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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-08-075529
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081209

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GUESS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000912463
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WOMEN'S, MISSES', CHILDREN'S & INFANTS' UNDERGARMENTS [2340]
		IRS NUMBER:				953679695
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0203

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ATTN:  JASON MILLER
		STREET 2:		1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90021
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(213) 765-3100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ATTN:  JASON MILLER
		STREET 2:		1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90021

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GUESS INC ET AL/CA/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940902
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">United States Securities and Exchange Commission<br>
Division of Corporation Finance<br>
Mailstop 3561<br>
100 F Street, N.E.<br>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Mr.&nbsp;Reynolds:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On behalf of Guess?,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Company</i></b>&#148;), this letter sets forth
the Company&#146;s response to the comment of the staff (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Staff</i></b>&#148;)
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Commission</i></b>&#148;)
set forth in your letter dated November&nbsp;10, 2008, following up on the
Company&#146;s response letter dated October&nbsp;2, 2008, concerning the Company&#146;s
above-referenced Form&nbsp;10-K for fiscal year ended February&nbsp;2, 2008
filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;1, 2008 and the Company&#146;s Proxy
Statement filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;15, 2008.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For the convenience of the Staff, the comment
received from the Staff on November&nbsp;10, 2008 is restated below in italics
prior to the Company&#146;s response to that comment.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Proxy Statement Filed May&nbsp;15, 2008</font></u></i></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Executive Compensation, page&nbsp;25</font></u></i></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">1.</font></i><i><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-style:italic;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>We
note your response to comment two of our letter dated September&nbsp;4, 2008,
and we reissue the comment.&#160; Please
provide a more detailed analysis as to how disclosures of your EPS goals under
the Annual Incentive Bonus Plan and Long-Term Equity Award Program would cause
you substantial competitive harm.</i></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Response:</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">While we respectfully submit that
our prior response set forth in detail an analysis as to the substantial competitive
harm posed by the annual disclosure of the specific performance targets
established by the&nbsp;Compensation&nbsp;Committee, we will comply with the
Staff&#146;s comment in our next annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K by disclosing the
specific EPS performance targets for our named executive
officers.&nbsp;&nbsp;To the extent that named executive officer bonus decisions
are based on the same performance measures in future years, we will
include&nbsp;similar disclosures in future annual reports on Form&nbsp;10-K.&nbsp;&nbsp;Should
the&nbsp;Compensation&nbsp;Committee revise&nbsp;the Company&#146;s bonus plan
and/or performance targets in future years, we will either disclose the
specific targets or comply with Instruction 4 to Item 402(b)&nbsp;of Regulation
S-K.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please direct any questions or
comments concerning this letter to me </font>at (213) 765-3630 or (213)
765-0911 (facsimile).</font></p>

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