Christian Audigier was born in southern France in the city of Avignon. From the beginning, he was drawn to the rock and roll style. He wanted to follow in the footsteps of Mick Jagger, but lacked the singing voice. Christian then moved into fashion, building the impressive portfolio you see today
The past twenty years of fashion have been blessed by the creative genius of Christian Audigier jeans. He left his indelible style on brands such as American Eagle Outfitters, Diesel, Lee, Levi's, Liberto, Kookai and Naf Naf. Christian joined the apparel company, Von Dutch, when they were still unknown, transforming the brand into a world sensation.
Any comparable designer would rest on their laurels after having made such a distinct impression on the fashion world. However, Christian Audigier jeans is not resting. His charismatic and colorful approach to fashion, fueled by Christian's ebullient promotional strategy, allowed him to elevate the tattoo art of Don Hardy and create Ed Hardy by Christian Audigier, one of the hottest new brands worn by celebrities and by the world.
Stepping up the pace, he rolled out his eponymous street wear line, Christian Audigier, reflecting Christian’s French-California perspective and drawing inspiration from his every day lifestyle influenced by rock & roll and glam on the streets of Los Angeles.
Christian Audigier continues to dress the best of film, TV, sports and music. His following includes – Britney Spears, Jessica Alba, Mariah Carey, Mickey Rourke, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Usher, Marilyn Manson, Madonna, Shakira, Ciara, Heidi Klum, T.I. & Jaime Foxx.
Christian Audigier is a French fashion designer and entrepreneur. He has designed for such brands as American Eagle Outfitters, Diesel, Lee, Levi's, Liberto, Kookai, Von Dutch and Naf Naf. He made his first mark as a jeans designer. One of his most notable achievements was being the primary force behind the rise of Von Dutch, and making the trucker cap a style trend.
His most recent ventures include the new Ed Hardy brand based on the work of Don Ed Hardy, Smet in unison with Johnny Hallyday, and his own namesake Christian Audigier.Christian Audigier has also teamed up with Patrick de Montepeyroux of legendary wine vineyard Montpeyroux Estates to release "The Cool Wine".
The slogan for the wine is " A celebrity Lifestyle in a Bottle". The innovative bottles are wrapped in Christian's distinct tatoo design, and are equipped with a screw top. G-unit recording artist Mazaradi Fox is rumored to be sponsored by "The Cool Wine".
Christian was recently featured on Oxygen network's "Janice and Abbey". He also has a daughter named Crystal, and has made a brand with her called Crystal Rock.He appears on many fashion television shows including america's/australia's/germany's next top model.
Christian Audigier jeans designed fragrance for Ed Hardy: Ed Hardy Men and Ed Hardy Women