Max Azria

Max Azria
Azria at the Spring 2009 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
Born(1949-01-01)January 1, 1949
Sfax, French protectorate of Tunisia (now in Tunisia)
DiedMay 6, 2019(2019-05-06) (aged 70)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Known forBCBGMAXAZRIA
Runway
Hervé Léger by Max Azria
Max Azria
BCBGeneration
Miley Cyrus & Max Azria
Spouse
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(m. 1992)​
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Children6

Max Azria (January 1, 1949 – May 6, 2019) was a French-American fashion designer who founded the contemporary women's clothing brand BCBG MAX AZRIA. Azria was also the designer, chairman and CEO of the BCBG Max Azria Group,[1] a global fashion house that encompassed over 20 brands.[2] Azria left BCBG in 2016. BCBG Max Azria filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and was sold to Marquee Brands and Global Brands Group.

Later Azria served as the CEO of ZappLight.[3][4]

  1. ^ Mustafa, Nadia (Fall 2006). "Bon Business", Time Style & Design, 81.
  2. ^ Edelson, Sharon (June 3, 2009). "Miley Cyrus, Max Azria Sign Deal To Launch Line", Women's Wear Daily, 12.
  3. ^ Chen, I-Chun (May 31, 2017). "Designer Max Azria aims to shine light on Zika virus as ZappLight's new CEO". Biz Journals.
  4. ^ Hamanaka, Kari (May 31, 2017). "Max Azria, BCBG Max Azria Group founder, named chief executive, partner of L.A. tech start-up". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA, USA.