French fashion designer Christian Audigier, who made his fortune with street wear that became a hit with celebrities including Madonna and Kim Kardashian, has died in Los Angeles aged 57.
"He died yesterday at the Cedars-Sinai hospital, of cancer," Michele Elyzabeth, who had been his spokeswoman, said.
Stars including Justin Timberlake and Lindsay Lohan sported his caps for the Von Dutch label, while his T-shirts for Ed Hardy were worn by Madonna and Kim Kardashian, as well as Britney Spears, Sylvester Stallone and Mariah Carey.
"He is someone who changed fashion and street wear," said Elyzabeth, recalling that the self-taught designer also founded French rocker Johnny Hallyday's label, Smet.
