist as well. First ladies, after all, can\u2019t be expected to dress themselves. 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