Elle (magazine)

Elle
Cover of August 1993 with Stephanie Seymour and Marcus Schenkenberg, by Richard Avedon
EditorList of editors
CategoriesFashion
FrequencyWeekly
Total circulation
(2023)
3,203,901[1]
FounderHélène Gordon-Lazareff
Founded1945 (1945), Paris
First issue
  • 21 November 1945 (1945-11-21) (France)
CompanyLagardère Group (Elle brand owner; international)
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Websiteelle.fr

Elle (stylized in all caps) is a worldwide magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, and society and lifestyle. The title Elle means She in French.[2] Elle is considered "one of the world's largest fashion and lifestyle publications", with 45 international editions[3] totalling 33 million readers and receiving 100 million unique monthly visitors on its 55 digital platforms.[4][5]

It was founded in Paris in 1945 by Hélène Gordon-Lazareff.[6][7] The magazine's readership has grown since its founding, increasing to 800,000 across France by the 1960s. Elle editions have since multiplied, creating a global network of publications and readers. Elle's international expansion began with Elle UK and Elle USA launches in 1985. Previous magazine editors include Jean-Dominique Bauby for Elle France and Roberta Myers, the longest-serving editor-in-chief at Elle USA. Véronique Philipponnat is currently the director of Elle France. Nina Garcia currently holds the position of editor-in-chief at Elle USA, appointed after the departure of Roberta Myers. The Paris-based Lagardère Group owns the brand internationally. Elle France's official headquarters is located in Levallois-Perret, Greater Paris.[8]

  1. ^ "Elle total circulation". ACPM. 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ Becker, Shannon R. (2020). French for Reading and Translation. UK: Routledge. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-3673-4454-2. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Elle to stop promoting the use of animal fur in its magazines". BBC News Online. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Elle says will drop fur from magazines worldwide". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  5. ^ Etancelin, Valentin (2 December 2021). "Le magazine 'Elle' bannit la fourrure de toutes ses publications" ['Elle' magazine bans fur from all its publications]. HuffPost (in French). Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  6. ^ "La disparition d'Hélène Gordon-Lazareff La 'tsarine' de la presse féminine" [The disappearance of Hélène Gordon-Lazareff The 'tsarina' of the women's press]. Le Monde (in French). 18 February 1988. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Defending Fashion". Forbes. 31 May 2007. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  8. ^ "'Elle' fête ses 70 ans en s'exposant aux Champs-Elysées" ['Elle' celebrates its 70th anniversary by exhibiting on the Champs-Elysées]. L'Express (in French). 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via Agence France-Presse.

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