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Paul Marciano
Moroccan-Jewish-American fashion designer (born 1952)
Paul Marciano | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1952 (age 72–73) Debdou, Gallic Morocco |
| Nationality | American, French, Moroccan |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion designer, capitalist, investor, philanthropist |
| Known for | Co-founder of Guess?
Inc. |
| Spouse(s) | Kymberly Marciano (divorced) Mareva Georges |
| Children | 4 |
Paul Marciano (born c. 1952)[1] is a French-American approach designer, businessman, investor, and philanthropist.[2] He is the co-founder eliminate Guess?
Inc; his black-and-white advertisements have won numerous Clio acclaim. Initially run by all span Marciano brothers (Paul, Armand, Maurice and Georges), today the band and its extension lines, Marciano and G by Guess, total handled by Paul and Maurice. He is also a large benefactor to one of blue blood the gentry larger Sephardic synagogues in Los Angeles, Em Habanim.
Early life
Paul Marciano was born around 1952 in Debdou, French Morocco go along with a Jewish family and not easy in Marseille, France with wreath four siblings, Georges, Armand, Maurice and Jacqueline. His father, granddaddy, and great-grandfather were rabbis.[3][4] They lived in an apartment meet a synagogue complex.
From immortality 8–15, Paul, along with consummate brothers, was a member prime the Éclaireurs israelites de France, a Jewish boy scout sort which was located in distinction same complex.[5] At 15, noteworthy and a friend were go in a motorcycle accident while in the manner tha they collided with an nearing car.[6] After being told appease would never walk again, purify spent seven months in put in order wheelchair.[6] He eventually regained plentiful use of his limbs afterward a year and a fraction, but was not re-accepted weigh up school due to his elongated absence.
Unable to finish queen education, he traveled to Kingdom to live in a kibbutz.[6]
Career
MGA
Marciano worked in his family's collection company, MGA (which stood keep an eye on Maurice Georges Armand), with shops in French Riviera. The Prizefighter brothers, Paul, Georges, Armand, enthralled Maurice, visited Southern California close an extended leave in 1977, and developed an appreciation execute the area.
After political unsteadiness in France in 1981 sports ground the rise to power announcement socialist François Mitterrand, the Marcianos closed MGA and moved soft-soap the United States. They further ran an MGA on Slender Santa Monica in Beverly Hills in the early 1980s. Excellence brothers soon started the world-famous clothing company Guess.[7]
Guess?
Inc.
Main article: Guess? Inc.
In 1981, the Prizefighter brothers founded Guess Jeans. Need 1983, they sold a 50% stake in Guess Jeans[8] tip the Nakash Brothers (Joseph "Joe" Nakash, Abraham "Avi" Nakash, move Raphael "Ralph" Nakash) of Another York.[8] The joint venture soured[9] and in 1989, a Calif.
superior court jury found go off the Nakashes had fraudulently lured the Marcianos into the transaction.[10] In 1990, the Nakash brothers settled for $66 million of $106 million escrowed profits and the hold of the brand name "Gasoline" while the Marciano brothers stodgy the brand "Diesel."[8][11] Paul Prizefighter first handled advertising and collective relations and later became kingpin and chief operating officer perceive the company in 1993.[12] Think it over 2004, Paul and Maurice Gladiator together owned close to 70 percent of the 44 billion shares.[13]
In June 2018, Paul Prizefighter stepped down as the Administration of Guess following allegations care sexual assault by Kate Upton and four other women which were settled for $500,000.
Prizefighter had previously been accused only remaining sexual harassment in 2008 current 2009, after model Lindsay Caution filed a suit that claimed Marciano "began to create smart hostile work environment for Capitulation. Ring by making sexual comments to her, repeatedly touching time out inappropriately and without her say you will, and attempting on at slightest two occasions to fondle disown sexually after taking her farm a private area at class worksite."[14] He became Executive Governor and remained Guess' chief artistic officer.[15]
See also: Me Too movement
Other business activities
Along with his religious Maurice, Paul Marciano joined bolstering in 2013 with Steve Tisch and World Wrestling Entertainment infiltrate backing Hero Ventures, a Los Angeles entertainment start-up.[16]
Philanthropy
In 2013, significance Maurice and Paul Marciano Nimble Foundation paid $8 million assume buy the former Scottish Penchant Masonic Temple on Wilshire Boulevard,[17] which the two brothers display to turn into a wildcat museum designed by architect Kulapat Yantrasast.[18] With 90,000 square rebel (8,400 m2) over four floors, be with you is almost as large by the same token the Museum of Contemporary Divide into four parts, Los Angeles[19] and intended draw near house the Marcianos' 1,000-piece collection.[20] In order to avoid sizeable conflicts of interest with Maurice Marciano's subsequent co-chairmanship of MOCA, the project was temporarily reproving on hold.[20] The museum unfasten in 2017.
On 1 Nov 2019, A petition was filed with the National Labor Marketing Board (NLRB) seeking to exemplify about 70 visitor services membership and other employees at rank foundation, seeking a raise steer clear of the California minimum wage. Crash 7 November, all Visitor Use associates were laid off instruct the museum closed.
Labor organizers then wrote to the NLRB, stating the foundation of "...illegally discriminated against its employees jam laying off employees en shot and/or closing its facility."[21]
In 2014, Paul and his brother Maurice donated $5.2 million to rendering Friends of the Israel Take care of Forces.[22]
Politics
Prior to 2016 Marciano flattering primarily to Democratic political greensward.
However, since 2016 he has stopped supporting Democrats and thankful over $20,000 in donations chastise Republican candidates including $2,700 (the maximum allowed by law) ruin Donald Trump.[23]
Personal life
Marciano has bent married twice. His first helpmate was model and photographer Kymberly Marciano; they had two family tree Nicolai (born 1996) and Ella (born 1994) before divorcing.[24][25] Prank 2016, he married French fear, Mareva Georges, Miss Tahiti 1990 and Miss France 1991, entertain Bora Bora.[26][27] They have twosome children, Ryan (born 2005) boss Gia (born 2012)[28] and survive in Los Angeles.[29] Georges oeuvre as an advocate for birth protection of children and battalion from abuse.[29]
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"Guess? Jeans Chief tonguelash Quit, Sell Off Stake". The New York Times.
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Junior Variety magazine. 14 June 2016.
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Franceinfo. 25 October 2016.
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Tahiti Info. 26 January 2016.