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As one of the leading premium modern casual brands, we set the highest standards for the quality of our products - from the materials to the design and production. The same applies to our service and communication. This claim describes our general and strategic objective and drives us constantly. To achieve this, Marc O'Polo relies on a modern infrastructure, technical innovations and a healthy working atmosphere.
Influenced by our Scandinavian origins, the Marc O'Polo philosophy is defined by a liberal and open-minded attitude: "The Freedom to be Yourself". From the way we treat our employees to the products we design - the freedom to be yourself is our common thread.
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Marc O'Polo stands for a contemporary lifestyle that combines authentic modernity and innovation with a relaxed Scandinavian spirit. The focus is on durable premium quality, sustainable design and responsible action.
The Marc O'Polo lifestyle world comprises the divisions Marc O'Polo Modern Casual, Marc O'Polo DENIM, Marc O'Polo SHOES, Marc O'Polo ACCESSORIES and the BODYWEAR, BEACHWEAR, EYEWEAR, HOME and JUNIOR licenses. Special capsule collections and cooperations with international lifestyle brands complete the portfolio and make statements on the pulse of time.
Marc O'Polo SE, based in Stephanskirchen/Germany, is the strategic and operational headquarters of the premium modern-casual brand. From there, eight collections are offered in the casual segment per year for ten delivery dates. In addition, there is the Marc O'Polo DENIM collection line and a vertical capsule collection.
When the idea of franchising was born decades ago, the principle was considered revolutionary. Today, it is an undisputed recipe for success that enables the franchise network to grow quickly and comprehensively without the individual partners having to take on excessive risks.
In the summer of 1967, two Swedes and an American living in Stockholm decided to start a fashion label that would open a new chapter. Rolf Lind, Göte Huss and Jerry O. Sheets were united by their love of natural materials, which they brought back from their travels to the Far East. All they needed now was a good name. The explorer Marco Polo provided the inspiration, but they were still looking for that certain something, that special twist. It happened more often that Jerry O. Sheets was spelled with an 'O' because people thought his name was Irish. And because the three had a sense of subtle humour, they integrated the "wrong" O' into the name of the discoverer without further ado. From the very beginning, the 'O' in the brand name stood for individuality, originality, naturalness and freedom to go one's own way - today, half a century later, stronger than ever. The first Marc O'Polo collection item was a hand-woven patchwork shirt made of cotton. And the motif of the first advertising campaign - a strawberry - attracted international attention thanks to its tongue-in-cheek effect.