9 times Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made statements with her outfits

"Justice is about making sure that being polite is not the same thing as being quiet," Ocasio-Cortez said in her speech. "In fact, oftentimes the most righteous thing you can do is shake the table."

"I wore all-white today to honor the women who paved the path before me, and for all the women yet to come," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on January 3, 2019. "From suffragettes to Shirley Chisholm, I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the mothers of the movement."

In another tweet the following day, she explained that when Sotomayor was in the process of being confirmed to the Supreme Court in 2009, she was advised to wear neutral nail polish "to avoid scrutiny," but she wore red polish instead.

"Next time someone tells Bronx girls to take off their hoops, they can just say they're dressing like a Congresswoman," Ocasio-Cortez wrote.

After a record number of women were sworn into Congress that year, female lawmakers marked the occasion by wearing white en masse.

Ocasio-Cortez invited Ana María Archila as her guest for the address. Several months prior, Archila had confronted then-Senator Jeff Flake in an elevator over his support for then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh following accusations of sexual misconduct. Archila also wore white for the State of the Union address.

The Green New Deal is a package of initiatives meant to stimulate the US economy by increasing investment in clean-energy jobs and infrastructure projects. Ocasio-Cortez appropriately dressed in an emerald green suit for a press conference announcing the resolution.

Ocasio-Cortez listened to testimony from acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan about the Trump administration's child separation policy.

Ocasio-Cortez addressed Yoho of Florida after The Hill's Mike Lillis reported that he called her "disgusting" and a "f---ing b----" on the steps of the Capitol.

"My father, thankfully, is not alive to see how Mr. Yoho treated his daughter," she said in her speech. "My mother got to see Mr. Yoho's disrespect on the floor of this house towards me on television, and I am here because I have to show my parents that I am their daughter and that they did not raise me to accept abuse from men."

She later told Vanity Fair that she "had a little war paint on that day."

Kate Haulman, an associate professor at American University who teaches early North American and US history as well as women's and gender history, previously told Insider that she thought Ocasio-Cortez seemed to reclaim the color red.

"Red becomes so associated with the Republican party, and also because of the 'MAGA' hats," Haulman said. "I thought it was her way of saying, 'I'm reclaiming this color.' It was such a vibrant shade, too. I thought it was a real statement."

ICE stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "Abolish ICE" became a more mainstream rallying cry in 2018, when the federal agency enforced the Trump administration's controversial "zero tolerance" immigration policy.

Ocasio-Cortez spoke at a Democracy Summer rally with Raskin in July, and she wore their swag to celebrate with other Democratic members of Congress when President Joe Biden announced a short-term fix to the eviction moratorium.

The white strapless Brother Vellies dress designed by Aurora James featured a tulle mermaid skirt and "Tax the rich" written on the back in large red letters.

After critics accused her of hypocrisy for attending the event, which reportedly costs $30,000 per person, Ocasio-Cortez clarified her position and attendance in an Instagram post.

"The medium is the message," she wrote. "And yes, before anybody starts wilding out — NYC elected officials are regularly invited to and attend the Met due to our responsibilities in overseeing our city's cultural institutions that serve the public. I was one of several in attendance."

She also added that her dress was borrowed.