Leon Max (born Leonid Maksovich Rodovinsky; Russian: Леонид Максович Родовинский; 12 February 1954) is a Russian-American fashion designer and retailer.
He became a naturalized United States citizen in 1986, at which time he legally changed his name to Leon Max.
He then worked for the New York fashion house Tahari, and then Los Angeles-based Bis, a women’s sportswear firm.
[2][9] His first marriage was to model Kim Reynolds, mother of his daughter, Sophie Max for whom he named a clothing line.
[3][11][7] He converted the 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) 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.