At last week's DNC, even the fashion choices carried political messaging

As thousands of delegates flocked to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last week, they brought out outfits that symbolized their support for the party's nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris.

But many of the outfits also had references to memes and trends in popular culture, along with homages to women icons — everyone from Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.

Here are some of the most eye-popping outfits from the convention.

Raiden Gonzalez

Raiden Gonzalez of Salina, Kan., sported pink for LGBTQ+ rights and both Harris and Beyoncé — who was rumored to be a surprise guest at the convention.

Like Harris, Gonzalez is also a vice president — he helps run the Kansas Young Democrats.

"There's people in small spaces who feel like they don't really belong and us taking a stance for LGBT rights, we want them to know that they are not alone and that we see them and they are loved, they are cherished, and that they should continue fighting for what they believe in and who they are,” Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez, who is a paraeducator at a high school, said he purchased the hat that he wore from a shop in his city, and wore it as a reference to Beyoncé’s newest album, Cowboy Carter.

“I was looking at it and I said, ‘Oh, this would look really nice with my pink outfit and my pink galore,’” said Gonzalez.

Meryem Maameri

Many of the items of clothing that Meryem Maameri, a delegate with the uncommitted movement from Twin Cities, Minn., wore were dedicated to Palestinian Americans and Gazans. Uncommitted delegates liker herself have been pushing the Biden-Harris administration for an arms embargo on Israel — and in that spirit Maameri pinned a button that said “Not Another Bomb” to the keffiyeh that she wore as a