Who Is Rama Duwaji and Why Everyone in Fashion Is Dressing Like Her
In a fashion landscape obsessed with fabric, form and fleeting trends, Syrian American artist and illustrator Rama Duwaji looks deeper, treating clothing not as mere adornment, but as a living canvas for identity, memory, and meaning.
Fashion, for her, is never ornamental. It is language. As she stands next to Zoharan Mamdani, New York City’s newly elected mayor, the 28-year-old claims her own space in the public gaze. Each look carries intention, articulating culture, complexity and a quietly commanding presence.
A Creator, Not a Celebrity
Duwaji is not a career celebrity but a creator—an MFA-trained illustrator whose work has appeared in leading publications and explores themes of diaspora, womanhood and identity. That artistic lens naturally informs how she dresses, givin...