Full Name | Max Azria |
Date of Birth | January 1, 1949 |
Date of Death | May 6, 2019 |
Age at Death | 70 |
Place of Birth | Sfax, French protectorate of Tunisia (now in Tunisia) |
Place of Death | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Nationality | French-American |
Known For | BCBGMAXAZRIA, Runway, Hervé Léger by Max Azria, Max Azria, BCBGeneration, Miley Cyrus & Max Azria |
Spouse | Lubov Azria (married 1992) |
Children | 6 |
Career Highlights | Founder of BCBGMAXAZRIA, designer, chairman, and CEO of BCBG Max Azria Group, inducted into CFDA (1998) |
Net Worth | Approximately $400 million |
Early Life | Born to a Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish family, educated in southeastern France, moved to Paris in 1963 |
Brother | Serge Azria, founder of women’s clothing lines Joie, Current/Elliott, and Equipment |
Career Beginnings | Designed women’s apparel in Paris for 11 years, moved to Los Angeles in 1981, and launched Jess, a series of retail boutiques |
BCBG Max Azria | Launched in 1989, it was named for “bon chic, bon genre” meaning “good style, good attitude” |
New York Fashion Week | BCBG Max Azria Runway collection was first presented in 1996 |
Company Bankruptcy | BCBG Max Azria filed for bankruptcy in 2017, sold to Marquee Brands and Global Brands Group |
Later Roles | Served as the CEO of ZappLight |