Elle is a global fashion and lifestyle brand founded in France in 1945. The brand began as a magazine, with the first issue of Elle (meaning \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"she\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" or \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"her\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" in French) being published in Paris by Hélène Gordon-Lazareff. The successful writer dreamt of a women’s magazine whose key editorial approach was to open women’s minds to diverse trends throughout the world and provide them with exclusive access to the fashion and beauty industries. The international women’s magazine has also launched several successful fashion and beauty lines, including Elle Sport, Elle Homme, Elle Parfums, Elle Cosmetics and more.