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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)*

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED
PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS
THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
(AMENDMENT NO. 5)

Guess?, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
	401617 10 5
	(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2001
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

        / /      Rule 13d-1(b)

        / /      Rule 13d-1(c)

        /x/      Rule 13d-1(d)

        *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

        The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No.    401617 10 5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 2 of 12 Pages

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Maurice Marciano
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*	(a)	/ /
		(b)	/x/
	Group membership is acknowledged for purposes of making a group filing pursuant to rule 13d-1(k) only.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Republic of France
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 16,052,594
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 10,000
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 16,052,594
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 10,000
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 16,062,594
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*    /x/
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 36.6%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP No.    401617 10 5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 3 of 12 Pages

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Paul Marciano
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*	(a)	/ /
		(b)	/x/
	Group membership is acknowledged for purposes of making a group filing pursuant to rule 13d-1(k) only.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Republic of France
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 12,749,298
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 140,870
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 12,749,298
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 140,870
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 12,890,168
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*    /x/
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 29.4%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP No.    401617 10 5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 4 of 12 Pages

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Armand Marciano
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*	(a)	/ /
		(b)	/x/
	Group membership is acknowledged for purposes of making a group filing pursuant to rule 13d-1(k) only.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Republic of France
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 6,490,492
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER - -0-
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,490,492
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - -0-
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,490,492
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*    /x/
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 14.8%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP No.    401617 10 5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 5 of 12 Pages

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Gary W. Hampar
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*	(a)	/ /
		(b)	/x/
	Group membership is acknowledged for purposes of making a group filing pursuant to rule 13d-1(k) only.
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Republic of France
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER - -0-
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 140,870
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER - -0-
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 140,870
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 140,870
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*    /x/
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.3%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

SCHEDULE 13G

        This Amendment No. 5 (the "Amendment No. 5") amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13G, dated February 14, 1997, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated February 17, 1998, Amendment No. 2, dated February 12, 1999, Amendment No. 3, dated February 10, 2000, and Amendment No. 4, dated February 13, 2001 (the "Schedule 13G"), relating to shares of the common stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Shares"), of Guess ?, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"). Pursuant to Rule 13d-2 of Regulation 13D-G promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the undersigned hereby file this Amendment No. 5 on behalf of Maurice Marciano, Paul Marciano, Armand Marciano, and Gary W. Hampar.

        Unless otherwise indicated, each capitalized term used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Schedule 13G.

Item 2.

(a)

This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of Maurice Marciano, Paul Marciano, Armand Marciano, and Gary W. Hampar.

(b)

The address of the principal business office of Maurice, Paul and Armand Marciano is 1444 South Alameda Street, Los Angeles, California 90021. The address of the principal business office of Gary W. Hampar is 9701 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1106, Beverly Hills, California 90212.

(c)

Maurice, Paul and Armand Marciano are citizens of the Republic of France. Gary W. Hampar is a citizen of the United States of America.

(d)

This Schedule 13G refers to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer (the "Common Stock").

(e)

The CUSIP number for the Common Stock is 401617 10 5.

Item 4. Ownership

Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

(a)

Maurice Marciano beneficially owns 16,062,594 shares of Common Stock as follows: 15,952,559 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Maurice Marciano Trust; 10,000 shares held indirectly as sole advisor of the Maurice Marciano 1990 Children's Trust; 90,000 shares held indirectly as president of the Maurice Marciano Family Foundation; 10,000 shares held by his wife and 35 shares held as sole trustee of the Maurice Marciano Gift Trust FBO Caroline Marciano.

Paul Marciano beneficially owns 12,890,168 shares of Common Stock as follows: 11,749,298 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Paul Marciano Trust; 1,000,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Paul Marciano Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #2 and 140,870 shares held indirectly as co-trustee of the Maurice Marciano 1996 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.

Armand Marciano beneficially owns 6,490,492 shares of Common Stock as follows: 6,485,492 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Trust; 1,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Gift Trust-Anastasia; 1,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Gift Trust-Francesca; 1,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Gift Trust-Harrison; 1,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Gift Trust-Dominique; and 1,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Gift Trust-Julien.

Gary W. Hampar beneficially owns 140,870 shares of Common Stock held indirectly as co-trustee of the Maurice Marciano 1996 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.

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(b)

The 16,062,594 shares beneficially owned by Maurice Marciano represent 36.6% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock. The 12,890,168 shares beneficially owned by Paul Marciano represent 29.4% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock. The 6,490,492 shares beneficially owned by Armand Marciano represent 14.8% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock. The 140,870 shares beneficially owned by Gary W. Hampar represent 0.3% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock.

Percentage ownership of the Common Stock is based on 43,866,464 shares of Common Stock, which represents the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000.

(c)

Maurice Marciano has (i) sole voting power with respect to 10,000 shares held indirectly as sole advisor of the Maurice Marciano 1990 Children's Trust, 15,952,559 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Maurice Marciano Trust, 90,000 shares held indirectly as president of the Maurice Marciano Family Foundation, and 35 shares held by the Maurice Marciano Gift Trust FBO Caroline Marciano, except for the restrictions on voting described in Item 8 of Schedule 13G; (ii) shared voting power with respect to 10,000 shares held by his wife; (iii) sole dispositive power with respect to 10,000 shares held indirectly as sole advisor of the Maurice Marciano 1990 Children's Trust, 15,952,559 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Maurice Marciano Trust, 90,000 shares held indirectly as president of the Maurice Marciano Family Foundation, and 35 shares held by the Maurice Marciano Gift Trust FBO Caroline Marciano, except for the rights of first refusal described in Item 8 of Schedule 13G; and (iv) shared dispositive power with respect to 10,000 shares held by his wife.

Paul Marciano has (i) sole voting power with respect to 11,749,298 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Paul Marciano Trust, and sole voting power with respect to 1,000,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Paul Marciano Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #2, except for the restrictions on voting described in Item 8 of Schedule 13G; (ii) shared voting power with respect to 140,870 shares held indirectly as co-trustee of the Maurice Marciano 1996 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust; (iii) sole dispositive power with respect to 11,749,298 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Paul Marciano Trust, and 1,000,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Paul Marciano Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #2, except for the rights of first refusal described in Item 8 of Schedule 13G; and (iv) shared dispositive power with respect to 140,870 shares held indirectly as co-trustee of the Maurice Marciano 1996 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.

Armand Marciano has (i) sole voting power with respect to 6,485,492 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Trust, 1,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Gift Trust-Anastasia, 1,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Gift Trust-Francesca, 1,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Gift Trust-Harrison, 1,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Gift Trust-Dominique, and 1,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Gift Trust-Julien, except for the restrictions on voting described in Item 8 of Schedule 13G; (ii) no shared voting power with respect to any shares; (iii) sole dispositive power with respect to 6,485,492 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Trust, 1,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Gift Trust-Anastasia, 1,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Gift Trust-Francesca, 1,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Gift Trust-Harrison, 1,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Gift Trust-Dominique, and 1,000 shares held indirectly as sole trustee of the Armand Marciano Gift Trust-Julien, except for the rights of first refusal described in Item 8 of Schedule 13G; and (iv) no shared dispositive power with respect to any shares.

Gary W. Hampar has (i) no sole voting power with respect to any shares; (ii) shared voting power with respect to 140,870 shares held indirectly as co-trustee of the Maurice Marciano 1996 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust; (iii) no sole dispositive power with respect to any shares; and (iv) shared dispositive power with respect to 140,870 shares held indirectly as co-trustee of the Maurice Marciano 1996 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust.

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Signature

        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

February 14, 2002	Maurice Marciano
	By:	/s/  MAURICE MARCIANO Maurice Marciano

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Signature

        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

February 14, 2002	Paul Marciano
	By:	/s/  PAUL MARCIANO Paul Marciano

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Signature

        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

February 14, 2002	Armand Marciano
	By:	/s/  ARMAND MARCIANO Armand Marciano

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Signature

        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

February 14, 2002	Gary W. Hampar
	By:	/s/  GARY W. HAMPAR Gary W. Hampar

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Title
1	Joint Filing Agreement among the Reporting Persons pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1).

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EXHIBIT 1

AMENDED AND RESTATED
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

        In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the undersigned agree to the joint filing of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments thereto) with respect to the shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, of Guess ?, Inc., and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an Exhibit thereto. In addition, each party to this Agreement expressly authorizes each other party to this Agreement to file on its behalf any and all amendments to such statement.

        Each of the undersigned agrees to be responsible for the timely filing of the Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning itself contained therein. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Date: February 14, 2002

/s/  MAURICE MARCIANO Maurice Marciano

/s/  PAUL MARCIANO Paul Marciano

/s/  ARMAND MARCIANO Armand Marciano

/s/  GARY W. HAMPAR Gary W. Hampar

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AMENDED AND RESTATED JOINT FILING AGREEMENT