Christian Audigier is a French fashion designer and entrepreneur who is best known for the Ed Hardy brand. Born and raised in Avignon, Audigier entered the fashion industry as a teen, where his retail and marketing skills led to a position as a denim designer at just 15 years old. Audigier would later serve as a consultant for such brands as Fiorucci, Diesel, Bisou Bisou and Levis. A move to Los Angeles, CA led to a partership with Von Dutch, where he used his guerilla marketing skills to popularize the "trucker hat" in the early 21st century. Audigier is best known for the Ed Hardy line of ap