New York City's first immigrant-born mayor, Zohran Mamdani, was sworn in wearing a custom eri silk tie from Northeast India. The tie, made by Delhi-based Kartik Research, highlights eri silk, a durable, non-violent textile traditionally woven by women in Assam. This choice brought global visibility to a craft often overlooked by mainstream luxury fashion, emphasizing its labor-intensive, generational nature and the pride it brings to its artisans.