Max Azria, born on January 1, 1949 is a French fashion designer of Tunisian Jewish descent. Founder of the contemporary women's clothing brand BCBGMAXAZRIA. Azria is also the designer, Chairman and CEO of BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP. In 1989, Azria launched BCBGMAXAZRIA.

Max Azria is married to Lubov Azria, chief creative officer for BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP. He has six children, including Joyce Azria, who was named creative director of BCBGeneration in 2009. He and his family currently reside in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California.

After 11 years of designing a line of women's apparel in Paris, Azria moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1981 and launched Jess, a series of new-concept retail boutiques for women's apparel.

Throughout his career, Azria has personally received a multitude of awards, including California Designer of the Year (1995), Atlanta Designer of the Year (1996), the Fashion Performance Award (1997) for outstanding performance and influence within the fashion industry, and the prestigious Spirit of Life Award (1997) from the City of Hope.

In 1998 Divine Design honored Azria as Women's Designer of the Year, and General Motors selected him as their spokesperson for Concept: Cure, an internationally renowned charity that supports breast cancer research and awareness.

Azria was further honored with the Otis Fashion Achievement Award (2000) from Otis College of Art and Design, Hollywood Life's Breakthrough Award (2004) for outstanding achievements within the entertainment industry and the Dallas Fashion Award (2005) for excellence in the contemporary category.

In 2007 he was presented with the Wells Fargo Century Fashion Achievement Award at the L.A. Fashion Awards and with the Woodbury Design Award in acknowledgement of his vision and innovation.

In recognition of the successful relaunch of the Hervé Léger brand, Azria was presented with the 2008 Fashion Excellence Award at the 33rd Annual Dallas Fashion Awards.