Christian Audigier is a French fashion designer and entrepreneur with a net worth of $250 Million. He currently lives in the United States. He was born on 21st May 1958 in Avignon. He has a global fame and success. Audigier is best known for his brand ED Hardy. With ED Hardy, he made it to the world’s top fashion icons. Audugier runs and owns many clothing brands which are functioning successfully. Some of the clothing lines are Ed Hardy, The Same Guy, Crystal Rock, Smet, C-Bar-A, Rock Fabulous, and a self-titled brand Christian Audigier. He also owns several US and International wholesale distribution and retail stores.
Audigier started off as a young salesman. He used to work at a local boutique in Avignon, his hometown, in the South of France. He was noticed by the executives at MacKeen Jeans after he launched a marketing plan with vintage Americana and the Wild West. He was only fifteen when he got hired by the company as a denim designer. Audigier was given the nickname “King of Jeans” after he provided freelance work to Diesel, Elio Fiorruci, Bisou Bisou and Levis.
He made a mark at the Los Angeles fashion week with partner Von Dutch. He made the wild trucker hat a fashion statement after he had put them on Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. In 2004, Audiger established Ed Hardy, and used it to make apparel out of tattoo-art with the tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy. Initially they started off with T-Shirts, Hoodies and Caps, but soon took to other categories such as denims, knits, fragrances, bags and shoes.