Ed Hardy Designer Christian Audigier Dies at 57: A Look Back at Some of His Best Celebrity Style Moments

French designer Christian Audigier, best known for launching the popular tattoo-inspired clothing label Ed Hardy, has reportedly died at the age of 57 from cancer.

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Audigier’s longtime publicist, Michele Elyzabeth, told the website LATF USA, “I just heard the news and I am truly devastated. Christian was an incredibly brilliant man. He will be missed.”

LATF first broke the news of Audigier’s passing, reporting that the designer was admitted to an L.A. hospital where he slipped into a coma. Audigier was diagnosed with MDS (Myelodysplastic Syndrome), a bone disease, in January.

Audigier is the designer behind the popular Von Dutch trucker hat and the Ed Hardy label, which became a household name in the early ’00s. He sold the company to Iconix Brand Group Inc. for more than $60 million in 2011.

He had a loyal celebrity following (everyone from Britney Spears to Kim Kardashian, Madonna, Nicole Richie and Ashton Kutcher) and was inspired by pop culture.

“My demo is tabloid magazine,” he told GQ in 2009. “I am different from the other designer. Because what they say they hate, I love. They say they hate it but they always looking at it.”

Below, a look back at some of his most memorable star fans.

Kim Kardashian: Kim made her catwalk debut at Christian Audigier’s 2007 show during L.A. Fashion Week

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Madonna (2006), Heidi Klum (2006) and Latoya Jackson (2009)

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Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens in Ed Hardy bikinis (2008)

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Jon Gosselin (2009)

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