Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wore a Cape to the 2019 State of the Union

At the 2019 State of the Union, female lawmakers, all in white, stood out among the more traditionally suited crowd—a result of a call from the Democratic Women's Working Group to wear white to President Donald Trump's address to the nation, as an homage to the women's suffrage movement. (Some men in Congress pinned white ribbons to their jackets in solidarity.) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi participated in the white-out, as did many new members of Congress, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez inspired plenty of social reactions throughout the speech, including her stone-faced reaction as President Trump criticized socialist policies. (“We are born free, and we will stay free," he said. "Tonight we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country.”) The image of her and her fellow legislators standing up and cheering when he said, “No one has benefited more from our thriving economy than women, who have filled 58 percent of the newly created jobs last year," also got people talking. And as she often has done on Capitol Hill, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez used fashion to send a message.

For her first State of the Union, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez joined the Democratic Women's Working Group in wearing white to the State of the Union. And her interpretation of the dress code was…well, pretty epic.

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), dressed in white in tribute to the women's suffrage movement, arrives for the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)SAUL LOEB

Instead of a traditional suit, she chose a blazer cape and trousers. She accessorized with red lips and gold hoop earrings, like the ones she wore to be sworn in to Congress.

UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 5: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., left, walks with her State of the Union guest Ana Maria Archila to Speaker Pelosi's office before President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)Bill Clark

As soon as Rep. Ocasio-Cortez arrived with her guest—Ana María Archila, the woman who confronted Jeff Flake in an elevator during the Brett Kavanaugh hearings—Twitter started responding to the congresswoman's look.