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LOS ANGELES -- Von Dutch Originals and Christian Audigier, the brash designer who helped turn the brand's trucker hats into celebrity fashion staples, have split.
Audigier surprised company executives when he resigned last Thursday, just days before WWDMAGIC in Las Vegas, said Von Dutch chief executive officer Tonny Sorensen.
"It happened as a blessing in disguise," Sorensen said Monday in a lull between appointments at the show. "The company grew so fast these last six months and I wanted a team of designers to facilitate that growth. I really needed input from diverse perspectives. The whole line started looking...