Before she gained a new fanbase as the proudly outspoken downtown “It Girl” on Real Housewives of New York City, Leah McSweeney was one of the most determined women at the forefront of streetwear in the 2000s.
With her brand Married to the Mob, McSweeney took bold swings at the glass storefront panes that so often divide the streetwear world along gendered lines. Unafraid of being saddled with labels like “bossy” or “bitchy” — words too often used to hold back strong women in business — her brand’s cult graphic tees are adorned with unabashedly sassy catchphrases: “My girls rock Balenciaga and smoke mad marijuana,” “Don’t be scared to be a bitch,” “Don’t talk about my mental health or my vagina,” and the infamous “Supreme Bitch” design spoofing the Supreme Logo.
