It’s not every day that Francis Ford Coppola deigns to weigh in on a TikTok trend. In a recent Instagram post, Coppola, the director of “The Godfather,” compared the so-called mob wife aesthetic to that of Connie Corleone, a character from the film portrayed by his sister, Talia Shire: “a sultry, delightful Italian princess.”
The trend is about more than French manicures and furs. The look focuses on conspicuous signifiers of wealth earned outside the rule of law.
Adriana La Cerva in “The Sopranos,” played by Drea de Matteo, was sexy, confident and ambitious in her own right. But even when the mob wife is powerful, she’s an accessory to a more powerful man.
Edie Falco played Carmela Soprano in the HBO series “The Sopranos.” What the mob wife knows or doesn’t know about her own situation creates her dramatic appeal. Learn more about the meaning behind the look at the link below.
