I think this collection was based on a really great idea - Herve Leger is famous for bandage dresses, Max Azria just put buckles on those bandages, as if each one were a belt.
I absolutely loved the houndstooth which was so unexpected for Leger, especially one of the houndstooth dresses that was embellished with gold buckles down the side-seams of the dress and the tops of the arms, giving the effect that the model was outlined in gold as the light touched.
Towards the end, the white dresses definately started echoing the likes of Versace, and the dress with the narrow horizontal stripes of gold detailing screamed Jennifer Lopez.
Though Azria may not be challenging what Herve Leger is about, he definately has some great ideas that are novel enough to appeal and to sell.