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NEW YORK - Designer Max Azria and wife Lyubov channeled an Eastern motif, with an edgy and boho chic vibe at their Fall/Winter 2013-2014 collection which had models wearing layers upon layers of mismatched pieces that somehow went together anyway. The collection was said to be inspired by Istanbul architecture and the eclectic style of Europe's gypsies with oversize coats, beanies, and leather that was laser cut in perfect style.  EVERYBODY loves a drop of the Nineties. Its key ingredients? An oversized parka atop a glamorous dress shimmering from beneath and a beanie on your head to keep the cold out. And this is just the look that Max and Lubov Azria presented to us on their BCBG Max Azria catwalk this morning. It was pretty and practical to a tee. The collection’s roots actually lay somewhere altogether warmer than New York is proving to be right now (each day that blizzard warning gets a little bit stronger): Turkey – and in particular the beautiful tiles of its...

Last season at BCBG Max Azria, it was difficult to see past the Helmut Newton-esque leather harnesses shown with each look. With their new pre-fall collection, designers Max and Lubov Azria are getting back in touch with the label's softer side, and it wasn't just because they nixed the bondage styling. Sensual georgette ruffles (a major Spring trend) fluttered along the neckline and sleeves of mid-length dresses with nipped-in waists. That silhouette had a distinct 1940s feel, as did the cropped wide-leg trousers and flowing godet skirts here. While the Azrias touched upon the decade, they were careful to keep things modern. A black and white, flouncy miniskirt shown with a boxy coated leather jacket was totally twenty-first century.. http://blondefashionista.ligia-fiedler.ro/pre-fall-2013-bcbgmaxazria.htm

The oft-repeated theory, given the crush of people at coffee shops and malls during the week, is that residents of Los Angeles aren’t necessarily slaves to their careers. Obviously this is an unfair judgment—a multibillion-dollar Hollywood franchise doesn’t film itself—yet there’s no denying the city has its own twist on what’s appropriate to wear on the job. Power suits and pumps are just too severe for the Southern California sun. Max and Lubov Azria have always had a keen ability to tap into that easygoing West Coast mind-set and so, though they took influences from work wear for their spring 2013 BCBG Max Azria collection, it was not the sort of rigorous, serious, exec dressing we’ve been seeing.  It was sexier, softer, more BCBG. This is a house that loves chiffon and a flutter sleeve, and who says work should get in the way of that? Simple, lightweight dresses were done with cutouts of lace and baroque-printed fabric. Short chambray skirts were layered o...