Christian Audigier Biography

Fast Facts

• Began his career in fashion in his native France, but didn't achieve major success until he moved to the U․S
• Quote: "I was dreaming all my life of America, of the blue jean, of Marlon Brando, and the trucker hat․"
• Best known as a fashion designer for the Ed Hardy and Von Dutch clothing lines
• Started the Von Dutch clothing line in the early 2000s and left in 2004 to create the Ed Hardy line
• Licensed the designs for the Ed Hardy clothing line from an obscure San Francisco tattoo artist named Don Ed Hardy in 2004