{"id":155389,"date":"2025-06-03T17:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/155389\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T17:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:50:14","slug":"marcolin-renews-guess-eyewear-license-until-2040","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/155389\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcolin renews Guess eyewear license until 2040"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                                        <b>Translated by<\/b><br \/>\n                                        <br \/>Nicola Mira\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>\n                                    <b>Published<\/b><br \/>\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>                                        June 3, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-content col-md-8 offset-md-1\">\n                                Italian eyewear group Marcolin and <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-guess\" title=\"Guess\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guess<\/a> have announced the early renewal of their exclusive licensing agreement for the design, production and international distribution of Guess and Marciano sunglasses and eyeglasses. The deal, which was previously set to run until 2030, has been further extended until 2040. Marcolin has held the Guess license for over 30 years, positioning it in the market\u2019s premium segment. Guess eyewear features the label\u2019s classic shapes, reinterpreted in contemporary fashion through bold colour combinations, glittering details, animal prints, and mirrored lenses.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-image\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:620px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6037.jpeg\" alt=\"Sunglasses by Guess Eyewear\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Sunglasses by Guess Eyewear &#8211; DR<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-md-8 offset-md-1 article-content--texte\">\u201cRenewing the licence deal so early is a strong demonstration of confidence in the work we are doing and fills us with pride, giving us the responsibility to continue this journey together with the Guess family, one of our flagship brands and a globally recognised lifestyle icon,\u201d said Fabrizio Curci, CEO and managing director of Marcolin.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cBy extending our agreement, we are preparing to collaborate for almost half a century! This is a testament to the great commitment and trust that characterise our partnership. I am excited about the successful future that awaits us,\u201d said <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-paul-marciano\" title=\"Paul Marciano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Marciano<\/a>, co-founder and chief creative officer of Guess.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-md-8 offset-md-1 article-content--texte\">In the meantime, Marcolin has presented Atelier, a new production department within its factory in Longarone, Italy, where the group will manufacture high-end models.\u00a0This is the latest evolution in Marcolin\u2019s industrial strategy, a new investment in the production site where the group was originally set up, and in the specialist manufacturing skills that abound in the local area.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Atelier has been created as a place where avant-garde design, technical innovation and craftsmanship combine to achieve maximum manufacturing flexibility. The Atelier staff will consist of a select team of some 15 professionals specialised in making high-complexity acetate collections. At Atelier, the staff will also regularly engage in advanced technical training.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-image\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:645px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/f011.jpg\" alt=\"Lara Marogna talking about her inspirations\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Lara Marogna talking about her inspirations &#8211; Marcolin<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-md-8 offset-md-1 article-content--texte\">Marcolin Atelier will deal with the most prestigious brands in the eyewear group\u2019s portfolio, those requiring a high level of manufacturing expertise. The list includes <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-zegna\" title=\"Zegna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zegna<\/a>, Pucci, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-louboutin\" title=\"Louboutin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louboutin<\/a> and <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-tom-ford\" title=\"Tom Ford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Ford<\/a>. This year, Marcolin and Tom Ford are celebrating their partnership\u2019s 20th anniversary.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cThe collaboration was actually more of a creative act, in other words developing the Tom Ford eyewear brand from scratch. The lines we designed for this Tom Ford accessory have become so unmistakable that they have been incorporated in the style of the label\u2019s apparel and accessories collections,\u201d said Lara Marogna, Marcolin\u2019s creative director, speaking to <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-fashionnetwork-com\" title=\"FashionNetwork.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FashionNetwork.com<\/a>. \u201cTom Ford has always been a timeless brand, and the biggest difference we&#8217;ve seen with the label\u2019s new style direction is that Tom Ford, and I&#8217;m talking about the designer, imagined the world of the night, featuring warm, liquor-like colours, for example cognac, while Haider wanted to \u2018move to the morning after\u2019, that was the definition he used when he spoke to us. He wanted eyewear that expressed a brighter light, the light of the morning after the party,\u201d she added.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Marcolin was founded in 1961 in the heart of the Veneto region\u2019s eyewear district. The group produces two proprietary brands (Web Eyewear and ic! berlin) and 21 licensed brands: Tom Ford, Guess, adidas Sport, adidas Originals, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-max-mara\" title=\"Max Mara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max Mara<\/a>, Zegna, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-gcds\" title=\"GCDS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GCDS<\/a>, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-max\" title=\"Max\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max<\/a> &amp; Co., MCM, Pucci, BMW, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-k-way\" title=\"K-Way\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">K-Way<\/a>, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-kenneth-cole\" title=\"Kenneth Cole\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenneth Cole<\/a>, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-abercrombie---fitch\" title=\"Abercrombie &amp; Fitch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abercrombie &amp; Fitch<\/a>, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-hollister\" title=\"Hollister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollister<\/a>, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-rag---bone\" title=\"Rag &amp; Bone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rag &amp; Bone<\/a>, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-timberland\" title=\"Timberland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Timberland<\/a>, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-gant\" title=\"Gant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gant<\/a>, <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-harley-davidson\" title=\"Harley-Davidson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harley-Davidson<\/a>, Marciano and <a class=\"fnwAddLinks\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.fashionnetwork.com\/tags-skechers\" title=\"Skechers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skechers<\/a>. With its direct retail organisation and global network of partners, Marcolin distributes its products in over 125 countries. As of the end of 2024, the group had approximately 2,000 employees, 58% of them women. Its net revenue was \u20ac545.8 million, 49% of it generated in EMEA, 36% in the Americas, 9% in Asia, and 6% in the rest of the world. In 2024, Marcolin integrated ic! berlin within its commercial structure, and upgraded its group corporate offices in New York and London.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-image\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:644px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2a0c.jpg\" alt=\"A phase of the production process\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>A phase of the production process &#8211; Marcolin<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-md-8 offset-md-1 article-content--texte\">In Q1 2025, Marcolin recorded a revenue of \u20ac147.3 million, up 1.2% compared to the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA was \u20ac26.3 million (up 2.3%), with EBITDA margin growing from 17.6% in Q1 2024 to 17.8% this year.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Guess markets, distributes, and licenses a range of contemporary lifestyle products including ready-to-wear, denim, handbags, watches, eyewear, footwear, and other products. On April 2, 2024, Guess bought all the operating activities of New York label Rag &amp; Bone, as well as a 50% share in its intellectual property rights. As of February 1, 2025, Guess was directly operating 1,070 stores in Europe, the Americas and Asia, plus 527 partner- and distributor-managed stores, with a presence in approximately 100 countries. In fiscal 2024-25, Guess\u2019s revenue increased by 8% to $3 billion (just over \u20ac2.7 billion), thanks to a solid fourth quarter performance and the effect of the Rag &amp; Bone acquisition.\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                Copyright \u00a9 2025 FashionNetwork.com All rights reserved.\n                            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Translated by Nicola Mira Published June 3, 2025 Italian eyewear group Marcolin and Guess have announced the early&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":155390,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[66023,13825,952,748,66021,393,2584,66024,66022,66029,4884,66016,28964,66027,44033,66026,66020,15909,14556,66019,5775,1144,66028,15910,66025,712,14135,66018,66017,16,15,1764,13826],"class_list":{"0":"post-155389","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-abercrombie-fitch","10":"tag-adidas","11":"tag-beauty","12":"tag-britain","13":"tag-emilio-pucci","14":"tag-england","15":"tag-fashion","16":"tag-fashionnetwork-com","17":"tag-gant","18":"tag-gcds","19":"tag-great-britain","20":"tag-guess","21":"tag-harley-davidson","22":"tag-hollister","23":"tag-k-way","24":"tag-kenneth-cole","25":"tag-louboutin","26":"tag-luxury","27":"tag-max","28":"tag-max-mara","29":"tag-network","30":"tag-northern-ireland","31":"tag-paul-marciano","32":"tag-professionals","33":"tag-rag-bone","34":"tag-scotland","35":"tag-skechers","36":"tag-timberland","37":"tag-tom-ford","38":"tag-uk","39":"tag-united-kingdom","40":"tag-wales","41":"tag-zegna"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114620702579478553","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}