In 1945, 'Elle' instantly set a new standard for French women's magazines
- Posted on July 17, 2025
- By Le Monde
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In 1945, 'Elle' instantly set a new standard for French women's magazines
'The Summer of 1945' (4/6). Hélène Gordon-Lazareff, who spent much of World War Two in the United States, returned to France with fresh ideas for the press. She promised her readers 'seriousness in frivolity, irony in gravity.'
