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Mamdani skips Met Gala, calls attention to fashion workers

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) may have skipped the Met Gala, but he still highlighted six fashion industry workers on Monday. “The fashion industry is made possible by the thousands of workers behind the scenes — seamstresses, tailors, retail workers, delivery drivers—wh

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Mamdani skips Met Gala, calls attention to fashion workersNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) may have skipped the Met Gala, but he still highlighted six fashion industry workers on Monday. “The fashion industry is made possible by the thousands of workers behind the scenes — seamstresses, tailors, retail workers, delivery drivers—wh
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