Christian Audigier - A Fashion Legend

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Look online or in magazines any day and you can see celebrities wearing Christian Audigier clothing. Stars such as Britney Spears, Ludacris, Jessica Alba, Usher, Heidi Klum, and many more are frequently photographed wearing Audigier’s designs. Pretty much everyone knows who Christian Audigier is these days-he is one of the biggest names in the fashion world. Between his work with Von Dutch and his collaborations with Ed Hardy, Audigier has definitely made a name for himself.

Audigier has several unique fashion lines-not just one. In fact, he has a total of seven different clothing lines–’Ed Hardy,’ ‘Christian Audigier,’ ‘Crystal Rock,’ ‘SMET,’ ‘Chuck Boyd,’ ‘Paco Chicano,’ and ‘C-Bar-A.’ Why so many clothing lines? Well, each is distinctive; each has its own signature styles and specialties. Each allows Audigier to explore a different avenue of the fashion world and to make the Christian Audigier clothing brand appeal to more people.

Audigier wasn’t an immediate star in the fashion world, though. He gained a lot of his know-how from working first with several designer jean companies. When Audigier was younger, he dreamed of being a rock-and-roll star; so, he designed a denim collection inspired by the Rolling Stones. An executive at ‘MacKeen Jeans’ took notice of his collection, and that began Audigier’s career in denim. From there, he went on to work with ‘Diesel,’ ‘Bisou Bisou,’ ‘American Outfitters,’ ‘Fiorucci,’ and ‘Levi’s.’ However, he didn’t just work at these companies-he was incredibly valuable to them, becoming one of the leading forces in design at each. This led to him gaining the nickname of “The King of Jeans.” His experience with jeans and denim is evident in a great number of the Christian Audigier clothing designs that are being sold today.

Once he tired of working with denim, Audigier began working with the company called Von Dutch. The trucker hats he developed and designed are widely believed to have put Von Dutch on the fashion map. Now, Christian Audigier clothing lines still sell hats; however, they are different from the Von Dutch trucker hats. The hats now sold are intricately embroidered with Ed Hardy tattoo designs. The creations are much like those that are on Audigier’s other items of clothing, and they include designs of panthers, hearts, skulls and crossbones, cannabis leaves, Christian Audigier monograms, and other original conceptions.

After leaving Von Dutch, Audigier decided he wanted to work on a clothing line based around tattoos. So, he did a Google search for “famous tattoo artist” and found Don Ed Hardy. Audigier formed a partnership with Hardy and shortened his name to just ‘Ed Hardy’ for the name of the clothing line. Hardy’s designs were then placed on hoodies and t-shirts. Among all of the items being sold in the under the Christian Audigier clothing brand, these continue to be some of the best-selling items.

Men and women of nearly any age enjoy wearing Christian Audigier clothing. Not many clothing lines can make this type of statement, that’s for certain. Both famous and non-famous people alike enjoy his designs. Audigier has created more than a brand with his clothing lines-he has created a culture.