#SquadStyle: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley's Style Advice for Rep.-Elect Cori Bush Is Our New Favorite Political Agenda

Remember not that long ago (read: two weeks ago, and throughout the two years before that), when Republicans had nothing better to do than obstruct justice and play fashion police, with freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezโ€”she of the red lipstick and Vanity Fair coversโ€”as one of their favorite targets? Suggested Reading Flint’s Water Crisis Ends With…

Remember not that long ago (read: two weeks ago, and throughout the two years before that), when Republicans had nothing better to do than obstruct justice and play fashion police, with freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezโ€”she of the red lipstick and Vanity Fair coversโ€”as one of their favorite targets?

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Ocasio-Cortez wasnโ€™t shy about clapping backโ€”then or now. And while those same Republicans are now busy obstructing a presidential transition while still spouting nonsense (I believe they call it โ€œfake newsโ€), the representative from the Bronx, N.Y. handily won her reelection to the House, as did her fellow members of โ€œthe Squad,โ€ Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.). Now a sophomore congresswoman well-accustomed to being both on the floor of the House and in the spotlight, Ocasio-Cortez is also well-primed to give advice to another upstart entering the House in January, history-making freshman, Rep.-elect Cori Bush (D-Mo.).

Bush may be ready to lead Missouriโ€™s 1st Congressional District, but on social media, The Root 100 2020 honoree and former nurse shared a hangup familiar to any of us whoโ€™ve had to build a business-ready wardrobe virtually overnight, tweeting:

The reality of being a regular person going to Congress is that itโ€™s really expensive to get the business clothes I need for the Hill. So Iโ€™m going thrift shopping tomorrow. Should I do a fashion show?

https://twitter.com/CoriBush/status/1326345538871156738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

While several of Bushโ€™s followers stepped up with encouragement, Ocasio-Cortez was at the ready with reassurance on building a congressional wardrobe. โ€œThrifting, renting, and patience as you get your closet together sis,โ€ she advised, adding The Glow Up-endorsed advice that a โ€œ[c]apsule wardrobe will be your best friendโ€ and recommending some online thrifting. Whatโ€™s more, the co-sponsor of the Green New Deal noted: โ€œall these practices are very sustainable and good for the planet!โ€

Fellow Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) eagerly co-signed, warning Bush against โ€œoverthinking it.โ€

โ€œWhen ppl used to tell me what I needed for a Congressional wardrobe. My response was โ€˜Iโ€™m a Congresswoman- if I wear it, itโ€™s Congressional,โ€™โ€ Hayes tweeted. โ€œMy go-to is thrift shopping, otherwise I feel like Iโ€™m in a uniform.โ€

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1326361714640744451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/JahanaHayesCT/status/1326536022939799552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Ocasio-Cortez also lauded her friend, Rep. Pressleyโ€™s โ€œaccessory game.โ€ Once tagged into the conversation, Pressley then came through in true Squad fashion with the beauty tipsโ€”since we know C-Span doesnโ€™t come with filterโ€”and she was full of budget-friendly drugstore love. โ€œ[F]or all those media hits, donโ€™t sleep on the lashes or HD make up products at CVS,โ€ she advised Bush. โ€œBlack Opal, NYX, Wet N Wild are the truth!โ€

https://twitter.com/AyannaPressley/status/1326535138310754305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Since Pressley is well known for a flawless beat, weโ€™re now scrambling to CVS to try out her recommendations. No word yet on whether Bush will become the newest member of the Squad, but what weโ€™re really here for is all this congressional solidarity. This is a political agenda we can get behind and welcome positive energy in a moment when much of Congress has anything butโ€”no fake news necessary.

https://twitter.com/VeronicaJArt/status/1326601122392510466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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