The tattered shoes that Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., wore down as she campaigned to unseat 10-term incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in their June Democratic primary election are set to be displayed at an upcoming exhibition.
“We can’t think of a better example of fashion from the frontline: U.S. Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York’s 14th district has loaned us her first pair of campaigning shoes,” the New York-based Cornell Costume and Textile Collection shared this week on Instagram, along with a photo of the footwear. “These shoes represent the hard work, dedication, determination, and commitment of the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.”
Ocasio-Cortez, 29, tweeted about her footwear in June shortly after she defeated Crowley and shot to national fame for her progressive politics.
“Some folks are saying I won for ‘demographic’ reasons,” she wrote. “1st of all, that’s false. We won w/voters of all kinds. 2nd, here’s my 1st pair of campaign shoes. I knocked doors until rainwater came through my soles. Respect the hustle. We won bc we out-worked the competition. Period.”
Some folks are saying I won for “demographic” reasons.
1st of all, that’s false. We won w/voters of all kinds.
2nd, here’s my 1st pair of campaign shoes. I knocked doors until rainwater came through my soles.
Respect the hustle. We won bc we out-worked the competition. Period. pic.twitter.com/RbpQMYTiWY
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) June 29, 2018
The “Women Empowered: Fashions from the Frontline” exhibit at Cornell University opens to the public on Dec. 6.
