Max Azria Death
Max passed away on May 6, 2019 at the age of 70 in Houston, Texas, USA. Max's cause of death was lung cancer.
When did Max Azria die?
May 6, 2019How did Max Azria die? What was the cause of death?
Lung cancerHow old was Max Azria when died?
70Where did Max Azria die? What was the location of death?
Houston, Texas, USA
Max Azria Birthday and Date of Death
Max Azria was born on January 1, 1949 and died on May 6, 2019. Max was 70 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: January 1, 1949
Date of Death: May 6, 2019
Age at Death: 70
Max Azria's brother :
- Serge Azria
Max Azria - Biography
Max Azria (born 1948) is a Jewish fashion designer of Tunisian descent who founded the popular midscale women`s clothing line BCBG in 1989.
Originally from Tunisia, Max Azria was born in Paris where he study acting and then, he entered the fashion industry. Moving to California in the 1980s, he created BCBG, an acronym for the French saying bon chic, bon genre, which in English means "good style, good attitude."Max Azria`s wife Lubov Azria runs all aspects of the company with him, she decides on the style influences for each season and the store decor. BCBG was designed to bring European sophistication to American women. BCBG`s trendy, chic, and unique styles and patterns were immediately popularized in California and throughout the West Coast, becoming particularly favored in Washington, Arizona and Nevada. After the company opened a flagship store in New York City, BCBG became internationally known in the fashion world.
Max Azria later created an upscale collection known as The Max Azria Collection sold only through selected company-owned boutique stores, before launching BCBGirls, BCBG//Attitude, To The Max, Parallel and acquiring the Hervé Léger label. The company has recently taken over the Rave, G+G, and Ravegirls stores and created Max Rave - a line of clothes that are for juniors and are accessible at cheaper prices than the couture brands but with the same high quality. The company opened its first freestanding "Max Azria" boutique on Los Angeles` Melrose Avenue in 1993. Newly added are shops in West Palm Beach, New York`s SoHo, Montreal and Southern California`s Newport Beach. More recently the BCBG Max Azria brand sells in the United Kingdom as a concession within Harvey Nichols stores in London, Manchester, Leeds and Edinburgh. BCBG Max Azria also operates stores in France, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland.
Max Azria is popular among many young celebrities including Paris Hilton, Fergie, Lindsay Lohan, Sarah Martineau, Jessica Simpson and Sophia Bush.
