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The Marciano brothers were raised in the south of France, a region that cultivated a passionate understanding of French design and the essence of style. Combining a love of the American West with a European sensibility they created GUESS?, Inc. Today, GUESS? is one of the most widely recognized brands in the world. Known
for quality, trendsetting style, and marketing creativity, the Company designs
and markets a leading lifestyle collection of casual apparel and accessories for
women, men, children, and babies. As it progresses into the 21st century, GUESS? continues to challenge its
already high standards to remain a driving artistic force in the world of
fashion.
Guess clothing is the story of four brothers, Paul, Georges, Maurice and Armand Marciano, born in the 1940's in Italy, who set up an apparel company in 1970 to sell Jeans and sportswear. They called it MGA at first, taken from the boys first initials.
MGA became quite successful during the 1970's and developed 26 outlets along the Riviera. The Marciano brothers then began to think about setting up in the United States. They decided to sell their holdings in Italy and go to the U.S. in 1981.
They founded their Jeans and sportswear company a year afterwards and they gave it the name "Guess". They chose this name based on an ad they saw for MacDonald's Big Mac. It became successful partly due to the very beautiful models it used.
Claudia Schiffer and Eva Herzigova were regularly seen in Guess advertisements.
Today, Guess is a million dollar concern. It's 2002 sales totaled $ 544 million and they have around 5,000 employees.
The product lines include upscale apparel and accessories for men, women and children, eyewear, footwear, jewelry and watches.
One brother Georges left the company in 1993, and Armand retired in 2002. Paul and Maurice Marciano are jointly C.E.O. and Chairmen at present.
GUESS?, Inc.
1444 South Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90021
U.S.A.
T: 1-800-22-GUESS
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