"It's legitimately hard being a first-generation woman . . . and being working class, trying to navigate a professional environment. It continues to take me so long to try to figure out how to look put-together without having a huge designer closet," AOC said during her 2020 Vanity Fair editorial that showcased BIPOC designers. She was later scrutinized for wearing expensive clothes for the feature's photo shoot, which, as she pointed out on Twitter, were borrowed.