If you're trying to be heard, where, how and when are critical. After more than a year and a half of hibernation, September 13 was the date marked on all calendars to step with determination on the famous steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

And so it was done. Anna Wintour's exclusive guest list was paraded down the red carpet conforming to the restrictive dress code: the American style. Tributes to great icons of American fashion such as Audrey Hepburn (Kendall Jennner) or Marilyn Monroe (Billie Eilish) and patriotic designers were the most recurring tributes, but there was also space for the protest struggle.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

"Tax the rich", or what is the same, "that the rich pay", you could read in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's protest suit. The New York congresswoman took advantage of her first appearance at the Met Gala to demand a tax increase for the rich, a message she has repeated countless times since she landed on the public scene.

< p lang="en" dir="ltr">YouTube - Personal Fitness & Health : How to Prevent a Hernia: queuePersonal Fitness & Health : How to Use a Tread... http://bit.ly/dCP2hO

— 2016 olympics Mon Apr 12 19:33:37 +0000 2010

Ocasio-Cortez dressed in a design by Brother Vellies, a brand founded in 2013 based in New York.

Amanda Gorman

Gorman, who was among the VIP guests at the gala, honored the spirit of the Statue of Liberty with her Vera Wang dress. A stunning woman welcoming the foreigner and celebrate freedom.

"Give me your tiredness", could be read in the book that the poetess carried as if it were a handbag. A plea towards the union of Americans and diversity.

Megan Rapinoe

Another of the loud and clear messages played at the 2021 Met Gala came from the hand of the Californian LGBTQ+ soccer player and activist, Megan Rapinoe. "We believe in gays", she read herself on the cardboard that she showed to the photographers and that completed a renewed look of the American icon of Uncle Sam.

Kim Kardashian

Following the same aesthetic popularized by her husband Kanye West, Kardashian presented herself in a totally incognito look consisting of a black dress with leggings and a ski mask that it only revealed her long hair in a high ponytail.

A wardrobe that many associate with a criticism related to anonymity and fame. With the overexposure of social networks and the non-existence of privacy.

Carolyn B. Maloney

The 75-year-old congresswoman stepped into the shoes of the suffragettes and reminded that now is the time to stand up against the patriarchy, which is now the "era yes." In a simple and direct, but no less effective way, she claimed women's rights and equality.