How Mob Wife killed Coastal Grandma

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Italian-American influencer Sarah Jordan Arcuri sporting the "mob wife" fashion trend.

Italian-American influencer Sarah Jordan Arcuri sporting the "mob wife" fashion trend.

PHOTO: THESWEETPAISANA/INSTAGRAM

Andrea Felsted

The Mob Wife has taken a hit out on Coastal Grandma.

So it goes with superfast TikTok trends. Since the bohemian and beachy Coastal Grandma aesthetic surged two years ago, the Internet has worshipped the glamorous Night Luxe, bright-pink Barbiecore, sizzling Tomato Girl, glowing Clean Girl and sultry Office Siren.

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