Mob Wife Chic: Emily Ratajkowski Channels Carmela Soprano With Leather & Leopard Look
Emily Ratajkowski took inspiration from an unexpected yet undoubtedly fashionable source for her latest street style moment: Carmela Soprano. On Friday, the brunette model and entrepreneur was spotted out and about in New York City sporting a bold combination of leather and leopard print that seemed straight out of the wardrobe of the fictional mob wife from The Sopranos.
Bundling up against the January chill, Ratajkowski chose an oversized, faded brown leather jacket with a relaxed, boyfriend fit. On bottom, she dared to bare a bit more skin with a cheetah print midi skirt cut daringly low on the hips per modern fashion’s predominant Y2K aesthetic. The supple suede skirt subtly referenced the inherent wildness associated with animal prints, while still remaining undeniably chic.
Ratajkowski then artfully tied the outfit together with more leather by way of knee-high black stiletto boots. Their sleek, second-skin fit provided contrast to the looser leather topper while also elongating her famously long legs. A large black scarf draped nonchalantly around her neck and frames of dark, rectangular sunglasses both lent Ratajkowski’s Carmela Soprano-esque look added mystery.
In contrast to the over-the-top glam mob wives are known for on screen and off, the model and Inamorata founder opted to keep her beauty look relatively stripped back and minimal. Her dark chocolate brown hair hung straight, parted simply down the middle, and her complexion looked fresh and glowing with little to no visible makeup. The overall effect let the strikingly bold yet effortlessly thrown-together ensemble take center stage.
Just a few days earlier, Emily stepped out in leather again — but this time, her look was less crime boss and more model off-duty. Wearing a dark green leather bomber jacket over a turquoise hoodie, the street style star paired her cozy top layers with black yoga pants, white sneakers, and big sunglasses.
Ratajkowski’s chic channeling of fictional Mafia royalty comes on the heels of other major celebrities similarly looking to powerful pop culture femme fatales for inspiration. Everyone from Kendall Jenner in a fluffy white Aspen coat to Rihanna dressed head-to-toe in leather at Paris Couture Week has recently embodied mob wife audacity. With her standout leather and leopard look, Ratajkowski proves she has both the fearless fashion sense and innate swagger to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Kardashian supermodel and Bad Gal herself.
In typical nonchalant supermodel-off-duty style, the brunette knockout was back at it just days later, this time pairing a dark green leather bomber with athletic wear for another signature city stroll. Even dressed down in a turquoise hoodie, black yoga pants and white sneakers, Emily Ratajkowski proves she doesn’t need overt glitz to channel mob wife glory and inventively incorporate one of 2023’s hottest trends into her signature street style repertoire.
