Christian Audigier, the man who in the mid-2000s dressed an astonishing number of people in fake tattoo-and-rhinestone t-shirts, died this week in Los Angeles at the age of 57, reports LATF. In January, he had been diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome, also referred to as “bone marrow failure disorder.” He leaves a daughter, Crystal Audigier, 22.
The French designer was best known for the runaway success of his labels Ed Hardy and Von Dutch, but also had worked with labels like Guess, Levi’s, and Diesel, among others. In 2011, he sold Ed Hardy for $62 million. His publicist, Michele Elyzabeth, told LATF, “I just heard the news and I am truly devastated. Christian was an incredibly brilliant man. He will be missed.”