ELLE Celebrates Its 80th Anniversary With A Party In Paris

PARIS, JULY 2025: The afternoon sun—warm and balmy—bathed the majestic Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Elysées as ELLE editors from 41 countries made their way to ELLE’s 80^th anniversary party. “She’s so magnificent,” one marvelled as they peered out the car window.

Eight decades in publishing is no small feat in the boom-and-bust cycle that plagues the industry. Since 1945, ELLE—in all its various accents—has held firm as the magazine for young, stylish and spirited…