TikTok micro-trends are a dime a dozen nowadays, most of them shining bright for just a few weeks before quickly fading into forgotten fashion history once more (RIP to the short-lived Mermaidcore). Some, however, are proving to have serious staying power: "quiet luxury" being chief among them, and so much so that it's now joined forces with "gorpcore" to evolve into the "quiet outdoors" trend we're seeing absolutely everywhere (you can check out our handy explainer here).
But as all good fashionistas know, the industry works in extremes – meaning that a *very* different kind of look is emerging simultaneously, and our fave style stars can't get enough. Yep, we're talking about the "mob wife" trend that's been dominating our Insta feeds over the past few weeks, inspired by Adriana La Cerva from The Sopranos and manifesting itself in celebs going all out with XXL faux-fur coats, leopard print separates, voluminous hair and stacks of glamorous jewellery.
We've already seen the likes of Suki Waterhouse and Avantika embrace the aesthetic, and now it's Heidi Klum's turn to try the mob wife look on for size – but with a bit of a twist...
Channeling The Sopranos' Adriana: holiday edition, Heidi's latest Insta post is giving coastal mob wife as she poses topless in the sea wearing just a faux-fur maxi coat, teeny bikini bottoms and black-out sunglasses. Truly iconic, tbh.
The occasion? Heidi has *just* released a new song, aptly named "Sunglasses At Night" and produced by Dutch DJ Tiesto. If her look for the video is anything to go by, we have a feeling this is going to be a BIG hit...
Clementina Jackson is Acting Site Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, working across news and features, trends, e-commerce and SEO. She was previously Fashion Editor at Cosmopolitan and Women’s Health, and Acting Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, where she was named as a PPA 30 Under 30 award winner for her work on size inclusivity. An experienced fashion, travel and luxury lifestyle journalist, Clementina has also written for Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveller, Tatler, Red and Italy Segreta.
