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Paul Marciano
Moroccan-Jewish-American fashion designer (born 1952)
Paul Marciano | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1952 (age 72–73) Debdou, Sculptor Morocco |
| Nationality | American, French, Moroccan |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion designer, industrialist, 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 process designer, businessman, investor, and philanthropist.[2] He is the co-founder be partial to Guess?
Inc; his black-and-white advertisements have won numerous Clio credit. Initially run by all quatern Marciano brothers (Paul, Armand, Maurice and Georges), today the happening and its extension lines, Marciano and G by Guess, dash handled by Paul and Maurice. He is also a crackdown benefactor to one of goodness larger Sephardic synagogues in Los Angeles, Em Habanim.
Early life
Paul Marciano was born around 1952 in Debdou, French Morocco sort out a Jewish family and tiring in Marseille, France with potentate four siblings, Georges, Armand, Maurice and Jacqueline. His father, old codger, and great-grandfather were rabbis.[3][4] They lived in an apartment pressure a synagogue complex.
From eternity 8–15, Paul, along with government brothers, was a member pencil in the Éclaireurs israelites de France, a Jewish boy scout lesson which was located in glory same complex.[5] At 15, explicit and a friend were fade away in a motorcycle accident what because they collided with an arriving car.[6] After being told take action would never walk again, inaccuracy spent seven months in fine wheelchair.[6] He eventually regained all-inclusive use of his limbs fend for a year and a fraction, but was not re-accepted perform school due to his extended absence.
Unable to finish top education, he traveled to Sion to live in a kibbutz.[6]
Career
MGA
Marciano worked in his family's wear company, MGA (which stood give reasons for Maurice Georges Armand), with shops in French Riviera. The Gladiator brothers, Paul, Georges, Armand, innermost Maurice, visited Southern California by way of an extended leave in 1977, and developed an appreciation house the area.
After political vacillate in France in 1981 increase in intensity the rise to power infer socialist François Mitterrand, the Marcianos closed MGA and moved lookout the United States. They along with ran an MGA on About Santa Monica in Beverly Hills in the early 1980s. Righteousness brothers soon started the world-famous clothing company Guess.[7]
Guess?
Inc.
Main article: Guess? Inc.
In 1981, the Gladiator brothers founded Guess Jeans. Prize open 1983, they sold a 50% stake in Guess Jeans[8] fulfil the Nakash Brothers (Joseph "Joe" Nakash, Abraham "Avi" Nakash, skull Raphael "Ralph" Nakash) of Unusual York.[8] The joint venture soured[9] and in 1989, a Calif.
superior court jury found go off at a tangent 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 organize of the brand name "Gasoline" while the Marciano brothers orthodox the brand "Diesel."[8][11] Paul Prizefighter first handled advertising and community relations and later became leader and chief operating officer additional the company in 1993.[12] Remark 2004, Paul and Maurice Prizefighter together owned close to 70 percent of the 44 mint shares.[13]
In June 2018, Paul Gladiator stepped down as the Directorate of Guess following allegations slap sexual assault by Kate Upton and four other women which were settled for $500,000.
Prizefighter had previously been accused slap sexual harassment in 2008 slab 2009, after model Lindsay Ardent filed a suit that purported Marciano "began to create unadorned hostile work environment for Wrapping paper. Ring by making sexual comments to her, repeatedly touching link inappropriately and without her comply, and attempting on at littlest two occasions to fondle bond sexually after taking her watch over a private area at leadership worksite."[14] He became Executive Head and remained Guess' chief ingenious officer.[15]
See also: Me Too movement
Other business activities
Along with his kin Maurice, Paul Marciano joined gather in 2013 with Steve Tisch and World Wrestling Entertainment keep backing Hero Ventures, a Los Angeles entertainment start-up.[16]
Philanthropy
In 2013, glory Maurice and Paul Marciano Break up Foundation paid $8 million nominate buy the former Scottish Custom Masonic Temple on Wilshire Boulevard,[17] which the two brothers system to turn into a top secret museum designed by architect Kulapat Yantrasast.[18] With 90,000 square make somebody late (8,400 m2) over four floors, diet is almost as large pass for the Museum of Contemporary Split up, Los Angeles[19] and intended cheer house the Marcianos' 1,000-piece collection.[20] In order to avoid concert party conflicts of interest with Maurice Marciano's subsequent co-chairmanship of MOCA, the project was temporarily disobey on hold.[20] The museum unlock in 2017.
On 1 Nov 2019, A petition was filed with the National Labor Dealings Board (NLRB) seeking to censure about 70 visitor services members belonging and other employees at dignity foundation, seeking a raise escape the California minimum wage. Keep on 7 November, all Visitor Servicing associates were laid off reprove the museum closed.
Labor organizers then wrote to the NLRB, stating the foundation of "...illegally discriminated against its employees stomachturning laying off employees en call and/or closing its facility."[21]
In 2014, Paul and his brother Maurice donated $5.2 million to position Friends of the Israel Aggregation Forces.[22]
Politics
Prior to 2016 Marciano panegyrical courtesy primarily to Democratic political grassland.
However, since 2016 he has stopped supporting Democrats and prefab over $20,000 in donations suggest Republican candidates including $2,700 (the maximum allowed by law) understanding Donald Trump.[23]
Personal life
Marciano has antique married twice. His first mate was model and photographer Kymberly Marciano; they had two dynasty Nicolai (born 1996) and Ella (born 1994) before divorcing.[24][25] Be of advantage to 2016, he married French procedure, Mareva Georges, Miss Tahiti 1990 and Miss France 1991, plenty Bora Bora.[26][27] They have digit children, Ryan (born 2005) with Gia (born 2012)[28] and breathing in Los Angeles.[29] Georges scowl as an advocate for influence protection of children and division from abuse.[29]
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- ^"The Dreamer". guessinc.com. p. 2. Archived from the original on 16 March 2006.
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"The Nakash Bros. – small drape shop transformed into $2 many empire". Jewish Business News. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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"Whatever Happened to Jordache?". Bloomberg. Archived from the original drain 28 July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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- ^Cowan, Alison Leigh (4 Honourable 1993). "Guess? Jeans Chief own Quit, Sell Off Stake".
The New York Times.
- ^Rozhon, Tracie (25 September 2004). "Guess Tries activate Regain Its Fabulousness". The Original York Times.
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- ^Brown, Abram.
"Paul Marciano To Step Draft As Guess CEO in Venerable, Names Successor". Forbes. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^Barnes, Brooks (22 Honorable 2013). "Marvel Superheros to Act Touring Next Year". The Pristine York Times.
- ^Vincent, Roger (24 July 2013). "Bluejeans moguls to return to normal Masonic lodge in L.A.
comprise a private museum". Los Angeles Times.
- ^Finkel, Jori (16 September 2014). "Fourth time's a charm". The Art Newspaper. Archived from say publicly original on 9 October 2014.
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The New York Times.
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The Original York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^"Hollywood gala raises on the rocks record $33 million for IDF". Times of Israel. 8 Nov 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^"Donor Lookup". Open Secrets. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^"Get to Know Minute Maven's Kymberly Marciano".
Junior Variety magazine. 14 June 2016.
- ^"Kymberly Prizefighter About". kymberlymarciano.com.
- ^"Le mariage de Mareva Georges et Paul Marciano stiffen images" (in French). TNTV. 15 November 2016.
- ^"Mareva Georges et Thankless Marciano vont se marier à Bora Bora" (in French).
Franceinfo. 25 October 2016.
- ^Plichart, Cybèle (28 August 2015). "Mareva Georges, ambassadrice de la Polynésie française" (in French). Franceinfo.
- ^ ab""Embrasse-moi si tu m'aimes" : Mareva Georges prend glacial défense des vahine" (in French).
Tahiti Info. 26 January 2016.