Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs Met Gala Dress Makes Bold Political Statement

Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Carolyn Maloney of New York attended the Met Gala on Monday, and both wore their politics all over their dresses. 

In a white gown by Brother Vellies , progressive stalwart Ocasio-Cortez had the words “Tax the rich” scrawled in bright red down the back of her dress.    

Ocasio-Cortez has proposed raising the marginal tax rate to 70% for people who earn more than $10 million a year. The funds raised from such a tax increase on the very wealthy could fund public investments to combat the climate crisis, as the congresswoman has pushed. 

Maloney’s dress at the invite-only charity event had “ERA” written on it — for the Equal Rights Amendment — along with “Equal rights for women” printed several times down her cape. 

The Equal Rights Amendment would make discrimination based on one’s sex illegal . While it was introduced nearly 100 years ago, it has yet to make it into the Constitution. Lawmakers in Congress are pushing legislation to finalize ratification of the ERA.