Elle (magazine)

"ELLE" redirects here. For other uses, see Elle (disambiguation).

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; 79 years ago (1945), Paris
First issue
  • 21 November 1945; 78 years ago (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.