Things looking down for Gucci

The jailing of 4,500 Serbian mafiosi means hard times for Belgrade's high fashion shops. The jet set of Serbia were cracked down on after a March assassination, and the difference is tangible, especially in Belgrades nightlife. In fact, Mr. Stajkic said, he has already laid off half the bouncers who used to guard his bar. "People were openly terrorized in Belgrade by Legija and the others," said Jovan Dulovic, chief crime reporter for the weekly magazine Vreme. "He would walk into a cafe and force everyone to do push-ups. They would close whole streets when he went out."

Thanks to the New York Times.