But a far nastier picture of their high life has been on display in court for the past few weeks, where the three brothers are on trial for sex trafficking. Prosecutors have accused each of the three brothers of violent, forcible rape of at least 10 women each and in some cases of threatening them if they spoke of their experiences.
Melody Sabatasso stood in the lobby of San Francisco's Huntington Hotel, arms overflowing with a handcrafted denim patchwork skirt, a jacket and an assortment of other sewing equipment. She had just hitchhiked across the Golden Gate Bridge and to the top of Nob Hill from Marin County, and she wasn't amused to learn at the front desk that her famous client refused to see her for a final fitting. The budding designer wouldn't take no for an answer.