"Avantages Avantages is a French-language monthly women's magazine published in Paris, France. It is one of the most read women's magazines in the country and is the French edition of the British magazine ""Essentials"". ""Avantages"" was established in 1988. The owner of the magazine is Marie Claire Group and its publisher is Avantages SA. The magazine has its headquarters in Paris and is published on a monthly basis. Its target audience includes working-class women. Isabelle Bourgeois is the editor-in-chief of ""Avantages"". She was appointed to the post in March 2007. The website of ""Avantages"" was launched in 2009. The website"
"news, catwalk shows, photographs and reports, fashion and beauty, buys of the day, daily horoscopes, and competitions. In Australia, ""Marie Claire"" magazine is part of Pacific Magazines, the magazine publishing arm of television network Seven. ""MarieClaire.com.au"" launched in 2016 after the digital rights were returned to Pacific Magazines from Yahoo and provides daily fashion, beauty, and lifestyle news. ""Marie Claire"" has also Arabic editions which are published in Syria, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The Japanese-language edition of ""Marie Claire"", first published in 1982, was the first international edition published in a non-French speaking territory, as well as"
"Annabelle (magazine) Annabelle is a German language women's fashion magazine. However, it also covers feminist issues and initiated several campaigns about improving women's social status. The magazine is called the ""Marie Claire"" of Switzerland. Its headquarters is in Zurich. ""Annabelle"" was established in 1938 and the first issue was published on 1 March 1938. The idea to launch ""Annabelle"" was developed by the publishers Karl von Schumacher and Manuel Gasser. The founder and the launching editor was Mabel Zuppinger, an Austrian woman living in Zurich. The magazine is part of, and published by, Tamedia. It was published monthly, later increasing"
"the first non-European edition, although it ceased publication after the 9 September issue went on sale in July 2009, due partly to the economic downturn. International editions of ""Marie Claire"" have also been discontinued in Estonia (published between 2007 and 2010), Germany (published from 1990 to 2003), India, Philippines, and Poland. Following a relaunch, since 2012, ""Marie Claire"" has been published in Japan under the name ""Marie Claire Style"". This new format is offered as a free supplement in the Yomiuri Shimbun and distributed in wealthy suburbs of Japan. The magazine has now been made available at subway kiosks for"
". ."" It is often suspected that the name Marie-Claire is inspired by ""Marie Claire"" magazine, a women's fashion weekly that began in 1937 in France. One theory says that the song is about the Italian actress Sophia Loren, who was abandoned by her father and had a poverty-stricken life in Naples. Another theory has the song being inspired by Danish singer and actress Nina van Pallandt. According to Alan Cooper: ""Sarstedt insisted it was not written with actress Sophia Loren in mind. 'Yes, it's a portrait of a poor-born girl who becomes a member of the European jet set."
"French version was published in 1910, and began to be regularly distributed in 1927. However, customers could place orders in French as of 1902, though they could not use the provided forms to do so. Additions to the earliest versions of the catalogue included illustrations in 1887 (the first catalogues were text-only), colour in 1915, and photographs in 1919. The first mail-order office was in Toronto, but additional offices were opened in Winnipeg in 1905 and Moncton in 1918. Early catalogues sold clothing almost exclusively, though operations gradually expanded to include such products as pharmaceuticals, books, furniture, china, farm tools,"
"(1915); ""Cameos of French Life"" (1925); ""Paris"" (1929); ""Versailles"" (1930); ""Light and Shade in France"" (1939); and ""A Stranger Within the Gates"" (1942). Moma Clarke Maria Elvins Clarke née Pountney (1869 in Great Barr, Staffordshire – 20 June 1958 in Worthing, Sussex) was a British journalist based in Paris from the early 1900s until 1937 who wrote under the name Moma Clarke. She was the Paris fashion correspondent for the British newspaper ""The Times"" from the early 1910s until 1937, also writing articles about topics including the theatre, the arts, and Parisian life. She was born Maria Elvins Pountney in"
"well as licensed publishers in New York City, London, Toronto, Mexico City, South Africa, Istanbul, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brussels, Tokyo, Warsaw, Belgrade, Oslo, Helsinki, Bucharest, Athens, Delhi, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Jakarta, Kiev, Kuala Lumpur, and other cities. In December 2013, ""Elle"" hired Randy Minor as design director. In November 2016, ELLE Canada promoted Vanessa Craft to Editor in Chief, making her the first black woman at the helm of an ELLE magazine globally. Elle (magazine) Elle is a worldwide lifestyle magazine of French origin that focuses on fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. It was founded in 1945 by"
"Elle (magazine) Elle is a worldwide lifestyle magazine of French origin that focuses on fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. It was founded in 1945 by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon. The title, in French, means ""she"" or ""her."" ""Elle"" was founded in France in 1945. In the 1960s, it was considered to ""not so much reflect fashion as decree it,"" with 800,000 loyal readers and a then famous slogan: ""Si elle lit, elle lit Elle (If she reads, she reads Elle)"". Hachette magazines, which included Elle, were purchased by Daniel Filipacchi and Jean-Luc Lagardère. Hachette began pushing ""Elle"""
"In 1973, she launched the French version of ""Cosmopolitan"" in 1973. In 1976, she purchased some of her grandfather's assets, including ""Marie Claire"". She founded the Marie Claire Group, a publisher of 12 magazines in 30 countries, including ""Cosmopolitan"", ""Marie Claire"", ""Avantages"", ""Famili"", ""La Revue du vin de France"", ""Stylist"" and ""100 Idées"". Her magazines promoted left-leaning, feminist ideas. Through the Marie Claire Group, she was also a shareholder of ""Téva"", a French television station. Prouvost retired in 2004, but she retained 58% of Marie Claire Group. She became a knight of the Legion of Honour in 2011. Prouvost was"
"Évelyne Prouvost Évelyne Prouvost, also known as Évelyne Prouvost-Berry (16 April 1939 – 19 July 2017) was a French heiress and businesswoman. She was the chief executive of the Marie Claire Group, a publisher of 12 magazines in 30 countries, including ""Marie Claire"". Évelyne Prouvost was the granddaughter of Jean Prouvost, the founder of ""Marie Claire"" and ""Paris Match"" as well as the owner of ""Le Figaro"", ""RTL"" and ""Télé 7 Jours"". She had a sister, Marie-Laure, and a half-sister, Donatienne. Prouvost began her career as an editor for ""Parents"", one of her grandfather's magazine, at the age of 27."
"overseas. The magazine, shortly after, shifted its focal audience to women but specifically elite women. Conde Montrose Nast, decided to release the first issue of the Magazine in France in 1920. Later in the late 1930s, Vogue led to the decline of Fashion illustrations when they started to replace their well known illustrated covers with photographic images. In 1973 Vogue became a monthly publication and under the editor-in-chief, Grace Mirabella the magazine when through drastic changes to respond to the change in lifestyle of the audience they were currently targeting. Mirabella was later interviewed and stated that she was chosen"
"Marie-Louise Bousquet Marie-Louise Bousquet (""née"" Vallantin; 29 September 1885 – 13 October 1975) was a French fashion journalist and former Paris editor of ""Harper's Bazaar"". She is credited with being one of the first to recognise the potential of Christian Dior in 1938, introducing him to Carmel Snow who in 1947, would be instrumental in publicising Dior's first couture collection. She was born in Paris. She married the playwright Jacques Bousquet (1883–1939). In 1918, the Bousquets launched a salon from their Paris apartment which, every Thursday, brought together a meeting of creative minds such as Pablo Picasso, Aldous Huxley, and"
"around 20 percent compared to the same period of 2016. Since 2016 ""Grazia"" has come under pressure at the kiosks with the magazine ""Olivia"" of Bauer Media Group. Grazia Grazia (; Italian for ""Grace"") is a weekly women's magazine that originated in Italy with international editions printed in Albania, Australia, Bahrain, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, France, Germany. Greece, Indonesia, India, Macedonia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Pakistan, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, and the United Kingdom. The Italian edition of ""Grazia"" was first published Mondadori in November 1938. The magazine was modelled on the American magazine ""Harper's Bazaar"". The start"
"Grazia Grazia (; Italian for ""Grace"") is a weekly women's magazine that originated in Italy with international editions printed in Albania, Australia, Bahrain, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, France, Germany. Greece, Indonesia, India, Macedonia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Pakistan, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, and the United Kingdom. The Italian edition of ""Grazia"" was first published Mondadori in November 1938. The magazine was modelled on the American magazine ""Harper's Bazaar"". The start of ""Grazia"" was a return in Italy to traditionalist values such as cooking and child-rearing. During the fascist rule in the country the magazine followed the Fascist policies"
"outside of Europe in 1985, beginning with the United States. As of 1991, the magazine's sales were in decline in the U.S. The Chinese version of the magazine was published in 1988. It was the first four-color fashion magazine offered in China, with Patricia Wang as its first editor. It was to be used as an information and educational tool for the opening of the Chinese textile market. Elle.com was launched in 2007. In 2011, The Hearst Corporation reached a deal to purchase Elle Magazine from Lagardére. The deal meant Hearst then had the right to publish Elle in 15"
"magazines and by women's magazines, among them ""Marie Claire"" and ""ELLE"", which have foreign versions. Influential weeklies also include investigative and satirical papers ""Le Canard Enchaîné"" and ""Charlie Hebdo"", as well as ""Paris Match"". Like in most industrialised nations, the print media have been affected by a severe crisis in the past decade. In 2008, the government launched a major initiative to help the sector reform and become financially independent, but in 2009 it had to give 600,000 euros to help the print media cope with the economic crisis, in addition to existing subsidies. In 1974, after years of centralised"
"fashion.[1] In 2014 ""L’Officiel"" together with the 10 other magazines were gathered under one name: ""Jalou Media Group"". The creation of ""Jalou Media Group"" and hence change of organization, allowed the Company to continue their steady growth and adapt to the constantly changing world of media. Moreover, this has contributed to their continuously international expansion. In the late 1920s the magazine was published in three different languages: French, English and Spanish. In the 1980s ""L’Officiel"" was the first French Magazine to be published in China. In 1996 ""L'Officiel"" licensed its name to publishers outside France.[1] Foreign editions of ""L'Officiel"", including"
"L'Illustré L'Illustré is a French language weekly consumer magazine published in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is one of the earliest magazines published in the country. ""L'Illustré"" was first published in Romandie on 10 September 1921. The magazine was printed and published in Zofingen. During its initial phase the magazine covered French translations of the articles published in the Swiss German magazine ""SIZ"". Over time it had its own editorial profile, leaving its German focus. ""L'Illustré"" is part of the Ringier AG and is based in Lausanne. The magazine is published on a weekly basis by L'illustré publishing. Michel Jeanneret is the"
"Femmes d’Aujourd’hui Femmes d’Aujourd’hui (meaning ""Women of Today"" in English) is a French language weekly women's magazine published in Mechelen, Belgium. Founded in 1933, it is one of the oldest magazines in the country and the first Belgian women's magazine. ""Femmes d’Aujourd’hui"" was first published on 1 April 1933, being the first Belgian women's magazine. Sanoma is the owner of the magazine. The magazine is published by Sanoma Magazines Belgium on a weekly basis and has its headquarters in Mechelen. The weekly was formerly based in Brussels. The magazine is also distributed in France which was started in the 1950s."
"Roberta Myers, editor in chief. The first international edition of ""Elle"" was launched in Japan in 1969. Then, its U.S. and UK editions were launched in 1985. Next year, the magazine was first published in Spain. In 1987, ""Elle"" began to be published in Hong Kong and Italy. In 1988, the magazine was launched in six countries, namely Germany, Brazil, China, Sweden, Greece and Portugal. Next year it was first published in the Netherlands and Quebec. In 1990, the magazine was started in Australia and Taiwan. In 1994 arrived in Argentina. Its Russian edition, published monthly, was launched in 1996."
"Altice. L'Express L'Express () is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris. The weekly stands at the political centre in the French media landscape, and has a lifestyle supplement, ""L'Express Styles"", and a job supplement, ""Réussir"". ""L'Express"" was co-founded in 1953 by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, future president of the Radical Party, and Françoise Giroud, who had earlier edited ""ELLE"" and went on to become France's first minister of women's affairs in 1974 and minister of culture in 1976. When founded during the First Indochina War, it was modelled on the US magazine ""Time"" and the German magazine ""Der Spiegel"". ""L'Express"""
"Marie Claire. But her infamously noted appearance was on cover for the March 1999 issue of Seventeen (American edition) and on January 2011, she appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated South Africa. She appeared in Tiësto's music video 'Love Comes Again' in 2004. She also appeared in a commercial for BMW I model vehicles in 2012. In 2008 Engel founded Organice Your Life, a lifestyle site promoting organic and sustainable living. She received certification as a Health Coach from Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York in 2009. In 2012, after two decades of modeling, Engel retired as an"
"of France"", and of Henri-François de Boubers, printer. Son-in-law in first marriage (1752) of Louis-François Barbier, bookseller in Arras, his second wife (1759) was the daughter of the Lille bookseller André-Joseph Panckoucke. He entered the selected circle of the founder of the eighteenth century first press empire created by Charles-Joseph Panckoucke and Henri Agasse de Cresne (). This northern French tradition will continue through Jean Prouvost (), founder of the press group Paris Match and Marie Claire. Printer and bookseller in Dunkerque in 1748, there is strong evidence to indicate that he got another address registration in Liège. ""Liège was"
"Marcelle Auclair Marcelle Auclair (11 November 1899 – 6 June 1983) was a French novelist, biographer, journalist and poet. She published biographies of several important historical figures, translated major historical/literary documents into French from Spanish, and wrote a novel. She also published an autobiographical work, two books on popular psychology, a religious book for children, a book on artistic images of Jesus. Several of her books were translated into English. She was co-founder with of the fashion magazine ""Marie Claire"". Marcelle Auclair was born 11 November 1899 in Montluçon, central France, and died in Paris on 6 June 1984. She"
"Madame Figaro Madame Figaro is a French magazine supplement to the Saturday edition of the daily newspaper ""Le Figaro"", focusing on and catering to women. The first edition was published in 1980. ""Madame Figaro"" was spearheaded by Robert Hersant, who succeeded Jean Prouvost (creator of the French women's fashion magazine ""Marie Claire""). The magazine experienced immediate success, owing to its diverse contents, and the quality of the writing, targeting affluent readers. The first female Editor-in-Chief of the magazine was Marie-Claire Pauwels, daughter of Louis Pauwels. The launch of ""Madame Figaro"" in 1980 marked a distinct distancing from the feminist movement"
"Madame Figaro Madame Figaro is a French magazine supplement to the Saturday edition of the daily newspaper ""Le Figaro"", focusing on and catering to women. The first edition was published in 1980. ""Madame Figaro"" was spearheaded by Robert Hersant, who succeeded Jean Prouvost (creator of the French women's fashion magazine ""Marie Claire""). The magazine experienced immediate success, owing to its diverse contents, and the quality of the writing, targeting affluent readers. The first female Editor-in-Chief of the magazine was Marie-Claire Pauwels, daughter of Louis Pauwels. The launch of ""Madame Figaro"" in 1980 marked a distinct distancing from the feminist movement"
"Glamour (magazine) Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 and first published in April 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood. In August 1943, the magazine changed its name, to ""Glamour"" with the subtitle of ""for the girl with the job"". The magazine is published in a larger format than many of its counterparts. On January 8th, 2018 it was announced that Samantha Barry, previously the Head of Social Media and Emerging Media at CNN, would be the new Editor in Chief of ""Glamour"". It targets women 18–49 (with"
"Cleo (magazine) Cleo is a Malaysian, Singaporean, Thailand and Indonesia monthly women's magazine. The magazine was founded in 1972 in Australia; the Australia and New Zealand editions were discontinued in 2016. Aimed at an older audience than the teenage-focused ""Australian magazine Dolly"", ""Cleo"" was published by Bauer Media Group in Sydney and was known for its ""Cleo"" Bachelor of the Year award. Launched in November 1972 under the direction of Ita Buttrose, the magazine's founding editor, ""Cleo"" became one of Australia's most iconic titles due to its mix of seemingly controversial content, including the first nude male centerfold (following American"
"the magazine was 86,434 copies. Its circulation was 84,596 copies in 2014. Femmes d’Aujourd’hui Femmes d’Aujourd’hui (meaning ""Women of Today"" in English) is a French language weekly women's magazine published in Mechelen, Belgium. Founded in 1933, it is one of the oldest magazines in the country and the first Belgian women's magazine. ""Femmes d’Aujourd’hui"" was first published on 1 April 1933, being the first Belgian women's magazine. Sanoma is the owner of the magazine. The magazine is published by Sanoma Magazines Belgium on a weekly basis and has its headquarters in Mechelen. The weekly was formerly based in Brussels. The"
"L'Express L'Express () is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris. The weekly stands at the political centre in the French media landscape, and has a lifestyle supplement, ""L'Express Styles"", and a job supplement, ""Réussir"". ""L'Express"" was co-founded in 1953 by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, future president of the Radical Party, and Françoise Giroud, who had earlier edited ""ELLE"" and went on to become France's first minister of women's affairs in 1974 and minister of culture in 1976. When founded during the First Indochina War, it was modelled on the US magazine ""Time"" and the German magazine ""Der Spiegel"". ""L'Express"" is"
"""New Monthly Belle Assemblée"" (1847–1870). La Belle Assemblée La Belle Assemblée (in full La Belle Assemblée or, Bell's Court and Fashionable Magazine Addressed Particularly to the Ladies) was a British women's magazine published from 1806 to 1837, founded by John Bell (1745–1831). The magazine was published as ""La Belle Assemblée"" from 1806 until May 1832. It became ""The Court Magazine and Belle Assemblée"" from 1832 to 1837. After 1837 the ""Belle Assemblée"" name was dropped when the magazine merged with the ""Lady's Magazine and Museum"" (itself a merger of ""The Lady's Magazine"" and a competitor) to become ""The Court Magazine"
"Clairol Clairol is a personal care-product division of company Coty, specializing in hair coloring and hair care, that was begun in 1931 by Americans Joan Gelb and her husband Lawrence M. Gelb, along with business partner and lifelong friend James Romeo, after discovering hair-coloring preparations while traveling in France. The company was widely recognized in its home country, the United States, for its ""Miss Clairol"" home hair-coloring kit introduced in 1956. By 1959, Clairol was considered the leading company in the U.S. hair-coloring industry. In 2004, Clairol registered annual sales worth about US$1.6 billion from the sale of its hair-care"