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The Fashion Statement: Hells Angels V. Alexander McQueen

When would Hells Angels and Alexander McQueen be used in the same sentence? Before yesterday I would have said when hell freezes over.

But Wednesday, the notoriously aggressive biker gang you see in barroom brawls targeted another enemy: the fashion industry. Hells Angels filed a suit in California federal court claiming that Alexander McQueen and retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue and Zappos.com are selling four-finger rings, clutches and clothing featuring the motorcycle club's "Deathhead" skull and wings logo. The Hells Angels skull and wings logo has been around since 1948 and that's a trademark infringement, the club maintains.

Saks.com had been selling McQueen's "Hells Four-Finger Ring" for $495, but the retailer took the ring off the site when news of the suit broke. On Net-A-Porter.com, you can still find McQueen's "Hells Knuckleduster Box Clutch" selling for $2,325.

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"Designer Day" Sale at 6pm.com, July 22

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Timepieces / Watches, Shoes, Men's Style

Set a reminder on your PDA and in Outlook, put a Post-It on your desk and the fridge ... Thursday, July 22, is Designer Day at 6pm.com, the site where serious shoppers can go for a daily fix of name brands, up to 75% off every day. 6pm is a sibling site to Zappos.

As part of a weeklong summer sale, 6pm is having one day with the following brands marked down even further than its already low prices: Donald J Pliner, up to 75% off; Giuseppe Zanotti, up to 70% off; Stuart Weitzman, up to 70% off; Juicy Couture Swimwear, 70% off; Marc by Marc Jacobs Swimwear, 60% off; designer sunglasses, up to 85% off; and designer watches, up to 75% off.

Also check out the sales on the other days that week (Sunday, July 18 - Saturday, July 24) on summer, fall and winter apparel; footwear; and accessories.

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$1.6 Million Mistake Means No Ice Cream For Zappos CEO

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Some lucky shoppers at Zappos.com sister site 6pm.com got a deal on Friday when a pricing error capped all prices at $49.95. The Las Vegas Sun reports that the website lost $1.6 million due to the error because at that price many items were sold at under cost. Zappos has decided to honor all sales that took place during that time period. Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh took the news in stride with his usual good humor tweeting "$1.6 million mistake on sister site @6pm_com. I guess that means no ice cream for me tonight."

The silver lining to the mistake might be the added publicity to 6pm.com The site offers "online outlet shopping" promising savings of up to 75% off. It includes shoes, clothing and accessories from brands like Nike, Oakley, Nine West and others for women, men and children.

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