Vogue releases video of AOC on how she put together THAT dress for Met Gala

The Office of Congressional Ethics was asked by a conservative group to launch an investigation of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for accepting free tickets to Monday's Met Gala, where she wore a custom gown that said 'Tax the Rich.' 

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attended the the ultra-elitist, $35,000-a-head Met Gala as guests of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, DailyMail.com can confirm.   

In an ethics complaint, Thomas Jones, founder of the American Accountability Foundation, said he believes Ocasio-Cortez, who represents parts of the Bronx and Queens, broke House rules by accepting 'an impermissible gift' of free tickets to attend the annual gala.   

'[W]hile the individual's invitations may bear the name of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum has ceded control over the invitations to a for-profit company, specifically Condé Nast, and to its Chief Content Officer, Anna Wintour,' Jones wrote.

He added that 'the New York Times outlines that the Met does not have control over who is invited to the event, but rather the for-profit company, is in control of who gets invited.' 

The Times reported that 'about 400 Chosen Ones' got to attend this year.    

According to House ethics information available online, members of Congress can only accept $100 worth of items per year from a specific source.  

In addition, Congress members can also borrow works of art — in this case the 'TAX THE RICH' dress AOC wore by Aurora James — as long as there’s a written agreement with the owner specifying it will be returned.   

The event was also attended by fellow New York Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. 

The prominent Democrats attended Monday night's star-studded event as guests of the museum. 

The $35,000 ticket proceeds go to the Met's Costume Institute, one of the only departments that doesn't receive government funding, to supports its exhibitions, acquisitions, and capital improvements. 

De Blasio's rep told Politico that he made the decision to attend the event, somewhat ironically, in an economic meeting 'months ago'.  

'The mayor made the decision to attend months ago in one of his hours long economic recovery war room meetings led by Lorraine Grillo. He wanted to highlight a local designer who had been able to make it through the pandemic. 

'It's a notable way to grab people's attention and highlight the return of the city's fashion industry jobs.'  

AOC was spotted leaving with Aurora James, the designer behind her 'tax the rich dress' and her boyfriend, Benjamin Bronfman - the heir to the Seagram's fortune. 

He is also the nephew of Clare Bronfman, who was accused of funding NXIVM sex cult with donations to Keith Raniere. 

AOC also left the party with her boyfriend, Riley Roberts, and James. 

She boasted to the magazine: 'The Met Gala is seen as elite and inaccessible...As a working class woman, [I] wanted to enjoy the event but also break the fourth wall and challenge the industry,' she proudly told Vogue at the event. 

On Tuesday morning, AOC boasted about the surge in Google searches for the words 'tax the rich'. 

She wrote on Instagram: 'Surge in people looking up and discussing our f****d up tax code is and how we fix it so we can fund childcare, healthcare, climate action and student loan forgiveness for all? Aurora James understood the assignment.'

But she has been slammed for supporting the event by many who say she simply wanted to enjoy the limelight while trying to pass it off as a political protest in yet another example of her tone-deaf

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