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*The Ed Hardy clothing line that was being developed by Michael Jackson and Ed Hardy designer Christian Audigier was revealed on NBC's

       *As previously reported, Michael Jackson will be laid to rest on what would have been his 51st birthday. The family followed up patriarch Joe Jackson's unofficial announcement to the New York Daily News with a statement saying the King of Pop will be buried at Holly Terrace in the Grand Mausoleum at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Saturday, August 29 at 10 a.m. The ceremony will be limited to family and close friends.

"Today" show Tuesday. With over 100 designs already approved by Michael, the collection was set to include a rhinestone glove and socks, a red jacket, Ed Hardy shirts, a belt and umbrellas, according to the report on "Today."  Audigier now hopes to work with Michael Jackson’s estate to release the line, but nothing is finalized.

      *Director Gina Prince Bythewood is among the list of finalists for the 2009 Humanitas prizes, which recognizes work that explores the human condition and affirms human dignity. She received a feature-film nomination for "The Secret Life of Bees" and will face director John Patrick Shanley ("Doubt") in the category. Two writers from Keke Palmer's Nickelodeon series "True Jackson, VP" -- Andy Gordon and Dan Kopelman -- joined Arika Lisanne Mittman ("South of Nowhere") in the children's live-action category.

Ed Hardy designer Christian Audigier knew Michael Jackson. He partied with Michael Jackson. And Jon Gosselin is no Michael Jackson.

At least not when it comes to people he had plans to collaborate with on potential Ed Hardy clothing lines. (Among any number of other distinctions.)

Despite reports to the contrary, spurred on by an Audigier-funded trip to St.-Tropez for Gosselin and girlfriend Hailey Glassman, the T-shirt purveyor tells E! News that the only celebrity he ever discussed going into business with was the King of Pop.

"I invited him to my birthday," Audigier says of Jackson. "And he showed up. It was his last public appearance. He was testing [the public mood about him] at my party. So we became friends. He told me one day he would like to collaborate with me on a collection."

A binding contract if ever there was one. Too bad no such deal ever existed with The Lying Channel's No. 1 dad.

"I never said I was going to do a line with Jon Gosselin. I don't want to do a line with Jon Gosselin."

Well, not this week, anyway...


"Jon is going to give me a visit in Las Vegas because there is a trade show, Magic," Christian Audigier says, adding that he was open to the idea of a collaboration, but not on a much-rumored children's line, as he doesn't "want to use their kids to wear my clothes."

"He is going to come...a week from today, and he is going to become more familiar with the product."

And, we presume, pose for a photo or two along the way.

But their frequent conversations have never quite crossed over from personal to professional.

"He calls me every two days to see what is going on. He is talking about his kids a lot."

As for other jobs Gosselin doesn't have but seems to think he does: Audigier says that, despite appearances, the reality dad is not a paid spokesman for his Ed Hardy clothing brand. (Though he has been the recipient of a seemingly endless gift box and is, like it or not, the brand's unofficial ambassador.)

He may soon go pro with his shilling, however, and become a spokesman for another Ed Hardy offshoot. We think.

"He is really into bikes, so he want to do something around bikes so he can be the spokesperson for one of my brands on bikes."

Now that that's all cleared up...

About the photo op that started it all, Audigier says he originally flew Gosselin and Glassman to France earlier this summer simply because "he was wearing a lot of Christian Christian Audigier every day, so I said, 'I want to meet this guy.'"

"I just invite him because I see him on the Jon & Kate show asking for job. So I was curious to see what he was asking people for which kind of job."

Apparently, Audigier's viewing of Jon & Kate Plus 8 was a one-time-only deal, as evidenced by his bafflement over Gosselin's plus-one for the trip.

Upon accepting Audigier's invitation, the reality dad took it upon himself to request a second ticket.

"He told me he was coming with his stylist. It appeared his stylist was Hailey. A week after, I discovered those two guys were together. I didn't even know that Jon and Kate were not together."

Well, we knew there had to be someone.

First Jon Gosselin, now Kari Ann Peniche. Ed Hardy designer Christian Audigier certainly seems to be surrounding himself with the cream of the crap.

Uh, crop. We meant crop.

Peniche, the clothes-averse costar of Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart, made her way, as all good tabloid targets do, over to Audigier's studios yesterday, and while she left with the impression that she landed herself a design gig, she may be in for a rude awakening when she turns up for orientation at Ed Hardy HQ tomorrow morning.

A source close to Christian Audigier denied reports of any collaboration with Peniche, a budding swimwear designer, saying "those are just rumors."

Now if only we could track down where they first started…oh, that's right.

"I'm gonna be working on a bikini line," Peniche told paparazzi yesterday. "I start on Friday."

Yeah, that's probably what Gosselin thought, too.

Totally unexpected, it contained the first Ed Hardy helmet I'd ever seen, with a bitchin' flaming-tiger graphic on each side. It wasn't until I spun it around to the front that I got indignant. "By Christian Audigier," it read in large letters below the Ed Hardy logo. What the fcuk?! (Cue cryptic design house reference.) Why would a biker want some French fashion designer's name scrawled across his forehead? How do you say "douche" in French anyway? Oh wait, that is a French word...

Ironically, not long thereafter the Ed Hardy folks paid a visit to our offices to show us their new line of motorcycle accessories--helmets, jackets, gloves, boots, billet parts, graphics, tie-downs, the works--all embossed with the work of famed California tattoo artist Don Ed Hardy. They then bussed us cross-town to their headquarters, where we had a meet-and-greet with Christian Audigier himself.

Their offices were the kind of creative space I wish we had here at the magazine, and the boss' digs ... let's just say the word "opulent" doesn't do them justice. Everything was painted white except the walls, covered in alligator skin. And everywhere you looked were vintage and custom motorcycles, most with the Christian Audigier logo painted on their gas tanks. As one attendee put it, "Clearly the guy doesn't have any self-esteem issues."

Be that as it may, it turns out the guy is a bike guy. "I grew up in France, so of course I rode motorcycles as transportation," Audigier reveals. And now, on the heels of his success hawking Von Dutch and Ed HardyEd Hardy shirts--and, coming soon, Evel Knievel!--he's delved into the bike business, offering the aforementioned gear and partnering with various bike builders. First came a Yamaha quad, then a Suzuki Hayabusa, and now the Ducati Monster shown here, offered as part of a 25-unit run of customs that will also include Hypermotards, Streetfighters and 1198s. Maybe the guy's not a douche after all?As for the real Don Ed Hardy, like the Dread Pirate Roberts he's been retired for years, overseeing and mentoring the artists at his San Francisco studio, Tattoo City. Von Dutch wasn't as fortunate: He died of a stomach abscess caused by alcoholism in 1992.

Don ED Hardy With 40 years of tattooing and legendary status among the tattoo community.

Don Ed Hardy is known as "the godfather of modern tattoo", for his sophistication, depth and sense of experimentation.

 California native Don Ed Hardy is recognized around the world for his technical brilliance and mesmerizing imagery.

The world most comprehensive fashion trade event, announced last May 27 that ED Hardy and the Christian Audigier Brand Management portfolio of lifestyle brands will show at MAGIC in August 2009.

The entire spectrum of Audigier Brand Management lifestyle brands and products will be showcased within including Ed Hardy, Christian Audigier, SMET, Crystal Rock, C-Bar-A and Rock Fabulous with Dave Stewart.

The area will encompass over 80 licensees with products ranging from ment and woment apparel, accessories, footwear and beyond.

Encompassing over 30,000 square feet, Audigier environment will host a combination of booths, a fashion runway and various interactive elements.

Designed to impress and entertain, the high energy atmosphere will include celebrity performances and event-tailored music.
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STREET FASHION pursuit of the case, September 18 was a day of pilgrimage; and for high-end shopping district is located in Nanjing West Road.

The CITIC Pacific, the September 18 can be star-studded. Carina Lau wedding show near here.
Only a trend of a grand street party - the United States were required wave punk retro brand Ed Hardy's opening ceremony.

20 o'clock at night, the007 James Bond ? Queen ? Aston Martin supercar carrying stars come to CITIC Pacific cut the ribbon for the flagship store.

Dazzling star has never been coupled with a collective presence in the streets of Shanghai Aston Martin supercar.

A combination of the moment to attract the attention of all, the formation of the Shanghai the most brisk in September the most eye-catching scenery!

Single-handedly to Shanghai to introduce the Ed Hardy Carina Lau guests as the opening ribbon-cutting sections from the prelude to the official symbol of the beginning of Carnival.

Ed Hardy will attract not the cause of Carina Lau.
Very ornate style of the street impressive, large-scale use of tattoos, wash, splash-ink and other techniques to create three-dimensional totem is amazing.

 Unique tiger, eagles, roses, skull top designs, printed on T-shirts, caps, dresses and jeans, the color rich, gorgeous models will be marked with the noble culture of street markings,
So that a simple T shirt has become a piece of art. This is Ed Hardy.
    
Ed Hardy founder Christian Audigier fashion in New York can be anything they want,

Known as "King of Jeans" reputation, he had a number of street brands such as Diesel, Fiorucci, Bisou Bisou.
 Levis wrote the production of fashion, and professional acclaim.

Designer in his brilliant career, the most commendable and Von Dutch is the co-operation,

He used a very innovative design impressed the people, goods and Trucker Cap hat pinstripe reputable T-Shirt.
From students to Britney Spears or Ashiton Kutcher impressed all of its charm.

Levis wrote the production of fashion, and professional acclaim.
 Designer in his brilliant career, the most commendable and Von Dutch is the co-operation,

He used a very innovative design impressed the people, goods and Trucker Cap hat pinstripe reputable T-Shirt.
From students to Britney Spears or Ashiton Kutcher impressed all of its charm.

And with the United States Godfather Don Ed Hardy tattoo's co-operation, it can be said to be the cause of Christian Audigier to a new height.

2004, Christian Audigier and the United States Godfather Don ED Hardy tattoo encounter can be the cluster of alternative fashion sparks.
Don ED Hardy as admirers of tattoo art,

Audigier bought their creative ideas and the tattoos into the fashion industry.
Which is now common to set up a street leading to the trend of punk IN retro brand ED Hardy.
    
Al has a strong sensitivity of the Christian Audigier fashion sense has done, ED Hardy tentacles everywhere.
Avery short span of 4 years have been won by street culture derivatives.

The design of his ordinary route to the United States and second-hand clothes for young people inspired products to T-Shirt.
Jeans apparel, zipper jacket, baseball cap mainly, but also take into account Bikini, wrist watches and a variety of silver jewelry.

Ed Hardy costumes often use some embroidery, washing, splash-ink and other techniques, to create publicity sexy personality, combined with Godfather Don .

ED Hardy tattoo Highlights of the composition and rich colors, simple lines of the clothes in their hands is also very enjoyable.
Ed Hardy in the design of both the spirit of the United States most of the eagles, tigers, skeletons, demons, daggers and Nude tattoo, etc.

But also a strong oriental taste of carp, a dragon and the tiger totem, the tiger and dog squirrels are the new creative than that.

All products areһlaunched from the star that is down to the general favorite of young people, including USHER, Coolio, Rolling Stone,
Nick Carter and so many Hollywood stars, as well as birthday, Lee Hom, Sun,

Rain and other Asian superstar was the dumping of the same.
Especially is embroidered with the limited totem tattoos net cap baseball diamond is a collection of values has become a hot commodity.
    
Christian Audigier tattoo design will not only reflected in the concept of T-shirt, jeans and accessories.

The brand Ed Hardy will design concept for a motorcycle and drinks Energy Drink bottle design.
He also created the unique ED Hardy are beverages, created specifically for the celebrity-designed beer, vodka, white wine.

Full of the STREET FASHION style punk rock star who was so crazy to buy again and again set off the frenzy.

In hot pursuit of so many young people, so that ED Hardy shops worldwide, from the ocean on the other side of the United States.
South Africa, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, Asia, Macau, Japan, Singapore.

ED Hardy's uninhibited STREET FASHION hot around the world have long been the young people people.

This time, we have finally come to its landing, such as Shanghai, China, CITIC Pacific early in September is about shining the opening of shops.
Expect it to open a new fashion storm the streets of China.

ED Hardy off the streets of Shanghai debut a new fashion trend
Lee Hom will recall that in the "matchless heroes" album was the top-wearing punk retro tiger diamond net cap it?

Yes, this is in the fashion sector "King of Jeans" with his or her name of the Christian Audigier Tattoo Don ED Hardy Dashiell sector work together to create the retro punk brand products ED Hardy, one of the rulers.

In September 2008, ED Hardy will be the first landing in Shanghai, set off a new wave of street fashion.

Street culture of the two master passions collision off naturally attracted to join the countless stars, including Madonna.
Beckham and his wife, Mariah Carey, Paris Hilton, Jessica Alba, Brad Pitt, Christina Aguilera and other ED Hardy are loyal fans, even far away in Asia .
ED Hardy also has ultra-high popularity, Jolin Tsai, Lee Hom, Rain, Boa, such as a large number of Asian stars have a soft spot for ED Hardy.

Christian Audigier's ED Hardy once said that the essence is that "all of the designs and tattoos, and tattoos can be completely avoided in fact, the pain of flesh.
You can see the tattoos can wear in the body, so I like to wear all my clothes." For ED Hardy's followers, Audigier to create not only the brand Ed Hardy.
But also a set of life-style and street culture. He takes the design of men and women, popular applause.
 Whether it is the design profession or business is marketing all of the outstanding achievements impressed.
Al trend of his amazing insight and extraordinary gift of charisma, there are more than 5000 artists of different schools impressed with the first step in the ED Hardy.

 Ed Hardy costumes often use some embroidery, washing, splash-ink and other techniques, to create publicity sexy personality, combined with Godfather Don .

ED Hardy tattoo Highlights of the composition and rich colors, simple lines of the clothes in their hands is also very enjoyable.

Ed Hardy in the design of both the spirit of the United States most of the eagles, tigers, skeletons, demons, daggers and Nude tattoo, etc.

But also a strong oriental taste of carp, a dragon and the tiger totem, the tiger and dog squirrels are the new creative than that.

All products are一launched from the star that is down to the general favorite of young people, including USHER, Coolio, Rolling Stone,

Nick Carter and so many Hollywood stars, as well as birthday, Lee Hom, Sun, Rain and other Asian superstar was the dumping of the same.
Especially is embroidered with the limited totem tattoos net cap baseball diamond is a collection of values has become a hot commodity.
    
Christian Audigier tattoo design will not only reflected in the concept of T-shirt, jeans and accessories.
The brand Ed Hardy will design concept for a motorcycle and drinks Energy Drink bottle design.

He also created the unique ED Hardy are beverages, created specifically for the celebrity-designed beer, vodka, white wine.
Full of the STREET FASHION style punk rock star who was so crazy to buy again and again set off the frenzy.

In hot pursuit of so many young people, so that ED Hardy shops worldwide, from the ocean on the other side of the United States.
South Africa, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, Asia, Macau, Japan, Singapore.

ED Hardy's uninhibited STREET FASHION hot around the world have long been the young people people.

This time, we have finally come to its landing, such as Shanghai, China, CITIC Pacific early in September is about shining the opening of shops.
Expect it to open a new fashion storm the streets of China.


    

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Fashion designer John Galliano's company was ordered to pay 200,000 euros in damages to renowned U.S. photographer

William Klein for unauthorized use of his atmospheric imagery in an advertising campaign.
The photographer,Coach Shoes, who lives in France said he was "furious" at Christian Audigier's use of some of his half-painted photographs of street scenes in advertisements in several fashion magazines.

Klein's giant versions of contact sheets showing a series of photographs, painted over in colored enamel to highlight particular images,
were a popular feature of a recent exhibition at the Pompidou Centre in Paris.

The Chanel people chafe when it’s mentioned, but I believe Poiret indeed preceded Coco Chanel by a decade as the first fashion designer to launch a fragrance.

When Poiret hung up his uniform after World War I, he found Ed Hardy — then in competition with the clean-lined, sporty new designers like Chanel — almost bankrupt. He was in debt, his business partners abandoned him.
The house closed in 1929. Poiret died in poverty.

In the late 20th century, a woman named Marie-Helène Rogeon became interested in reviving Poiret’s scents.
Rogeon’s grandparents and great-grandparents had been fillers for Poiret, mixing his formulae in alcohol and packaging the perfumes, of which Poiret had created 50.

None of the formulae had survived, nor the names of the perfumers, but Rogeon found a text that described the scent of La Rose de Rosine.
Rogeon went to the perfumer Fran?ois Robert, son of the great perfumer Guy Robert and a professor at ISIPCA, the Cambridge of perfume schools.