THE owners of a popular nightclub have been told to rebrand or face closure by a fashion magazine.

Rebecca and Jason McQuoid, who run Vogue in Burnley, were sent a letter by world renowned magazine Vogue, telling them they had infringed their naming copyright.

Mrs McQuoid, 28, who has co-ran the club for five years, said the letter ordered them to completely rebrand the business by the New Year, close, or face being sued.

Mrs McQuoid said the pair have been forced to take down the club’s social media pages and are worried this may impact their business.

She said: “It’s been awful, we were completely shocked by what this letter said.

“We got legal help and said we had nothing to do with the magazine as we were a nightclub.

“However we were told the magazine run nightclub events in America and have the naming rights for them we would have to change.

“We had a meeting recently and the change is going to be expensive, we’ve got to change the massive signs outside, the company vehicle, around 40 employee uniforms, branded tables inside, everything.”

“We’re worried our 9,000 followers will think we are closed and a new business is opening, but it’s not the case.”

The magazine, which was founded in 1916, publishes fashion, art, lifestyle and entertainment in monthly magazines and online through its British and American editions.

The publication took on its first male editor-in-chief in April, Edward Enninful, replacing Alexandra Shulman, who held the role for 25 years.

The nightclub owners, originally from Chorley, said they had to get everything changed in time for Christmas so they could open over the festive period.

Mrs McQuoid said: “It’s going to be a real rush getting everything sorted.

“We want to be open for our customers and it’s such a busy time of year for us we cannot miss out.

“We’ve been in Burnley for five years and have become really part of the town, we don’t want to move or leave.

“We have a few ideas for a new name, however, we have not made a decision yet.

“Our customers have given us great support and helped give us some potential ideas.

“We are having a long think about it as we want to make sure we have the right name which will be as memorable as Vogue.”

A spokesman for Advance and Conde Nast, which own the fashion magazine, said: “As policy, Advance and Condé Nast Britain do not comment on pending disputes.”