Drea de Matteo Channels ‘The Sopranos’ Character Adriana La Cerva With These Mob Wife Looks

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Drea de Matteo Channels 'The Sopranos' Character Adriana La Cerva With These Mob Wife Looks

Drea de Matteo is aware of “mob wife aesthetic” taking the internet by storm — and she’s even more aware that her The Sopranos character is the main inspiration. “The best Adriana outfit is always gonna be that trashy tiger suit. I wore it last Halloween. I found it. I can’t believe I found it. We thought it burned in [my 2015 apartment] fire,” De Matteo told Variety in January 2024. “But it’s still the worst camel toe of all time.” The actress is, of course, referring to the tiger-print catsuit that she wore during her final episode on The Sopranos. During the 12th episode of season 5, de Matteo’s Adriana sees Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) while wearing the memorable outfit scenes before she gets (spoiler alert) killed by Silvio Dante (Steven Van Zandt). When the “mob wife” aesthetic trend started going viral on TikTok, de Matteo was initially wondering: “What in the f--k is going on?” But told Variety that she’s into this resurgence — except with a different name. “All these girls that are getting down with the look are a bunch of bossy bitches,” she added. “They don’t look like they’re vulnerable, meek women. They seem like they’re more gangster bitches. So, let’s go with the Gangster Goddess." Keep scrolling to see de Matteo’s most iconic “mob wife” looks over the years:

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Drea de Matteo Channels 'The Sopranos' Character Adriana La Cerva With These Mob Wife Looks

Drea de Matteo is aware of “mob wife aesthetic” taking the internet by storm — and she’s even more aware that her The Sopranos character is the main inspiration. “The best Adriana outfit is always gonna be that trashy tiger suit. I wore it last Halloween. I found it. I can’t believe I found it. We thought it burned in [my 2015 apartment] fire,” De Matteo told Variety in January 2024. “But it’s still the worst camel toe of all time.” The actress is, of course, referring to the tiger-print catsuit that she wore during her final episode on The Sopranos. During the 12th episode of season 5, de Matteo’s Adriana sees Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) while wearing the memorable outfit scenes before she gets (spoiler alert) killed by Silvio Dante (Steven Van Zandt). When the “mob wife” aesthetic trend started going viral on TikTok, de Matteo was initially wondering: “What in the f--k is going on?” But told Variety that she’s into this resurgence — except with a different name. “All these girls that are getting down with the look are a bunch of bossy bitches,” she added. “They don’t look like they’re vulnerable, meek women. They seem like they’re more gangster bitches. So, let’s go with the Gangster Goddess." Keep scrolling to see de Matteo’s most iconic “mob wife” looks over the years:

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That Iconic Jumpsuit

The tiger print catsuit needed to be included, no questions asked.

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A Shoutout to New York City

When attending Sundance film festival in 2000, de Matteo rocked an NYPD tank top. This is reminiscent of one of her The Sopranos looks when Adriana rocked a FDNY hat in one episode.

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A Red Carpet Moment

She put her own spin on this 2002 red carpet look with the fishnet stockings.

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Leather on Leather

Do mob wives wear leather? Only if the entire look is made of it, like de Matteo at The Sopranos premiere in 2001.

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Mob Wife Meets Y2K

With the see-through blouse and thick belt, de Matteo made Y2K into mob wife chic in 2002.

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A Nod to Adriana

De Matteo’s Emmys look in 2004 was a nod to her character with gold detailing on the black dress. The actress took home the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series that night.

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The Pinstripe Vest

Perhaps this is more of a Prohibition-era inspiration, but the mob wife sentiment still stands.

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Mob Wife and Biker Girl Chic

De Matteo did, of course, play Wendy Case in Sons of Anarchy throughout the show’s entire run from 2008 to 2014, so it was no surprise when she combined both mob wife and biker girl aesthetics.

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Brining Menswear Into Mob Wife Territory

With the hat and tie, it’s giving mobster.

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Can’t Forget the Fur

What’s a mob wife without a fur coat?

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It’s Giving Boss

Everything about this embodies the viral trend.