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Max Azria

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Full NameMax Azria
Date of BirthJanuary 1, 1949
Date of DeathMay 6, 2019
Age at Death70
Place of BirthSfax, French protectorate of Tunisia (now in Tunisia)
Place of DeathHouston, Texas, U.S.
NationalityFrench-American
Known ForBCBGMAXAZRIA, Runway, Hervé Léger by Max Azria, Max Azria, BCBGeneration, Miley Cyrus & Max Azria
SpouseLubov Azria (married 1992)
Children6
Career HighlightsFounder of BCBGMAXAZRIA, designer, chairman, and CEO of BCBG Max Azria Group, inducted into CFDA (1998)
Net WorthApproximately $400 million
Early LifeBorn to a Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish family, educated in southeastern France, moved to Paris in 1963
BrotherSerge Azria, founder of women’s clothing lines Joie, Current/Elliott, and Equipment
Career BeginningsDesigned women’s apparel in Paris for 11 years, moved to Los Angeles in 1981, and launched Jess, a series of retail boutiques
BCBG Max AzriaLaunched in 1989, it was named for “bon chic, bon genre” meaning “good style, good attitude”
New York Fashion WeekBCBG Max Azria Runway collection was first presented in 1996
Company BankruptcyBCBG Max Azria filed for bankruptcy in 2017, sold to Marquee Brands and Global Brands Group
Later RolesServed as the CEO of ZappLight

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