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Elle France No. 1, November 21, 1945



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Elle was founded in Paris as an immediate aftermath of World War II and first sold as a supplement to France-Soir, edited at the time by Pierre Lazareff. Hélène Gordon-Lazareff, Elle's pioneering founder, returned to Paris from New York City to create a unique publication that grappled with the many forces shaping the lives of women in France in 1945. Women won the right to vote in 1944, and Elle dove immediately into long-form "newspaper-like" features on women's role in national politics and the growing feminist movement. In the Elle articles featuring rising fashion designers, the magazine would provide free patterns of some of their fashion pieces. This allowed the general public to experience haute couture as the glamor of the fashion world was becoming accessible to the common working class.

Its 100th issue, published on 14 October 1947, 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. By the 1960s, Elle had a readership of 800,000 across France and was said to "not so much reflect fashion as decree it." This dominance was reflected in the famous slogan: "Si elle lit, elle lit Elle" 'If she reads, she reads Elle'.

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Elle France No. 1064 - May 12, 1966
"La vague bleue"
Models: Nicole de Lamargé, Pattie Boyd, Paulene Stone
Photographer: Brian Duffy





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Elle France No. 1037 - November 4, 1965
Featuring: Jane Fonda
Photographer: Peter Knapp



Elle France No. 1037 - November 4, 1965
"Les tailleurs-pantalons"
Models: Unknown
Photographer: Brian Duffy




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Elle France No. 904 - April 19, 1963
"C'est mode la évasion"
Models: Unknown
Photographer: Brian Duffy







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Catherine Deneuve Elle France covers, from 1962 - 2015.







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Catherine Deneuve covers, part 2







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Françoise Hardy Elle France covers, 1964 - 1969.
Photographers: Mark Hispard, Giancarlo Botti, Jean-Marie Périer, Philippe Halsman

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Peter Knapp covers, 1962 to 1975
Models: Maudie James, Jean Shrimpton, Sylvie Vartan, Nicole de Lamargé, Rita Scherrer, Connie Stumin, Unknown



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David Bailey covers, 1963 to 1968.
Models: Jean Shrimpton, Catherine Deneuve, Jane Birkin

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André Carrara covers, 1967 to 1969.
Models: Brigit Larsen, Marisa Berenson, Margrit Ramme, Cathee Dahmen, Unknown



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Fantastic thread!

Peter Knapp covers, 1962 to 1975
Models: Maudie James, Jean Shrimpton, France Gall, Nicole de Lamargé, Unknown





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I think it's Sylvie Vartan instead of France Gall

 

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I think it's Sylvie Vartan instead of France Gall

Oh yes, you're right. Sometimes I confuse them.

 

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Fouli Elia covers, 1961 to 1979.
Models: Brigitte Bardot, Nicole de Lamargé, Ludmilla Tcherina, Lisa Ryall, Unknown



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Lothar Schmid covers, 1975 to 2000
Models: Charlotte Rampling, Helen Högberg, Michelle Eabry, Cindy Crawford, Unknown



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Just Jaeckin covers, 1966 to 1967.
Models: Juliette Gréco, Twiggy, Françoise Hardy, Sheila



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Marc Hispard covers, 1962 to 1988.
Models: Sylvie Vartan, Estelle Lefébure, Stephanie Seymour, Veronica Webb




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Sylvie Vartan covers, 1964 to 1967.
Photograpers: Peter Knapp, Marc Hispard, Ray Wilson, Lionel Kazan, Jean-Marie Périer




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Brigitte Bardot covers, 1952 to 1971
Photograpers: Jean Chevalier, Suzy Parker, Jean-François Clair, Jean Lattes, William Connors, Fouli Elia, Jicky Dussart, Brian Duffy, Jeanloup Sieff, Vip, Philippe d'Exea, J. P. Bonnotte, Bernard Hermann, Léonard de Raemy









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Oliviero Toscani covers, 1975 to 1995
Models: Dale Weston, Unknown, Hellen Högberg, Arja Töyrylä, Vibeke Knudsen, Renée Simsonsen, Monica Bellucci, Angie Everhart, Inès de La Fressange,



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September 29, 1966
Photographer: Norman Parkinson
Model: Twiggy


July 20, 1967
Photographer: Francesco Scavullo
Model: Twiggy


October 27, 1969
Photographer: Kourken Pakchanian
Featuring: Anna Karina


June 19, 1972
Photographer: Harri Peccinotti
Model: Mick Lindberg


February 12, 1973
Photographer: Helmut Newton
Model: Susan Moncur

February 17, 1975
Photographer: Terence Donovan
Model: Maudie James


July 21, 1975
Photographer: Alice Springs (June Newton)
Model: Janice Dickinson


March 1, 1976
Photographer: Terence Donovan
Model: Anna Andersen


August 30, 1976
Photographer: Brian Duffy
Model: Susan Bevan


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