'The Brooklinen of suits': How Zohran Mamdani makes his $500 suits work

Looking for an affordable men’s suit under $500? Here’s what you can learn from the everyman wardrobe of New York City’s new mayor Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things You’re probably not going to see a Suitsupply suit on the Met Gala red carpet. You will, however, probably see it on a fresh college graduate, the guy shopping for his very first suit and, perhaps most prominently, New York City’s 111th mayor, Zohran Mamdani. The city’s newly sworn-in mayor wore the brand’s everyman suits throughout his campaign, drawing commentary from the style desks of Bloomberg (calling him “style icon”), the New York Times (calling his style “millennial”) and GQ (calling it “Uniqlo uncle”). What they all agreed on: somehow, Mamdani pulled off wearing $500 suits on a national stage. Continue reading...