Goa, Jan. 10 -- On January 1, 2026, when Zohran Mamdani took office as the city's first mayor of South Asian and Muslim heritage, attention quickly shifted to his wife, Syrian-American artist Rama Duwaji. Rather than investing in a wardrobe of high-end attire, she opted to source her looks through rentals and borrowed pieces, a choice that subtly challenged long-standing expectations around political fashion and status What stood out most in Duwaji's ensemble was a brief line in the outfit credits: "On Loan." At the midnight swearing-in held in a former subway station, she appeared in a vintage wool Balenciaga coat with a funnel neckline, sourced through a rental from Albright Fashion Library, styled with bold, sculptural gold earrings fr...