Genre Research: Elle

Elle was created by educated French woman, Hélène Gordon Lazareff, on October 1st, 1945. Lazareff was educated in ethnography and was multilingual, but after marrying, she decided to pursue her passion, which was fashion. After becoming a writer for Haper's Bazaar, Vogue, and The New York Times, she decided to start her own fashion magazine. 

Elle is a magazine primarily targeted for women between 16 and 30 and focuses on fashion. In 2010, Elle had 1.1 copies circulating the US and 200,000 copies in the UK.

The first image here is of the cover of Elle magazine. Like most magazines, the title of the magazine is in front of the background of the image, but behind the subject. The subject, Beyonce, is an extremely famous woman who is one of the most successful artists of the 21st century. The blurbs of script on the page advertise some of the articles found inside the magazine. A different font is used for the title, Beyonce's name, and the other ads.

 The next image is of the first Table of Contents page. The lettering is very small and difficult for people like me (totally blind people) to see, even on the real-life magazine. The first "L" in Elle is orange, which matches perfectly with the orange in the image to the left. The TOC lists the titles of the articles and a very short synopsis of what it is about. Most of the articles are about fashion and beauty and are categorized, which I really like. There are some articles about Culture, but they are nothing political, just entertainment.







The last two images are of articles found in the magazine. I absolutely love the idea of a look book (shown in the first image), especially the idea of it having a common theme. The monochromatic look book is really cool but I think in my magazine, maybe I could do a brand based look book. The next image is really a lengthy ad. It describes the look of a new swimwear brand and its inspirations. I like the way the layers the images on top of each other, but also on top of a leafy background. The images use a variety of poses, models, and backgrounds, but they all share a similar theme of "boho, pretty girl in a tropical area", which perfectly matches the theme of the article. The article also drops pop culture reference, Shakira, and makes jokes about Pablo Escobar, making the article easier to read by adding humor.