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.
Nina Garcia currently holds the position of editor-in-chief at Elle USA, appointed after the departure of Roberta Myers.
[8] Hélène Gordon-Lazareff, Russian-born and Paris-raised, started Elle in Paris in the immediate aftermath of World War II.
Hélène, Elle's pioneering founder, returned to Paris from New York City to create a unique publication that grappled with the many forces shaping women's lives in France in 1945.
[11] Elle would "celebrate a new type of woman: independent, modern, active, comfortable in her own skin and her time".
[6] The first issue of Elle France was published on 21 November 1945[12] featuring Yolande Bloin on the cover dressed by Elsa Schiaparelli.
This allowed the general public to experience haute couture as the glamour of the fashion world was becoming accessible to the common working class.
[14] Its 100th issue, published on 14 October 1947,[15] featured the work of Christian Dior just eight months after his debut show.
Likewise, Brigitte Bardot had her first Elle cover at age 17, on 7 January 1952, months before her screen debut in Manina, the Girl in the Bikini.
On 2 April 1956, Grace Kelly appeared on the cover of Elle France, a few days before her marriage to Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.
[23] In 2011, Hearst Corporation reached a €651M deal with Lagardère to purchase the rights to publish Elle Magazine in fifteen countries including the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia and Ukraine.
[26] Elle Brazil was the first commercial magazine in the world to have a transgender model on its cover, with Lea T. in December 2011.
The Brazilian edition had also discovered transgender model Valentina Sampaio and had put her on the cover before French Vogue.
[28] Lagardère continues to own the Elle brand in France and internationally by granting a "license for the exploitation of magazines".
[28][29] At the end of 2021, Elle announced that all global editions would ban fur from their pages as of 1 January 2023, citing "a really great opportunity to increase awareness for animal welfare, bolster the demand for sustainable and innovative alternatives and foster a more humane fashion industry.
"[30] In June 2024, an article from Elle Decor announced the launch of the media brand's first residential tower located in Miami.
[31] Elle editors have included Jean-Dominique Bauby in France, who became known for writing a book after suffering almost total paralysis, and Robbie Myers for the US edition.
[33] A day later of the announcement, it was reported that Nina Garcia, creative director of Marie Claire was appointed as the new editor-in-chief effective 18 September.
[38] According to François Coruzzi, CEO of Elle International, the magazine's centrals are located in Paris, London, and New York, and it has 29 offices worldwide as of 2019.
In 1985 American Elle was launched with the first issue featuring supermodel Yasmin Le Bon on the cover.
[45] "Our readers are young enough to think about life as an adventure and old enough to have the means to live it", said Roberta Myers, editor in chief.
However, in July 2020 Bauer Media Australia licence holder of the Australian edition announced its closure, citing declining advertising revenue and travel restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ltd. As an international magazine, Elle has its headquarters in Paris as well as licensed publishers in New York City, London, Toronto, Mexico City, South Africa, Istanbul, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brussels, Lisbon, Tokyo, Warsaw, Belgrade, Oslo, Helsinki, Bucharest, Athens, Delhi, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Jakarta, Kyiv, Kuala Lumpur, Sofia, Budapest, Bangkok and other cities.
[93] In the 1980s, Elle signed an agreement with the Japanese Itokin,[95] a group based in Osaka specialising in ready-to-wear.