The hoop earrings and bright red lipstick that Ms Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore when sworn in as the youngest ever Congresswoman were not a look often seen in the House.
Neither was the headscarf donned by Ms Ilhan Omar or the traditional Palestinian thobe worn by Ms Rashida Tlaib, the first Muslim women to be elected to Congress.
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