New York mayoral candidate and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo made his catwalk debut this week.
Politicians from across New York, including former Gov. David Patterson (D) and Republican mayoral competitor Curtis Sliwa, joined Cuomo for the second annual “Style Across the Aisle” event during New York Fashion Week on Wednesday.
Hosted by the Gracie Mansion Conservancy, the bipartisan event seeks to bring Democrats and Republicans together to highlight local designers. The event was founded by Skye Ostreicher, a former journalist.
“We see what’s going on out there: the violence, the protests, people not getting along, just because of politics,” Ostreicher said at the end of the show, according to The New York Times. “I know for a fact that every person here wants to collaborate and work together and reach across the aisle and move New York City forward.”
Cuomo donned a custom blue suit from Bond & Bari Bespoke, a Manhattan based tailor and menswear label. The brand also dressed New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services Commissioner Louis Molina.
The Hill reached out to Cuomo’s campaign for comment.
The mayoral candidate made his New York Fashion Week debut as the mayoral election heats up.
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani holds a comfortable lead over both Cuomo and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams. Both Adams and Cuomo are running as independents in November’s election.
Polling from Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill this week showed Mamdani 15 points ahead of Cuomo, 43 percent to 28 percent.
Proceeds from Wednesday’s fashion show will support Witness to Mass Incarceration, a nonprofit providing support to formerly incarcerated individuals. Fashion week ends on Sept. 16.
