@esan.k_: I will always fw a cool jacket. The exact model the mayor wore was the Carhartt “Full Swing Steel” canvas jacket in black, which had been sourced from Dave’s New York. Rocco Arena of Arena Embroidery learned of the gig via a mutual friend in Mamdani’s office. According to his interview with GQ, the team only had a week to get it done. The mayor’s office had full creative control and wanted a quote on the collar. Details like the embroidery on the collar required all-hands on deck to get finished in time. I think this is interesting. For this jacket to exist - it needed a funding source - the mayor’s office. It needed a creator/designer - Arena Embroidery. But the key is the designer needed a network - someone in the office who made the opportunity visible to him in the first place. Friendships. Cultural pieces like this have storied histories and I love thinking about how they come into fruition. What forces specifically? Some food for thought. #cooljacket #fashioninspo #style #carhartt

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