Leon Max

Leon Max (born Leonid Maksovich Rodovinsky; ; 12 February 1954) is a Russian-American fashion designer and retailer.

Early life Max was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg), in 1954, to a playwright and a civil engineer. His father's mother was Jewish which allowed him to leave the Soviet Union in 1974.

Career He worked as a personal trainer in New York. He then worked for the New York fashion house Tahari, and then Los Angeles-based Bis, a women’s sportswear firm.

He founded Max Studio in 1979.

Personal life Max has been married three times, and has three children. His first two marriages ended in divorce. In 2014, he married Yana Boyko, a Ukrainian model.

In 2005, he purchased Easton Neston in Northamptonshire, England from Lord Hesketh. He converted the fire damaged Wren wing of the house, plus the outbuildings which were the home of defunct Formula One team Hesketh Racing, into a design studio. The interior design was done by Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill. It was hosted by Richard Dennen, Mary Charteris and Josephine de La Baume.

According to The Sunday Times in 2020, Max has a net worth of £410 million.