Guess (styled as GUESS?) is an American name-brand clothing line. Guess also markets other fashion accessories besides clothes, such as watches and jewelry. The company also owns the line Marciano.
Bios
GUESS continues to be guided by two of the Marciano brothers: Maurice and Paul. Both have been instrumental to the growth and prosperity of the brand since its inception in 1981. Their passion and dedication to the company is unsurpassed in the fashion industry, and is an inspiration to all those who have the opportunity to work with them.
Maurice Marciano, Chairman, is truly the motivator behind the company's spirit and unrelenting commitment to superior quality. Maurice has overseen the company's revolutionary design direction and monumental growth, from $6 million in revenues in 1982 to an expected $1.6 billion in 2007.
It is Maurice's undeniable sixth sense for fashion design, as well as his insightful business direction, that has fostered and maintained the integrity of the GUESS brand concept, as well as the company's dramatic international expansion.
Maurice continues to instill the feeling of family into the culture of the company. Bringing together people and companies with fascinating and diverse backgrounds, Maurice creates a close kinship; one with a passion for creativity that continues to shape the GUESS brand.
Paul Marciano, Chief Executive Officer and Creative Director, is credited with the vision that is the cornerstone of the GUESS image, leading to some of the most innovative and ground-breaking icons in the history of advertising.
Paul's discerning style shaped GUESS from its inception. Defined by dramatic photography, his images invite an emotional response from viewers. GUESS' advertising has received the industry's highest honors, including the Clio and Designers and Art Directors Awards, assuring GUESS' place in American pop culture.
GUESS' successful global expansion is attributed to Paul's role in the development of the domestic and international licensing and export businesses. Under his supervision, GUESS currently has some 21 licensees and is distributed in more than 60 countries. In addition to the worldwide retail business expansion, Paul has overseen the company's e-commerce sites: GUESS.com, Marciano.com and GbyGUESS.com.
Each garment and accessory in the GUESS collection reflects the unique aesthetic that is the core of the GUESS design philosophy. With a distinct style created by its first pair of jeans sewn more than two decades ago, GUESS continues to be an innovator of fashion for the young, daring, and sexy.
Mission Statement
At GUESS, we are committed to being a worldwide leader in the fashion industry.
We deliver products and services of uncompromising quality and integrity consistent with our brand and our image.
We are committed to listening and responding to the needs of our customers, associates, and business partners, and to honoring their individual values.
We are dedicated to personal and professional enrichment through an environment of open communication, teamwork, trust and respect.
We continue to give back to the community, support humanity, and protect the environment as part of our responsibilities.
We remain committed to an entrepreneurial spirit that fuels the growth of our company and increases shareholder value.
Through principled leadership, we embrace diversity, and we cultivate strength, pride, and passion to align our personal lives with our professional lives.
GUESS now
The world knows GUESS. Today, it is one of the most widely recognizable apparel companies across the globe, with over 1,113 GUESS and GUESS Accessory retail stores worldwide and counting.
A company known for innovative style, GUESS continues to dress and accessorize the world with fashion-forward apparel, handbags, watches, shoes and more.
“Our global store expansion is possible due to the strength of our brand and our licensee relationships. We have long-term relationships with them because we provide a strong brand, marketing and advertising worldwide, consistent image, clear direction for product, a true global strategy and multiple retail concepts, including GUESS stores, Guess by Marciano stores, accessories-only stores and our G by GUESS stores.” -Paul Marciano
In 2006, GUESS celebrated its 25th anniversary. It is with the same enthusiasm and passion from the beginning that drives the company forward today. One world. One brand.
