The Ellesse logo references the form of a tennis ball with the shape of the tips of a pair of skis.

A number of sports celebrities have endorsed Ellesse, including tennis players Tommy Haas, Chris Evert, Guillermo Vilas, Boris Becker, Mats Wilander, Pat Cash, Arantxa Sánchez, Anna Kournikova and Jose Vilela, skiers Marc Girardelli and Jean-Luc Crétier, and Formula 1 driver Alain Prost.

Other celebrities associated with the brand include boxer Muhammad Ali, Natas Kaupas and Maurice Cheeks, and actors Brigitte Nielsen and Roger Moore.

In October 2021, Elesse partnered with the YouTube group The Sidemen in a collaboration with their own clothing brand, SDMN.

In 1994, British brand management company Pentland Group purchased 90% of the shares of Ellesse for £20 million.