Max's wife, Lubov Azria would join the company as a designer in 1991 and in 1996 and was named creative director of the company. Her influence has been significant in making BCBG Max Azria a leading design house with collections ranging from eveningwear, cocktail dresses, sportswear separates, handbags, small leather goods, and licensed outerwear, footwear, hats, and swimwear.Lubov would also be inducted into the Council of fashion designers of America (CFDA) in 2010. Max and Lubov would launch the BCBG Max Azria runway collection during the New York fashion week in the autumn of 1996 and in February 2006, they would debut their exclusive runway designer collection they would name M\ax Azria. Their visionary and sophisticated designs would quickly catch the attention of celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Rachel Bilson, and Ava Mendes.
In 1998 the BCBG Max Azria group acquired the renowned Hervé Léger fashion house and would relaunch the label in 2007 with their own designs. Celebrities like Kate Winslet, Victoria Beckham, Alicia Keys, and Catherine Zeta Jones would quickly embrace these new designs by Max. Today, there are more than 570 BCBG MAX AZRIA retail boutiques globally, each serving as a showcase for women's ready-to-wear and accessories collections. There are more than 175 BCBG MAX AZRIA boutiques located in the U.S. and BCBG MAX AZRIA boutiques can also be found in Europe, Canada, Venezuela, Chile, Portugal, Greece, Bahrain, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and Russia along with other countries.
The collections by Max and Lyubov can also be found in specialty stores and in-store shops in the major department stores globally, which includes Saks 5th Ave., Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale's, Macy's Lord and Taylor, Harvey Nichols UK, Hong Kong's Lane Crawford, Taiwan's Mitsukoshi, and also Takashimaya of Singapore.