'NYC is often synonymous with inclusivity, inviting millions of people from different walks of life to call this city home. 'Despite being held in New York City, the culture of the Met Gala is everything but.
In a statement in a press release by Brother Vellies, AOC said: 'There's no way I'd be doing this if it wasn't with a woman of color and with the intent to grow the table and empower women that look like me. '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. The time is now for childcare, healthcare, and climate action for all. In a proud Instagram post about the event and her choice of outfit, AOC said: 'The medium is the message. Proud to work with Aurora James as a sustainably focused, Black woman immigrant designer who went from starting her dream Brother Vellies at a flea market in Brooklyn to winning the CDFA against all odds - and then work together to kick open the doors at the Met. The event was for fully vaccinated guests only but the celebrities in attendance - who regularly preach online about COVID rules - ignored the guidance of the CDC and liberal states like California, where masks are recommended indoors regardless of vaccination status.
She didn't wear a mask, like many of the other guests. The only jewelry she wore was a pair of $450 gold hoops from Mejuri and a $65 ring from the same brand. She wore a borrowed dress from Brother Vellies, James' celebrity-adored NYC label.
She wrote on Instagram: 'Surge in people looking up and discussing our f****d up tax code is and how we fix it so we can fund childcare, healthcare, climate action and student loan forgiveness for all? Aurora James understood the assignment.'īut she has been slammed for supporting the event by many who say she simply wanted to enjoy the limelight while trying to pass it off as a political protest in yet another example of her tone-deaf hypocrisy.ĪOC, who previously posed on the cover of Vanity Fair, drives a $35,000 Tesla and claims to be '100% grass roots from the Bronx' despite growing up in a wealthy NYC suburb. On Tuesday morning, AOC boasted about the surge in Google searches for the words 'tax the rich'. The 31-year-old socialist firebrand attended the event with her boyfriend Riley Roberts after getting ready at The Carlyle Hotel on the Upper East Side. No word yet as to whether Ocasio-Cortez will take her up on her offer. 'Together we could take over the world and this s*** hole we're currently living in could be so much better.'ĭ has reached out to The Velvet Bandit for comment.
'They need a female street artist working on their team, dontcha think? It would be an honor. The Velvet Bandit asked her fans on Instagram to share her artwork so that it would reach Ocasio-Cortez and James because ‘they need to work with me!’
'I'm a full time lunch lady and single mom, which doesn't leave me much time in my day to try and reach famous people to hit me up.' The artist added: 'I admire both of these women greatly, and I would love nothing more than to collaborate with them in some way. 'And low and behold, this dress bears the same likeness as my handwriting.' AOC attended the event with designer Aurora James in what she claims was a political protest
AOC poses in her 'Tax The Rich' dress while movie star Megan Fox waits behind her.