Fashion maven Max Azria’s estate ‘Maison du Soleil’ hit the open market again this month $78 million. A substantial sum, but one that represents a reduction. Azria—who launched successful brand BCBGMAXAZRIA in the late 1980s—had listed the home prior to his death last spring, asking up to $85 million for it in 2015, and $88 million when it relisted in 2016 and early 2019.

The 30,000 square footer is of late-1930s vintage, and its Paul Williams-designed architecture shows early Hollywood regency sensibilities, with a strongly expressed Georgian-style portico entrance and a seemingly endless series of sets of French doors distinguishing the exterior. A lavish foyer with an inlaid wood floors and a double staircase is the preamble for a set of interior spaces that unfold like a rococo garden—each appears as a new discovery, a surprise.

In that way, there’s a uniquely cohesive interplay established between interiors and exteriors. The lot extends to nearly 3 acres, and incorporates a wealth of influences and styles for its own litany of surprises—a greenhouse nestled in a deliriously romantic setting, a Moroccan-style pool house with a hammam, and gardens that borrow from Japanese and French design schools.

An unusual property with an arresting sense of scale, covering a huge amount of stylistic territory.