“I don’t cook. I decorate!”

That pretty much sums up Lubov Azria's—A.K.A the hostess with the very mostest — entire approach to the holidays. Having previously raided Azria's Los Angeles home—excuse us, estate—we had a funny feeling that her family's approach to the holiday season would be nothing short of impressive. And wouldn't you know it? We were right.

We made our way over to Lubov's bright and early (as in, 6 AM), so that the CCO of BCBGMAXAZRIA could make a meeting later on. And honestly? So worth it. We sipped from goblets of green juice (that's kind of Christmas-y, right?), while Azria shared with us on the ins and outs of her holiday traditions as she shared mugs of roobios tea with her daughter, Chloe. The short version: it involves 48 hours of being holed up in the family's at-home movie theatre (!) and a late-December trip to Cape Town, South Africa (!!). The long version? Azria values making real, concrete connection with her loved ones over the holidays above everything else. And experience over everything, too—so much so that one of her best friends once gifted her ten unique experiences to check off her bucket list, and it remains one of her favorites, ever. No pressure, right?

Of course, the level of attention to detail present at Azria's holiday parties sounds pretty much second to none on the entertaining front—we, ahem, won't know for sure until we receive an invite, Lubov—right down to the individualized notecards she hand-places at each and every table setting. And not so far from that, she has traditional Tunisian cuisine, thanks to her hubby Max’s influence and vegan meals on hand to serve guests. And when everything's said and done, she gives you the green light to pull on a pair of nice elastic-y pajama bottoms which is much needed after an Azria feast—because believe it or not, she'll be doing the same.

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