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Have you heard the name Ed Hardy? The name Ed Hardy is a very famous name in the US. Although widely known today as a brand of urban clothing line, Ed Hardy is also a name known in the industry of tattoo artistry. This is because Don Ed Hardy is one of the premier tattoo artist and collector in the US.

Ed Hardy and his tattoo days
Ed Hardy was born in Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, California in 1945. According to him, he started his tattoo career when he attended the San Francisco Art Institute and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking. There Ed Hardy learned a lot about artistry in prints.

However, when he met Sailor Jerry, another famous name in the tattoo industry, Ed started his career as a full time tattoo artistand studied the art of tattooing in Japan in 1973 with the Japanese classical tattoo master, Horihide.

According to those that praise his tattooing prowess, he was the only one which incorporated Japanese tattoo aesthetic and technique into his American style work. Today, Hardy now has retired from tattooing and oversees and mentors other tattoo artists in his San Francisco studio.

Ed Hardy Clothing
Other than just managing his own tattoo studio, Ed Hardy have also become an owner of one of the most popular urban clothing line today known as Ed Hardy Clothing lines. It was in 2002 in which Hardy was licensed by Ku USA, Inc. to make a special clothing line which is based on his own art. Start your own wholesale Ed hardy clothing business with edhardyby.com.

Within 2 years, the collection had drawn the interest of Saks companies. Hardy and Ku USA formed Hardy Life LLC, which holds the trademark ownership as well as the copyrights to all his images. And in 2004, the same year when Ed Hardy Clothing lines were introduced that Christian Audigier licensed the rights to produce the Ed Hardy clothing line, which is based on Hardy's imagery. Start your own wholesale Ed hardy clothing business with edhardyby.com.

In 2009, Iconic Brand Group, one of the most widely known brand management company in the US, announced that the they had acquired a 50% interest in Hardy Way, LLC. According to many speculations, the companies have paid a sum of $17 million for its interest in Hardy Way, consisting of $9 million in cash and $8 million in stock. Start your own wholesale Ed hardy clothing business with edhardyby.com.
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