Hells Angels sue luxury fashion house
ByJonathan Birchall in New York
Published: October 27 2010 01:37 | Last updated: October 27 2010 01:37
The world of edgy high fashion has collided with the legal grit of the Hells Angels motorcycle group in a US lawsuit that accuses the Alexander McQueen fashion house of misusing the Angels’ trademarked winged death’s head symbol.
A complaint filed in federal court in California on Monday by the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation alleges that the Alexander McQueen brand, owned by France’s PPR luxury group, breached trademark protections.